[SOLVED] RTX 2080 ti dual power supply ?

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My MSi RTX2080ti was not working as i connected 1 six pole and 1 eight pole connector to PSU. After 10 hrs of search it seems that both 8 pole connectors must be connected before the thing will work. This is NOT mentionned in the manual, the enclosed manual speaks about 6 pole and 8 pole connector ! Has the card recently changed to : 2 x 8 + 1 x 6 PSU connectors - as this is not discribed in the manual ? Pictures in the quick guide show a card with 6 and 8 pole connector, this is NOT correct for this card
 
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Enclosed manual fail. But yes, you do need to plug them all.
The Founder's Edition only needs 2x 8pin. The fancy premium models are the ones that require more than that.
The Quick Guide is for every GPU out there and not specific to your model. It explains the installation in general.
That´s why it states:
"3. Connect any supplementary PCIe 6/8-pin power connector"

The pictures are just symbolic, even GPUs with only one 6-pin or one 8-pin connector will show these pictures in the Quick Guide.