Enermax 620w 2 6 pin pcie power cables for a gt580 that wants 2 8 pin pcie

[DthInd]

Short version.

I am trying to re purpose an older computer.

Power supply an enermax 620w. It has two 6 pin pcie power ports.

The graphics card, an evga gt580 wants two 8 pin pcie power lines.

Can I use (safely) the two 6 pin pcie power cables to run the video card.

No overclocking, nothing special, just playing games on the big screen.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

 

[Araxie]

You do not have any of those converter molex to PCIe 8pin? Its much better and recommended.. The card might fail to boot with the need of power..

 

[DthInd]

Sadly I dont have the molex twin to eight pin pcie

Trying not to keep spending money on older computers.

I am pretty sure it will boot, I just dont want it to burn up, explode or cause a fire.

edit - four or five twin molex to six pin pcie, not much help there.

 

[DthInd]

Good news and bad news.

The good news is this thread is dead.
The bad news I just bricked my motherboard. There was a loose capacitor that got bumped one two many times and smoked out.

Other than that, the plan was flawless