What cables do I need for my graphics card?

[lanskies]

OKay, so I have a bit of a conundrum. I can't find any of the cables that came with either my power supply or my graphics card and I can't connect the graphics card to power. I need to buy the cables asap.

My power supply is the EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G2: http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=220-G2-0850-XR

and the graphics card is the Msi GeForce GTX 980 gaming 4g: https://us.msi.com/Graphics-card/GTX-980-GAMING-4G.html#hero-specification

The only spaces left on the power supply say either sata or vga, so I'm not even sure which one i'm supposed to plug this into. Plus the graphics card is 2 8pins.

Am I supposed to go from the 2 male 8 pin cables to the vga slots or to another slot. and is there even such thing as a 8pin male to 8 pin male cables?

 

[zesun]

You need pci-e cables... that is what they call vga on your power supply.
And yes there are 8 pins pci-e(vga), probably they will be 6 pin with another detachable 2 pin.

 

[clutchc]

The PSU should have come with 4x 8pin (6+2) and 2x 6pin PCIe cables. There should be 4 x receptacles on the PSU marked VGA1 thru 4. That is where those cables connect. http://hardzone.es/app/uploads/2014/03/EVGA-Supernova-G2.jpg
If those receptacles are already in use, the PCIe (VGA) cables must be already plugged in. Tucked away somewhere, maybe?

 

[lanskies]

It doesn't have anything connected there, but i also don't have those cables. So what exactly am i looking up on amazon to get the right cables? just 2 8pin to 8pin? the power supply has the vga ports that look like they're female. and the graphics cards are also female... so is it two male cords? idk. I have a pcie 8 pin to dual 8(6+2) pin but it wouldn't go in...

 

[zesun]

It doesn't have anything connected there, but i also don't have those cables. So what exactly am i looking up on amazon to get the right cables? just 2 8pin to 8pin? the power supply has the vga ports that look like they're female. and the graphics cards are also female... so is it two male cords? idk. I have a pcie 8 pin to dual 8(6+2) pin but it wouldn't go in...

You need something like this, that is supported by your psu (which these are).
https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Additional-Individually-Sleeved-100-CW-1600-B9/dp/B01K9EXZEO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481758449&sr=8-1&keywords=EVGA+SuperNOVA+G2+vga

look at the vga cables.

 

[clutchc]

You can also locate the cables you need here: http://www.evga.com/Products/ProductList.aspx?type=10&family=Power+Supplies&chipset=+Power+Supply+Cable+Set+%28Individually+Sleeved%29

 

[lanskies]

I bought them, thanks, hopefully everything will work out.