Question Gtx 1060 6 pin connector and gtx 1070 question.

[Dr0the]

Hello, i just wondered, its been told that 6 pin connector can provide 75W. My gtx 1060 3gb says is 120W. So i read motherboard can provide 75W(Asrock z68 pro 3)and two 6pins would be 150 so 225W all together. I got daisy wire with 2x 6pins, would it be able to run gtx 1070 with 6pin and 6pin to 8 pin adaptor?I read some have 6pin and 8 pin but some may have just 8 pin? PSU 550W. I7 3770k.

 

[13thmonkey]

It is generally sound advice not to use adaptors, some of them are a bit shoddy, and if the PSU doesn't have those connections there's a reason why. But the whole 6pin vs 8pin issue is a little more murky. Personally choose a 1070 with 2x6 if such a thing exists.

 

[hutchl]

Yes as far as wattage it will work, however as stated above adapters are not a good solution when dealing with power. Id recommend getting a new PSU 80+ Bronze minimum 600w minimum.

 

[DSzymborski]

Adapters are almost never recommended. What's the exact power supply here? Because 99 times out of 100, if a PSU doesn't have the proper connectors for a GPU, it means that the power supply is far too low quality to be running the GPU. Adapters are a common place for fires to start.

(Note that the flip side isn't true - while almost all PSUs without connectors are terrible, it's not the case that almost all PSUs with connectors are good).