Installing new GPU need help!

[Marty6IX]

Hello,

 

so I’m helping my brother finish his build and he got his hands on a GeForce RTX 3070 from Tuf Gaming, we ran into a problem where the GPU needs a power supply cable that’s 8x2 Pins but his Powersupply only has 8x1 cables, so the question is can we use 2 of the 8x1 cables? Or will this fry the board and GPU, thanks.

[Skiiwee29]

what power supply are you using?

[lyricalosu]

no you absolutely need all the cables to run the gpu. first of all, what power supply do you have? a too low watt power supply could be the reason.

 

- cavetown

[Marty6IX]

Just now, Skiiwee29 said:

what power supply are you using?

Hi we’re using an EVGA 1000 G+ Supernova

[Marty6IX]

1 minute ago, cavetown said:

no you absolutely need all the cables to run the gpu. first of all, what power supply do you have? a too low watt power supply could be the reason.

 

- cavetown

Hi we’re using an EVGA 1000 G+ Supernova

[Skiiwee29]

Just now, Marty6IX said:

Hi we’re using an EVGA 1000 G+ Supernova

should be plenty of GPU cable connections available on that PSU. Yes, its absolutely OK to use 2 single 8 pin or 6+2 as they usually come. 

[Marty6IX]

Just now, Skiiwee29 said:

should be plenty of GPU cable connections available on that PSU. Yes, its absolutely OK to use 2 single 8 pin or 6+2 as they usually come. 

Hi thanks for the quick response, we actually ended up finding the correct cable, thanks for the help, I guess that’s what happens when you try and finish a build at 3am . Thanks again goodnight!

[lyricalosu]

2 minutes ago, Marty6IX said:

Hi thanks for the quick response, we actually ended up finding the correct cable, thanks for the help, I guess that’s what happens when you try and finish a build at 3am . Thanks again goodnight!

congrats on the new build! welcome to the pc community!

 

- cavetown