Please connect PCie power cables issue.

[corydavis121]

ive got a palit 1080 jet stream and a Corsair VS550 550W Bronze Rated PSU... ive plugged both the 8 pin and six pin connectors in both on their own and then together and every time the rgb and fans come on the graphics card but says i need to connect pcie power connectors for this gpu on the screen?

 

[clarkjd]

ive got a palit 1080 jet stream and a Corsair VS550 550W Bronze Rated PSU... ive plugged both the 8 pin and six pin connectors in both on their own and then together and every time the rgb and fans come on the graphics card but says i need to connect pcie power connectors for this gpu on the screen?

Welcome to Tom's!
How old is your PSU? The VS series of PSU is not one of Corsair's better units.

 

[corydavis121]

ive got a palit 1080 jet stream and a Corsair VS550 550W Bronze Rated PSU... ive plugged both the 8 pin and six pin connectors in both on their own and then together and every time the rgb and fans come on the graphics card but says i need to connect pcie power connectors for this gpu on the screen?

Welcome to Tom's!
How old is your PSU? The VS series of PSU is not one of Corsair's better units.

not sure exactly how old but that is the exact model number.. i bought it part of a custom pre built system about a year ago

 

[clarkjd]

i did check on pcpartpicker if it was compatible and it said it was and i heard good things about that site idk

PCPartpicker is a very good reference in terms of compatibility. Is the 1080 a new addition to your system? If so, what did it replace? It is possible that the PCI/E cables from the PSU are defective, or the PSU itself might not be working as it should. It is even possible that the PCI/E slot on your motherboard is defective. Do you have another PCI/E slot to install the GPU in to test it out?

 

[corydavis121]

i did check on pcpartpicker if it was compatible and it said it was and i heard good things about that site idk

PCPartpicker is a very good reference in terms of compatibility. Is the 1080 a new addition to your system? If so, what did it replace? It is possible that the PCI/E cables from the PSU are defective, or the PSU itself might not be working as it should. It is even possible that the PCI/E slot on your motherboard is defective. Do you have another PCI/E slot to install the GPU in to test it out?

yes the 1080 is a new edition to my build and its replacing an EVGA 1060 6gb mini using the same slot and pci/e cables etc plus ive tried using the adaptor cable that came with the gpu.. im using a z270 k3 mobo would it be ok to use the slot thats (labled crossfire) be ok to try it on? i had no probelms with the 1060 im only replacing it because of how hot it runs

 

[corydavis121]

i did check on pcpartpicker if it was compatible and it said it was and i heard good things about that site idk

PCPartpicker is a very good reference in terms of compatibility. Is the 1080 a new addition to your system? If so, what did it replace? It is possible that the PCI/E cables from the PSU are defective, or the PSU itself might not be working as it should. It is even possible that the PCI/E slot on your motherboard is defective. Do you have another PCI/E slot to install the GPU in to test it out? [/quote had a look and i dont think i have another slot to try as the others look way diffrent

 

[clarkjd]

i did check on pcpartpicker if it was compatible and it said it was and i heard good things about that site idk

PCPartpicker is a very good reference in terms of compatibility. Is the 1080 a new addition to your system? If so, what did it replace? It is possible that the PCI/E cables from the PSU are defective, or the PSU itself might not be working as it should. It is even possible that the PCI/E slot on your motherboard is defective. Do you have another PCI/E slot to install the GPU in to test it out?

yes the 1080 is a new edition to my build and its replacing an EVGA 1060 6gb mini using the same slot and pci/e cables etc plus ive tried using the adaptor cable that came with the gpu.. im using a z270 k3 mobo would it be ok to use the slot thats (labled crossfire) be ok to try it on? i had no probelms with the 1060 im only replacing it because of how hot it runs

Should be ok to test your card in the other slot, just to eliminate a problem with the GPU.

 

[corydavis121]

i did check on pcpartpicker if it was compatible and it said it was and i heard good things about that site idk

PCPartpicker is a very good reference in terms of compatibility. Is the 1080 a new addition to your system? If so, what did it replace? It is possible that the PCI/E cables from the PSU are defective, or the PSU itself might not be working as it should. It is even possible that the PCI/E slot on your motherboard is defective. Do you have another PCI/E slot to install the GPU in to test it out?

yes the 1080 is a new edition to my build and its replacing an EVGA 1060 6gb mini using the same slot and pci/e cables etc plus ive tried using the adaptor cable that came with the gpu.. im using a z270 k3 mobo would it be ok to use the slot thats (labled crossfire) be ok to try it on? i had no probelms with the 1060 im only replacing it because of how hot it runs

Should be ok to test your card in the other slot, just to eliminate a problem with the GPU.

ive actually tried just taking it out and putting it back in and found another pci/e and ive booted into windows. but it isnt showing in task manager? or do i have to wipie my old display drivers and updating etc then it should register the card right?

 

[clarkjd]

Since both of your GPUs are nVidia based, you shouldn't HAVE to delete and re-install the drivers. That being said, it wouldn't hurt to try just that. It is possible that it may resolve some minor issues.