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-p...-79540.htm
I'm finishing up my build and hooking up the gpu is the last thing to do.
That looks like it converts an 8-pin socket to a 6+2 plug, so it won't do what you want it to.
what cable do I need for it to work? Thanks.
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.
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.
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.
Well I'll upgrade to the gtx 970 at the same time as when I buy a new power supply.