What cable is this?

[gokitty199]

ok what cable has this end to plug into a graphics card

and has this end to plug into my power supply?

 

[bgunner]

one of the cords should be marked PCI-E. It may be a 6+2 plug meaning 6 solid and 2 disconnected.

What power supply do you have?

 

[edogawa]

You should have a long cable that is six-pin on both ends.

You will plug that into the PSU and run it into the GPU. You may also have cables with 2 6-pins at one end, use that if you have one.

Do not use that cable you are holding in image, that is a 6 pin to 2x molex for other things in the case.

You need a cable like this:

 

[s3anister]

It's going to be whichever cables plug into those red connectors on your PSU as PCIe power cables only use the +12V rail.

This TH article might help you: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-specifications-atx-reference,3061-12.html

 

[gokitty199]

one of the cords should be marked PCI-E. It may be a 6+2 plug meaning 6 solid and 2 disconnected.

What power supply do you have?

http://www.ocztechnology.com/ocz-500w-700w-modxstream-pro-power-supply.html i have the 600w version. and no none of the cors are marked pci-e, they came with my graphics card and i dont have another way to hook it up to my card currently and i need to buy a cord that will power it (geforce gtx 670)

 

[gokitty199]

You should have a long cable that is six-pin on both ends.

You will plug that into the PSU and run it into the GPU. You may also have cables with 2 6-pins at one end, use that if you have one.

Do not use that cable you are holding in image, that is a 6 pin to 2x molex for other things in the case.

You need a cable like this:

http://techreport.com/r.x/psus-0907/pcie-connectors.jpg

the only slots i have left on my psu is the one i took a picture of which has 8 slots and idk what to do im just very confused

 

[edogawa]

Okay so you have cables plugged into the modular 6 pin ports on your power supply, where are those going? You should plug the cables into the GPU from there.

 

[bgunner]

it will be the cords with the red ends that plug in to the red on the power supply. they are marked PCI-Express on a tag on the wire its self.

even though the end on the psu may have 8 the end you will use will have 6 solid that will plug in and leave the other 2 unplugged from the card. this is normal.

 

[gokitty199]

Okay so you have cables plugged into the modular 6 pin ports on your power supply, where are those going? You should plug the cables into the GPU from there.

no what im saying is i dont have cables to plug into my powersupply and my gpu. i need cables that plug into my power supply which is the two red slots in the second picture i posted and on the other end of the cable i need whats on the first picture

 

[geofelt]

I think what you have is a molex to 6 pin pci-e power adapter.
It is intended for those with an older psu that dis not have a 6 pin pci-e power connector that your graphics card requires.
You can probably ignore it.

Your PSU should have a variety of removable cables, one end of which will have the required 6 pin pci-e connector, and the other end will fit into the psu.
These cables are keyed so that they fit only one way. Look at the shape of the openings, and which ones are blocked.
Do not force anything, and you will be all right.

If you bought the psu used, the seller probably lost the cables. Easy to do if you do not use them all.
If you bought it new, you are missing parts and should return it for a complete package.

 

[gokitty199]

I think what you have is a molex to 6 pin pci-e power adapter.
It is intended for those with an older psu that dis not have a 6 pin pci-e power connector that your graphics card requires.
You can probably ignore it.

Your PSU should have a variety of removable cables, one end of which will have the required 6 pin pci-e connector, and the other end will fit into the psu.
These cables are keyed so that they fit only one way. Look at the shape of the openings, and which ones are blocked.
Do not force anything, and you will be all right.

i literally have no cables at all for my computer thats why im saying i need to order some that will hook my graphcis card which has two slots up to the

here is a picture of the slots for my gpu

 

[gokitty199]

I see you have cables plugged into here, in the red square I drew, where did you plug those into? I don't think I am misunderstanding you.

*EDIT* Did you plug 4 of those 6 pin to molex into into these slots? Maybe your just missing the cables then, bought it used?
http://sadpanda.us/images/1460500-OFHHWNO.jpg

it was a prebuilt pc that i got a few years ago and did not come with any cables. and yes all my alots on the psu are used up except the red colored ones

 

[batty251]

easy enough look for a 6pin

 

[bgunner]

here is a link to buy what you are asking for but i suggest contacting OCZ and get replacement cables for the PSU. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812226064

contacting OCZ will get you the missing cables and better suit your need than disconnecting things to make your gpu work.

 

[edogawa]

it was a prebuilt pc that i got a few years ago and did not come with any cables. and yes all my alots on the psu are used up except the red colored ones

Okay, sorry I was thinking you put cables wrong place or something along those lines at first. Okay, so you just need to get new 6 pin cables. You should contact the OCZ and request new PCI cables if you have a warranty active for it.

http://www.ocztechnology.com/contact/

 

[s3anister]

the only slots i have left on my psu is the one i took a picture of which has 8 slots and idk what to do im just very confused

If you'd look at my original post I told you that your PCIe power connectors are going to be the cables that plug into the red slots on your PSU as they satisfy the +12V requirements for graphics cards. The ends of those red plug cables are going to either be 8 pin or 6+2 pin PCIe power connectors.

The black connectors you showed in your original post use 3.3V and 5V which are used almost exclusively for things like hard drives, SSDs, and DVD drives.

 

[gokitty199]

here is a link to buy what you are asking for but i suggest contacting OCZ and get replacement cables for the PSU. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812226064

ok let me try this again. all my slots in my power supply are taken already, i need a cable to plug into the red part of the power supply(thats in the second picture) and on the other side of the cable i need it to be whats in the first picture. i need it to hook directly from my powersupply into my graphics card but idk what cables to get

 

[s3anister]

ok let me try this again. all my slots in my power supply are taken already, i need a cable to plug into the red part of the power supply(thats in the second picture) and on the other side of the cable i need it to be whats in the first picture. i need it to hook directly from my powersupply into my graphics card but idk what cables to get

As it sounds like you're missing the cables that plug into those red connectors on your PSU you're going to need to contact OCZ about getting replacement cables. Otherwise you'll have to use molex to PCIe power cable adapters (not recommended at all). Other route you could go is just buy a new PSU that has the necessary cables...

 

[bgunner]

ok let me try this again. all my slots in my power supply are taken already, i need a cable to plug into the red part of the power supply(thats in the second picture) and on the other side of the cable i need it to be whats in the first picture. i need it to hook directly from my powersupply into my graphics card but idk what cables to get

like i said in my post contact OCZ and ask for the PCI-E power cables for your PSU.

Edit: edogawa gave the link to OCZ's support.

 

[gokitty199]

You can plug 6 pin cable into the 8 port and it should work just fine.

thanks i didnt know that. i asked the peole that made the power supply for a set of cables and am waiting on a response. sorry if im not getting anywhere i dont know much about this stuff

 

[bgunner]

the 6 pin cables have a lock clip to prevent that kind of thing. Maybe if it was removed but I personally would never suggest that.

 

[gokitty199]

You should have a long cable that is six-pin on both ends.

You will plug that into the PSU and run it into the GPU. You may also have cables with 2 6-pins at one end, use that if you have one.

Do not use that cable you are holding in image, that is a 6 pin to 2x molex for other things in the case.

You need a cable like this:

http://techreport.com/r.x/psus-0907/pcie-connectors.jpg

where can i buy that cable at?

 

[edogawa]

Yea, like I said, contact OCZ: http://www.ocztechnology.com/support/

Calling them should be the fastest route. Tell them your missing the cables for the 8 pin PCI ports.


EDIT: Not all modular cables are the same I believe, so you can't simply buy a new one, you may cause an issue mixing cables from another PSU with the one your using too.

 

[batty251]

just remember each pc part has its own power plug nothing else uses a 6 pin or 8 pin but a graphics card

 

[s3anister]

just remember each pc part has its own power plug nothing else uses a 6 pin or 8 pin but a graphics card

That's not entirely true, with enough pressure it's very possible to fit an 8-pin EPS +12V connector into an 8-pin PCIe connector and vice-versa.