Where do i plug in my PCIe power cables?

[Detective Jonathan]

I recently bought a new GTX 1050 TI graphics card. And it seems to fit in perfectly into the slot and everything. The only problem lies in the fact that it came with two PCIe power cables. I plugged one of the ends into the graphics card itself but the other two ends i don't know where they go into. I have read numerous other problems and they all say that it needs to be plugged into the PSU. But i don't even know if i should unscrew that and reveal all that wiring to plug in two cables. If that is what i have to do then can someone please confirm this. Unless there is something that i am missing then please let me know. Because i want to get this over with ASAP. Thanks.

[shiel]

That's an adapter the card came with... not the cable itself.

What model of psu do you have and what model is your gpu?

[Aryze]

are u PSU have 6pin ?

[Detective Jonathan]

Originally posted by shiel:

That's an adapter the card came with... not the cable itself.

What model of psu do you have and what model is your gpu?

What you're saying does not make sense because when i started it up without those cables. It told me to make sure i plugged all the cables in correctly. So i plugged in one of the ends into the graphics card itself and the other two ends i don't know where they go.

[shiel]

Originally posted by Detective Jonathan:

Originally posted by shiel:

That's an adapter the card came with... not the cable itself.

What model of psu do you have and what model is your gpu?

What you're saying does not make sense because when i started it up without those cables. It told me to make sure i plugged all the cables in correctly. So i plugged in one of the ends into the graphics card itself and the other two ends i don't know where they go.

It makes perfect sense. Your psu should have pci-e connections. I'm asking what model of psu you have to see if it's modular or not. If not, the cable you need is probably tied down somewhere near the psu.

You shouldn't need that adapter at all.

[Detective Jonathan]

Originally posted by shiel:

Originally posted by Detective Jonathan:

What you're saying does not make sense because when i started it up without those cables. It told me to make sure i plugged all the cables in correctly. So i plugged in one of the ends into the graphics card itself and the other two ends i don't know where they go.

It makes perfect sense. Your psu should have pci-e connections. I'm asking what model of psu you have to see if it's modular or not. If not, the cable you need is probably tied down somewhere near the psu.

You shouldn't need that adapter at all.

I do remember seeing some cables tied down near the PSU. What confuses me is that why would they give me those power cables if i am not gonna need them at all? That is what is confusing me, because if i remember correctly on the installation guide. It showed those exact cables being connected to something. Unless they need to be connected to something in the PSU then i would need to unscrew the stuff around it and then find what it is you are talking about.

[Glimmer]

They give you the adapter in case your PSU does not have enough plugs for the video card(s).

Unless you know what you're doing, opening up a PSU is an extremely bad idea. You can easily damage the your computer and/or yourself. PSU manufacturers do not hide things inside of the casements so there is no reason you should have to open one.

[Washell]

Lets back up a couple of steps:

What your card needs is a 6-pin power cable plugged into it. Usually, these are attached by default to your PSU. In the rare case they aren't, the manufacturer supplied you with an adaptor that lets you convert two power connectors that normally attach to harddrives, to one that can supply the GPU with power. It's a bonus item, 95% of people don't need.

So look at the tied down bunch and find either a plug that will connect to your card directly, or two plugs that'll fit the two ends of the adapter. There will never, ever be a moment where you'll need to open up the PSU. You can't plug in anything on the inside.

[Detective Jonathan]

Originally posted by Glimmer:

They give you the adapter in case your PSU does not have enough plugs for the video card(s).

Unless you know what you're doing, opening up a PSU is an extremely bad idea. You can easily damage the your computer and/or yourself. PSU manufacturers do not hide things inside of the casements so there is no reason you should have to open one.

Yea i don't know what i am doing at all lmao. Trust me i don't want to have to open the PSU because after watching what Ice Poseidon tried to do that was my number 1 fear in doing this type of thing.

[Detective Jonathan]

Originally posted by Washell:

Lets back up a couple of steps:

What your card needs is a 6-pin power cable plugged into it. Usually, these are attached by default to your PSU. In the rare case they aren't, the manufacturer supplied you with an adaptor that lets you convert two power connectors that normally attach to harddrives, to one that can supply the GPU with power. It's a bonus item, 95% of people don't need.

So look at the tied down bunch and find either a plug that will connect to your card directly, or two plugs that'll fit the two ends of the adapter. There will never, ever be a moment where you'll need to open up the PSU. You can't plug in anything on the inside.

Ok. I am going to look at the tied down wires and see if there is something there that i should look for. Most likely i am gonna be looking for the two ends to the adapter because saying that i would not need it is highly not likely considering it told me "Please make sure to connect all cables to be able to fully use this Graphics Card"

[bubbledouble]

Originally posted by Detective Jonathan:

I recently bought a new GTX 1050 TI graphics card. And it seems to fit in perfectly into the slot and everything. The only problem lies in the fact that it came with two PCIe power cables. I plugged one of the ends into the graphics card itself but the other two ends i don't know where they go into. I have read numerous other problems and they all say that it needs to be plugged into the PSU. But i don't even know if i should unscrew that and reveal all that wiring to plug in two cables. If that is what i have to do then can someone please confirm this. Unless there is something that i am missing then please let me know. Because i want to get this over with ASAP. Thanks.

(i know that this is the most annoying reply ever sry)You could've chosen a gtx 1050 ti that doesn't need a power cable. Look if your PSU has that kind of cable and connect that cable to your gpu, or maybe watching some youtube videos/asking in forums like tom'shardware or linustechtips might help.

[Detective Jonathan]

Originally posted by BubbleDouble:

Originally posted by Detective Jonathan:

I recently bought a new GTX 1050 TI graphics card. And it seems to fit in perfectly into the slot and everything. The only problem lies in the fact that it came with two PCIe power cables. I plugged one of the ends into the graphics card itself but the other two ends i don't know where they go into. I have read numerous other problems and they all say that it needs to be plugged into the PSU. But i don't even know if i should unscrew that and reveal all that wiring to plug in two cables. If that is what i have to do then can someone please confirm this. Unless there is something that i am missing then please let me know. Because i want to get this over with ASAP. Thanks.

(i know that this is the most annoying reply ever sry)You could've chosen a gtx 1050 ti that doesn't need a power cable. Look if your PSU has that kind of cable and connect that cable to your gpu, or maybe watching some youtube videos/asking in forums like tom'shardware or linustechtips might help.

I did already look at videos but i could still not figure out what i needed to do. Clearly i am not tech savvy and just bought this card to play games at a higher resolution all while still getting good frames. I never thought the installation process would be this hard. Someone did tell me i need to connect some wires that are tied down and connect them to the two ends that i was talking about earlier. So hopefully that will end the problem.