Gpu psu cables. please help!

[Oven-Loaf]

So my Zotac GTX 1070 amp extreme has two 4pin connecters, does that mean I connect two vga cables into my graphics card?
(edit) one cable has a 4pin and a 3pin

[Elon Mosque]

It looks like it has 2x 8 pin connectors. So you need to find two 6+2 pin power connectors or two 8 pin connectors from your Power Supply.

[StickyPawz]

Snow Mobile is right. A quick google search shows that cards has 2 x 8-pin connectors.

What's your power supply?

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

You need two connectors from PSU that look like this:

https://www.google.ee/search?q=6%2B2+pin+pci-e&biw=1920&bih=951&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjx-rH1-IfOAhXmbZoKHZdABjUQsAQIHw#imgrc=MJOEApR3B1MmtM%3A

You need to plug both parts of this connector into 8-pin sockets on the graphics card.
If you dont have at least 500W PSU with two of those connectors then you need to replace your PSU, preferably to 550-600W, EVGA, Seasonic, XFX at least bronze certified, better yet gold certified.

[StickyPawz]

Did your graphic card come with extra accessories?

2 x Dual 6-pin to 8-pin PCIe adapters, perhaps?

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

引用自 Mittenz：

Did your graphic card come with extra accessories?

2 x Dual 6-pin to 8-pin PCIe adapters, perhaps?

For PSU not to have at least two 6+2 pin PCI-E connectors is a dead giveaway that you should not run something like factory overclocked GTX 1070 with this crappy power supply.

[StickyPawz]

The Zotac site says the card comes with extra adapters, so I was wondering if the OP could use them … but he's being worringly quiet about the subject … ???

[pasa]

引用自 Rumpelcrutchskin：

For PSU not to have at least two 6+2 pin PCI-E connectors is a dead giveaway that you should not run something like factory overclocked GTX 1070 with this crappy power supply.

Yeah, if I were to pay for a 1070 I'd definitely went after a PSU that has the connectors set in factory.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Using a 2x 6pin -to- 1x 8pin adapter is fine; but if by adapters you mean Molex based adapters; no do not use these.

Have a PSU that is of good quality and new enough to have all the PCIE Power Connections any GPU you wish to use would require. Molex adapters connected between GPU and a poor PSU can cause all sorts of power issues; even to go as far as either the GPU not getting adequate power under high loads, or the GPU pulling so much power through those adapters that other molex/sata devices are not getting adequate power, causing you other issues, such as failing drives and such down the road.

[BikeHelmet]

引用自 Rumpelcrutchskin：

For PSU not to have at least two 6+2 pin PCI-E connectors is a dead giveaway that you should not run something like factory overclocked GTX 1070 with this crappy power supply.

Though often the case, not always correct. I just got a 1070 and am doing some maintenance. I noticed my Seasonic PSU does not have the right connectors. I've got an old PSU from almost 10 years ago, and have been moving it from one build to another. It shipped with a 10-14 year warranty, I believe? (I can't remember exactly how long.) 72A on the +12v rails... but it does not have 8 pin connectors, so now I'm pondering whether it is safe to run with 6 pin cables.

I recall that back when I bought it, there was a press release that every one of their higher end PSUs was tested with double the rated load, and can take it. Each 6 pin should be able to take 150w, despite the spec only going up to 75w per connector. (Well, when new anyway. *Gulp*)

I saw a post where someone hooked up 1x 6pin to 1x 8pin adapter (each) and plugged both in, and it worked. I suppose I'll try that, since I only have 2x 6pin to work with. (Yeah, for 72A! Mind you, that was the era of 220w TDP CPUs. This beast does not have nearly enough modern connectors on it, although it is currently also powering 10 drives. It shipped with enough connectors for those.)

[Bad 💀 Motha]

引用自 BikeHelmet：

引用自 Rumpelcrutchskin：

For PSU not to have at least two 6+2 pin PCI-E connectors is a dead giveaway that you should not run something like factory overclocked GTX 1070 with this crappy power supply.

Though often the case, not always correct. I just got a 1070 and am doing some maintenance. I noticed my Seasonic PSU does not have the right connectors. I've got an old PSU from almost 10 years ago, and have been moving it from one build to another. It shipped with a 10-14 year warranty, I believe? (I can't remember exactly how long.) 72A on the +12v rails... but it does not have 8 pin connectors, so now I'm pondering whether it is safe to run with 6 pin cables.

I recall that back when I bought it, there was a press release that every one of their higher end PSUs was tested with double the rated load, and can take it. Each 6 pin should be able to take 150w, despite the spec only going up to 75w per connector. (Well, when new anyway. *Gulp*)

I saw a post where someone hooked up 1x 6pin to 1x 8pin adapter (each) and plugged both in, and it worked. I suppose I'll try that, since I only have 2x 6pin to work with. (Yeah, for 72A! Mind you, that was the era of 220w TDP CPUs. This beast does not have nearly enough modern connectors on it, although it is currently also powering 10 drives. It shipped with enough connectors for those.)

No because to use 8pin on a PSU that has no 8 or 6pin connectors; there is more than one adapter involved going from Molex to 8pin on a GPU.

Keep that PSU for older system that doesn't have such requirements.