[SOLVED] RTX 2070 — Please power down and connect the PCIe power cable(s) for this graphics card

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Motherboard: ASUS Z170-A — https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/Z170-A/
Old Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 4GB GDDR5 Superclocked — https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Cooling-Graphics-04G-P4-2982-KR/dp/B00NI5DA2E
New Graphics Card: ZOTAC RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 (Mini) — https://www.amazon.com/ZOTAC-GeForce-Graphics-IceStorm-Zt-T20710E-10M/dp/B07XSPWMP9/ref=sr_1_56?keywords=RTX+2080&qid=1574213300&refinements=p_n_condition-type:2224371011&rnid=2224369011&s=pc&sr=1-56
Processor: Intel Core i7 6700K, 4.0 GHz — https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Unlock...?keywords=i7+6700k&qid=1574220625&s=pc&sr=1-2
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2x 8GB sticks) DDR4, 3,200 MHz — https://www.amazon.com/G-Skill-Ripjaws-288-Pin-Desktop-F4-3200C16D-16GVGB/dp/B017WST5EE
Power Supply: APEX SL-8600 EPS 600W ATX12V — https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16817154023
Monitor: ASUS VG248QE 24" (1920x1080p), 144Hz — https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B2HH7G0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

So I never had any problems with my old graphics card (GTX 980, exact one can be found in the list above), but I got a new RTX 2070 Super graphics card (exact one can be found in the list above) and now my computer boots up to a black screen which just says "PLEASE POWER DOWN AND CONNECT THE PCIe POWER CABLE(S) FOR THIS GRAPHICS CARD." If I switch out my RTX 2070 Super with my old GTX 980, everything boots up just fine. So I have no idea why my RTX 2070 boots to this black screen. I used the 8-slot adaptor that came with my RTX 2070 Super, and plugged both of the 6-slot cables (I think they're the PCIe cables, formerly (on the GTX 980) both would be connected to two separate 6-slot sections rather than one 8-slot section) into it so I only have a single "section" (there's a 6-slot section, and a 8-slot section) plugged in. It looks like this (

https://imgur.com/gHakdAa

View: https://i.imgur.com/gHakdAa.jpg
). I hope I explained it good enough.

 

[bignastyid]

Both power connections are required. Your psu is also garbage and a very bad day waiting to happen. Time for a newer better PSU.
https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/PVzZxr,3F2rxr,fndxFT,2HbwrH/