[SOLVED] Graphics Card Needs 8-Pin PCI-E but PSU Only has 4 Pin Cables

[Slazoq]

I am thinking of getting a Nvidia GTX 1660 super and it works on my motherboard and everything, but requires 8 pin cables, and my power supply only has 4 pin cables. Is there any adapter I can use to fix this or do I have to get a new PSU?

 

[DSzymborski]

There aren't even 4-pin PCIE cables. You'd be looking at 6 pins or 8 pins (typically the latter in 6+2).

If you don't have the proper cables, you need a new PSU. Adapters are a common source of fires and if your PSU is so low-quality that it doesn't have the proper port, you don't want to be using it in any case.

What is the exact power supply? Can give you a more specific answer; this is crucial information that's missing.

 

[Wolfshadw]

There aren't even 4-pin PCIE cables. You'd be looking at 6 pins or 8 pins (typically the latter in 6+2).

Pretty sure the OP is referring to 4-pin molex.

@Slazoq
If your current power supply doesn't have the required cables for a new graphics card, it wasn't designed to provide that power. I'd recommend a new power supply as well.

-Wolf sends

 

[Slazoq]

There aren't even 4-pin PCIE cables. You'd be looking at 6 pins or 8 pins (typically the latter in 6+2).

If you don't have the proper cables, you need a new PSU. Adapters are a common source of fires and if your PSU is so low-quality that it doesn't have the proper port, you don't want to be using it in any case.

What is the exact power supply? Can give you a more specific answer; this is crucial information that's missing.

The power supply is a EVGA 600GD.

 

[DSzymborski]

The power supply is a EVGA 600GD.

An EVGA 600 GD has two 6+2 pin PCIE cables. Since this is a non-modular power supply, you can't have misplaced them either!

 

[Slazoq]

An EVGA 600 GD has two 6+2 pin PCIE cables. Since this is a non-modular power supply, you can't have misplaced them either!

So it does have the correct cables and stuff to connect to a gtx 1660? I'm kinda new at this stuff and haven't installed a new gpu ever. It looked pretty easy, but i couldn't find any ones that would fit in the gpu.

 

[DSzymborski]

So it does have the correct cables and stuff to connect to a gtx 1660? I'm kinda new at this stuff and haven't installed a new gpu ever. It looked pretty easy, but i couldn't find any ones that would fit in the gpu.

Look for the cable with 8 pins, of which 2 are detachable.

 

[Wolfshadw]

It will look like this:

-Wolf sends