Question Old PSU compatible with 2080ti

[Oostin]

I’ve trying to look for an answer but drawing a blank.

I have a 1200W CoolerMaster Silent Gold Pro from a PC back in 2013. And with my new build I just bought a EVGA RTX 2080ti FTW3 Ultra.

The Card requires two 8pin connectors (6+2 right?) and my question is do I take 2 of those cables and plug it in even though they both have an extra 6pin connector attached to the end?

Big noob here pls help

 

[DSzymborski]

I’ve trying to look for an answer but drawing a blank.

I have a 1200W CoolerMaster Silent Gold Pro from a PC back in 2013. And with my new build I just bought a EVGA RTX 2080ti FTW3 Ultra.

The Card requires two 8pin connectors (6+2 right?) and my question is do I take 2 of those cables and plug it in even though they both have an extra 6pin connector attached to the end?

Big noob here pls help

Whew, I was a little concerned when I saw "2080 Ti" and "old PSU," but this was one of the rare competently made Cooler Master PSUs of this era.

Don't worry about the extra six-pin connector. Lots of cables have connectors in which it's not envisioned that all the connectors will be used. And yes, 8-pin connectors are typically 6+2. It's done this way so that people aren't accidentally using the wrong pinout which is a risk in a solid 8-pin connection that's going to have 2 pins not go into a 6-pin connector.

 

[richiestang_78]

Yes its better to run two separate cables instead of using just the one 6+2 double cable.

 

[Oostin]

Whew, I was a little concerned when I saw "2080 Ti" and "old PSU," but this was one of the rare competently made Cooler Master PSUs of this era.

Don't worry about the extra six-pin connector. Lots of cables have connectors in which it's not envisioned that all the connectors will be used. And yes, 8-pin connectors are typically 6+2. It's done this way so that people aren't accidentally using the wrong pinout which is a risk in a solid 8-pin connection that's going to have 2 pins not go into a 6-pin connector.

haha yeah trust me, I wouldn’t want to use something unless I thought there was a chance it could work, that answered my question though! Thanks!

 

[DSzymborski]

haha yeah trust me, I wouldn’t want to use something unless I thought there was a chance it could work, that answered my question though! Thanks!

Better to ask questions now than ask questions afterwards! You should see the $15 PSUs people will try to use to power $1000 GPUs.