GPU power connectors question

[Michalangello]

Hi!

I’ve got a Corsair RM850x PSU and ASUS Radeon 5700 XT GPU.

Mentioned GPU have 8 pins and 6 pins power sockets.

i currently have 8 to 8 pin cable + {6+2 pin} cables connected. Second one is connected to PCIe (8pin) port on PSU and just a 6 pins to GPU (the +2 pins are dangling near the GPU) and it don’t looks good

I have plenty of 6 pins ports free on my PSU, but these are named “Peripheral & SATA”.

I would want to get a 6 pin cable to power up my GPU without that “dangling +2”.

Can I simply plug a 6 pin cable into one of those “Peripheral & SATA” ports on PSU?

Or maybe I could buy a PCIe 8-pin to 6-pin cable (I don’t know if something like that exist)?

OR maybe there is a different way of dealing with it, that I am not aware of?

 

Any help greatly appreciated!

[glenalz81]

You can't use your 6 pin periph/sata ports for the GPU, not easily anyway.

 

You could buy PCIe extensions cables (these are universal), one 8 pin and one 6 pin, this would leave the horrid +2 behind the mobo tray.

 

OR

 

You could tuck the spare +2 in here?

 

 

[Michalangello]

16 minutes ago, glenalz81 said:

You can't use your 6 pin periph/sata ports for the GPU, not easily anyway.

 

You could buy PCIe extensions cables (these are universal), one 8 pin and one 6 pin, this would leave the horrid +2 behind the mobo tray.

 

OR

 

You could tuck the spare +2 in here?

 

 

I don’t thing there is enough space to tuck the +2 cable in there (at least not inside).

 

I am not sure if I get what You means by those extension cables.

Can I get 8 to 6 pins one?

 

btw: thank You for the answer

[glenalz81]

So you plug your PSU GPU cables into these, then plug these into the GPU.

 

Many colours available.

[Michalangello]

Yeah, I found those- so basically, following your thinking- I can plug in the 6pin one to 6pin part of the standard 8 pin PCIe and then to the GPU(?)

 

Please correct me if I am wrong.

[glenalz81]

That's it yeah