How to connect Quadro 4000 to PSU

[ei_guapo]

I'm wrapping up the assembly portion of my first (workstation) pc build. The last thing I have to figure out is how I'm supposed to connect my Quadro 4000 video card to the PSU. the card comes with a six-pin connector that splits into two four pin connectors. Right now I just attached those two four-pin branches to a single PSU cord that has daisy-chained four-pin connectors. Not sure if that's right though.

Or should I just forgo the included nVidia cord and attach the card with one of the PCI-E connectors that came with my PSU?

 

[nforce4max]

Hmmm does your psu have a 6pin connector but if not the adapter that came with the card will do the job but your psu can be crap like a crappy A-Power that I used to have.

 

[ei_guapo]

My PSU has a 6-pin (actually 8-pin with 2 pins optional) PCI-E connector that would fit on the Quadro. Being a newbie, I just wasn't sure if nVidia gave me that splitter for a reason or if I should just abandon it and just use my PSU's PCI-E connector. nVidia's documentation has been less-than helpful... but that's been par for the course for most components.

 

[nforce4max]

Go ahead and the use the connector from the psu and it is safer that way.

 

[XxQuinnzoxX]

If possible, use the Connector from the Power Supply.
Edit: nforce4max beat me to it.

 

[Onus]

The adapter you got is for those PSUs that do not have a PCIE power connector.

 

[ei_guapo]

Awesome. Thanks guys. Greatly appreciated.

 

[ei_guapo]

Best answer selected by ei_guapo.

 

[Mousemonkey]

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