Cant plug in PCI-E connectors

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Limp Gawd
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Hey fellas, recently i bought a powertek 750W PSU to replace my stock PSU. And it came with 2 PCI-E connectors that come from the power supply. Previously with my old PSU i was using the adapter that came with my 8800GTS that converts the PCI-E power connector on the GPU, into 2 peripheral plugs and plugging it in that way.

But now with this new power supply, it came with the PCI-E connectors so i dont need to use the adapter, but i cannot for the life of me, get the PCI-E connector to plug into the 8800gts! I tried forcing it and got it about half way, but i didnt wanna break it. Any clues? currently im using the adapter, but i feel it would be more efficient to use the one from my power supply.
 
I believe i understand what you're talking about, i think someone else had a similar problem. Could you please post a picture of the female connector on the card, and male connector on the wire. In one case, someone's PSU's 6-pin PCI-e connector was, well... wrong and i believe that the plastic around some of the pins was the wrong shape (i.e. square instead of round/arched). This may not be, and probably isn't, the case; but it might be worth checking to see if the plastic surrounding the pins is the correct shape to fit the socket.
 
Here is a picture of the PCI-E connector that came with the 8800 that fits.
oldpcie-1.jpg



Here is a picture of the new PSU PCI-E connectors.
newpcie-1.jpg



And here is the 8800GTS PCI-E Plug insert.
gpu.jpg


The only difference i can see, even tho one picture is fuzzy, is that the first picture has an open unused hole on the top row, whilst the PSU PCI-E cord doesnt have an unused slot.
 
Hmm, i see. That really is odd.

The only thing i can think of is that the clip on the PCI-e cord is hitting the plastic bit, where the fan is, on the graphics card. But the PCI-e connector that came with the card fits so that can't be the case.

Someone else here may be able to offer more help, but from what i can see from those pictures it should just slide straight in. :confused:
 
Check to see if you can wiggle the individual wires in the pci-e connector from the psu. Sometimes they move and wont line up right with the male connnector. gl:)
 
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