Help installing an Asus Nvidia GTX 760 to PSU?

[Benastro]

Hi, I'm connecting my nvidia gtx 760 to my psu using an adapter included with the card. It has two connectors on one end which is for the PCI connectors but should I connect one or two cables to the adapter? This is what I mean: http://youtu.be/wJtD-ob9IaE

Two or one connectors to GPU?

Thanks!
Ben

 

[JackNaylorPE]

The two 4 pin Molex Connectors are required to provide enough power to the 8 pin (150watt) PCI Connector. It is considered a "kludge" as many PSU's may not be able to deliver that kind of amperage over those connections; using a PSU with the correct PCI cable is recommended

 

[JoneD]

If your GPU has two available spots for the 4 pin connectors, you will have connect both, otherwise your GPU won't receive enough power.

 

[Benastro]

And what about these extra cables? On the connector

 

[JackNaylorPE]

Your video shows a lotta cables but not the connector. With all the movement I could not be sure what the ends were, a simple shot of the connector would suffice. It looks like your adapter is for two molex to a 4 pin EPS connector but I couldn't see the end.

1. Your PSU has cables that look like this:

2. The Asus 760 wants an 8-pin PCI-E connector that looks like this

or 6 +2 that looks like this:

You **should** be using a proper PSU with proper 8 pin or 6+2 pin connectors .... if you go the "kludge" route, then you'd want something like this:

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/16472/cab-988/ModRight_Black-Out_Series_2x_4-Pin_to_8-Pin_PCI-E_Adapter_Cable_-_12.html?tl=g2c38s427

 

[Benastro]

Would this do the trick?
Would this do the trick?
Combine the two extra pin to the 6 pin to form a 8 pin plug. The adapter you using is just a 8 pin plug by using two 6 pin.
You actually don't need the adapter.

This is how it looks without clipping them together:
http ://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/pcie6plus2....

This is how it looks after you clip them together:
http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/pcie8.jpg

 

[Benastro]

Oh and thanks Suztera

 

[Benastro]

Also can someone explain this post to me? Are the two PCI-e cables different?

 

[JackNaylorPE]

1st link doesn't work and I can't see that wiring and male / female connector shapes correspond. Now can I in any way verify that your PSU is capable of outputting 150 watts on those cables. I have doubts that the PSU was designed to carry that much amperage on two Molex connectors.

With an actual factory made component already being a kludge and costing $4-$6 I certainly wouldn't risk a $200+ card on a home made solution. In effect it would be a "kludge of a kludge"

 

[Benastro]

Here: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1876383/500w-psu-gtx760.html

 

[Benastro]

I have two PCIE cables which both have a 6+2 pin connector. Can I just plug one of these cables into the GPU? Does it matter which one? Are they different voltages etc?
Doesn't this post say that the pcie cable I use needs to have the right voltage?

 

[Benastro]

This link: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-1876383/500w-psu-gtx760.html

 

[JackNaylorPE]

I have two PCIE cables which both have a 6+2 pin connector. Can I just plug one of these cables into the GPU? Does it matter which one? Are they different voltages etc?
Doesn't this post say that the pcie cable I use needs to have the right voltage?

Is this your card ?

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_760_Direct_Cu_II_OC/5.html

It only has one 8-pin connector socket .... so I am therefore confused about what you plant to do with 2nd 6 + 2 pin cable.

Choices:

a) use an 8 pin PCI-E connector direct from PSU (recommended)
b) use a 6+2 PCI-E connector direct from PSU (recommended)
c) Use a factory built 6 + 2 or 8 pin cable adator fed by two (2) 4-pin Molex Connectors as pictured above