rx 6800 plus power supply question

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the snake

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so i have a new rx6800 card and a corsair rm1000e power supply, my question is the card takes two 8 pin connectors, the power supply also has 1 pci-e cable that has a Modular PCIe Cable (8-PIN) (6+2)/(6+2) which means the non power supply end has a pigtail with two 6+2 connectors. the card directions say to use "two PCI-e cables" so i can't use this cable with the pigtail right ?

i need to use the other two PCI-e 6+2 cables on card instead of one cable ?

i just want to make sure i don't over power the card and fry anything.

maybe i'm over thinking this LOL
 
the snake said:
so i have a new rx6800 card and a corsair rm1000e power supply, my question is the card takes two 8 pin connectors, the power supply also has 1 pci-e cable that has a Modular PCIe Cable (8-PIN) (6+2)/(6+2) which means the non power supply end has a pigtail with two 6+2 connectors. the card directions say to use "two PCI-e cables" so i can't use this cable with the pigtail right ?

i need to use the other two PCI-e 6+2 cables on card instead of one cable ?

i just want to make sure i don't over power the card and fry anything.

maybe i'm over thinking this LOL
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The split connector will work and meets minimum specs. Using dual connectors is considered best practice, particularly if you intend to overclock. Why spend money on a nice GPU then cheap out on the connectors?
 
thanks for the advice guys, i just wasn't sure if using 2 separate cables would pull more watts through power supply but i guess the card will pull what it needs, i have it as 2 separate 6+2 cables now, i can see it being better on the cables for maybe balancing the power delivery and not over loading cables, am i right ?
 
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