Question What cable to use for 4070

[ladylella]

Got a tuf gaming 4070 oc the connector is 8 pin but I read that the 8 pin cable is for 150watt and that this video card needs at least 200watt in the box there was none adapter Can you give me an amazon link for the adapter I need? (I'm sorry if I speak bad English (I'm not a computer savvy))

 

[Lutfij]

a tuf gaming 4070 oc

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What is the make and model of your PSU and it's age?

 

[ladylella]

Corsair RM850e I bought it 4 days ago

 

[boju]

Pcie 8pin 150w + 75w from Pcie slot, that's 225w total. No other cable required.

 

[ladylella]

Yes I know I just need an adapter or am I wrong because my graphics card is 8 pin but the 8 pin cable is for 150 watts while 4070 require 200watt at least so that means I have to connect to my graphics card a cable that has more than 8 pins with an adapter for this reason I asked for an amazon link to buy it if I'm wrong please send a photo of the cable I have to connect

 

[ladylella]

Ok ive googled: "why sone graphic card need cable adapter"

Answer: "The PCIe 16x slot can provide up to 75W or power. GPUs that are demanding power peaking close to or higher wattage than that, use an auxiliary connector straight from the PSU"

Now I understand what you meant boju, I apologize for my ignorance, it's a miracle that I built a gaming computer 🤣

 

[NorbertPlays]

Yes I know I just need an adapter or am I wrong because my graphics card is 8 pin but the 8 pin cable is for 150 watts while 4070 require 200watt at least so that means I have to connect to my graphics card a cable that has more than 8 pins with an adapter for this reason I asked for an amazon link to buy it if I'm wrong please send a photo of the cable I have to connect

No, the cable provides 150W, but the PCIe slot provides another 75W, which makes a total of 225W so you do not need another cable.