Well, I found out from somebody else that 8 pin pci-e does not contain +5Vdc and therefore will not work for powering a hdd... So I guess the only option would to utilize the 6pin power sockets.
I picked up one of these at microcenter for $50 thinking it would be good for my nas plex server build and wondering if I will be able to do what I originally intended with it or not now. Any help is appreciated.
It comes with the following connectors in the box
Connector: 24P(20+4)*1, IDE*3...