How to plug in power to my GTX 970 from power supply ?

[GamerChimp]

I have a gtx 970 evga it came with 2 pcie to molex connectors

do i use these connectors and plug molex from psu into them ?

or do i use my 2 x 6pin pcie cable ?

PSU - XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX

NEED HELP NOT SURE !!

 

[Onus]

Use the PCIe power cables. Normally, the adapters should not be needed.

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... You can use either... What type of Connectors are on the Video card... 6 pin?

 

[GamerChimp]

Use the PCIe power cables. Normally, the adapters should not be needed.

ok , my psu has 2 - 6 pin , 2 x 2 pin , 2 x 4 pin

and the card has 2 x 6pin on back

but on instructions says in first slot use a 8 pin or 6+2 and a 6pin

but on the back like stated is only 2 6pin slots.....so do i use the 2 slots with the 2 six pins or what ?its got me confused lol

 

[GamerChimp]

Hello... You can use either... What type of Connectors are on the Video card... 6 pin?

my card on the back has 2 6 pin conntections but on instructions it shows you how to cable it but says that it has a six and a 8 but it doesnt lol

 

[Onus]

The molex connectors are only for PSUs that lack PCIe cables. The hidden "gotcha" is that most such PSUs are sufficiently obsolete or of such low quality that they may not have enough amperage on +12V, regardless of what is on their labels.
Your XFX is an excellent, Seasonic-built PSU, and has the required PCIe cables, so there is no need to use the adapters.

 

[Onus]

Use the PCIe power cables. Normally, the adapters should not be needed.

ok , my psu has 2 - 6 pin , 2 x 2 pin , 2 x 4 pin

and the card has 2 x 6pin on back

but on instructions says in first slot use a 8 pin or 6+2 and a 6pin

but on the back like stated is only 2 6pin slots.....so do i use the 2 slots with the 2 six pins or what ?its got me confused lol

Your PSU provides two 6-pin PCIe cables, a 4 pin (2x2) CPU power cable, and an 8-pin (2x4) CPU power cable.
The instructions for your card probably apply to a version (perhaps an earlier revision) of your card that needed an 8-pin (or 6+2) PCIe power cable and a 6-pin PCIe power cable.