GTX 970 Strix Confused about wires

hamid1455 · 11-29-2014, 05:21 AM #1

The ASUS GTX 970 Strix has an 8-pin PCIE on it and my power supply only has 6-pin PCIE on it.

Will this cable work in connecting this GPU to my PSU?

http://www.ncix.com/detail/silverstone-pp07-pcib-pcie-8pin-to-pcie-6-2pin-5d-79540.htm

I'm finishing up my build and hooking up the gpu is the last thing to do.

**AnyOldName3** · 11-29-2014, 06:00 AM #2

That looks like it converts an 8-pin socket to a 6+2 plug, so it won't do what you want it to.

hamid1455 · 11-29-2014, 06:20 AM #3

what cable do I need for it to work? Thanks.

**AnyOldName3** · 11-29-2014, 08:47 AM #4

In an ideal world, a whole new power supply, as they're generally not specified to work with loads of adapters, but if you have to, then molex to PCIe 8-pin adapters exist.

hamid1455 · 11-29-2014, 09:15 AM #5

OMGoodness and wait a whole week for a new psu? No thanks, I'll just stick with 750 ti then.

I bought both the 750 ti and gtx 970 but then realized that my psu wouldn't work for this.

Why I bought both was to test the performance and for the games I was playing, I didn't see any noticable difference at 1080p with no filters, etc.

**AnyOldName3** · 11-29-2014, 10:39 AM #6

It's only in a worst case scenario that it's a total necessity to buy a new PSU. I'm just trying not to say it has a 100% chance of working perfectly, because it'll be a nuisance if you buy an adapter fully expecting it to work, and then it turns out whatever PSU you have isn't happy about that. It's not like it's something no-one does - my current GPU came with a pair of molex to PCIe 8-pin adapters, and it's pretty power-hungry.

hamid1455 · 11-29-2014, 11:13 AM #7

Well I'll upgrade to the gtx 970 at the same time as when I buy a new power supply.

TehGuy · (This post was last modified: 12-02-2014, 05:25 AM by TehGuy.)

(11-29-2014, 05:21 AM)hamid1455 Wrote: The ASUS GTX 970 Strix has an 8-pin PCIE on it and my power supply only has 6-pin PCIE on it.

Will this cable work in connecting this GPU to my PSU?

http://www.ncix.com/detail/silverstone-pp07-pcib-pcie-8pin-to-pcie-6-2pin-5d-79540.htm

I'm finishing up my build and hooking up the gpu is the last thing to do.

You'd want something like this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812200420