8-pin adapter question...

[Blue_Scholar]

hi gang, I have an older version of the Ultra X-3 sli-ready of course, but it only has one 8-pin power connection, what do I need to get to hook up 2 gtx 580s which both need a 6-pin and an 8-pin to this power supply?

 

[Tsumi]

Get a 6 to 8-pin adapter. Or get a molex to 8-pin adapter.

 

[Blue_Scholar]

Thanks Tsumi.

Will this suffice? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002CTXNMY

It says it's for mobos, but can it be used for PCI-e?

 

[Zero82z]

Thanks Tsumi.

Will this suffice? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002CTXNMY

It says it's for mobos, but can it be used for PCI-e?

No. The EPS12V connector for motherboards is not the same as the 8-pin PCI-E connector. What you want is something like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002SZ45BU/

 

[Blue_Scholar]

No. The EPS12V connector for motherboards is not the same as the 8-pin PCI-E connector. What you want is something like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002SZ45BU/

That's close, but I cannot connect a male 6pin to the male 6pin on the power supply, I need both ends to be female.

 

[Tsumi]

That's close, but I cannot connect a male 6pin to the male 6pin on the power supply, I need both ends to be female.

Wut?

That is the correct cable. These connections are all standardized, so it makes it easy to find adapters.

 

[Zero82z]

That's close, but I cannot connect a male 6pin to the male 6pin on the power supply, I need both ends to be female.

You will not find a cable that plugs directly into the PSU. You will need to use a 6-pin cable from the PSU and plug that into a 6-pin to 8-pin adapter.

 

[Blue_Scholar]

Nevermind mate, I goofed, got this one all ironed out, thanks guys.

 

[briclark1]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002SZ45BU/

I have a Rocketfish RF-700WPS2 and want to get a ASUS Radeon 6970 DirectCU II but it requires two 8 pin and the PS only has two 6 pin. Will using the adapter above to convert both 6's to 8's work?

 

[Zero82z]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002SZ45BU/

I have a Rocketfish RF-700WPS2 and want to get a ASUS Radeon 6970 DirectCU II but it requires two 8 pin and the PS only has two 6 pin. Will using the adapter above to convert both 6's to 8's work?

It'll work.

 

[briclark1]

SWEEEEET! Thank you sir. I thought it would work but the time to find out I was wrong is not after you have purchased and installed the card. I have not looked at my PS in a long while and almost cried when I saw it only had two 6's. I just save $100. I can now put that $100 into the DP to DVI adpaters.