Hello everyone.
Today the MSI GTX 960 4GB I ordered came in. However, it has a 8 pin 'port' (I apologize if the term is incorrect), and my PSU doesn't have an 8 pin cable, it has instead two 6 pin cables.
The card comes with a 6 pin to 8 pin adapter, and the manual says to 'connect 6/8-pin power connectors' which I found a bit confusing.
Is it safe to connect one of the 6-pin connectors of my PSU to the adapter in order to power the GPU ?
Here is an album with pictures of the connector and port: http://imgur.com/a/Xuebr
Is it overclocked?. According to this http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2499016/pin-connector-evga-nvidia-gtx-960-pin-slot.html thread people say you will need a new PSU because it might not provide enough power.
>>148013
I see.
Then I don't understand why they'd include a 6 to 8 pin adapter with the gpu though
>>148027
Well, I suppose there is in certain instances that adapter would work perfectly fine, like depending on what wattage PSU you have and how much stuff you are running on your computer drawing power.
What PSu do you have? specs?
>>148030
I do not remember the model but it's a 600 watt Corsair, it was pretty high-end when I bought it
>>148035
Well, have you tried it yet? I'm asking because according to this http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-960/specifications
Looks like the official GTX 960 information site the recommended PSU is 400 watts. If that's the case I would try it out and benchmark that GPU and test it out. It should run fine as it says the card itself only draws 120 watts.
>>148037
Ok yes, I 've mounted it, the PC booted up and I've been trying it with Overwatch, seems to work like a breeze even under 'stress', easily pulling off 120fps.
