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LordPugIII
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Hiya all,

 

I have a question for you please.

 

I have an EVGA 550 G2 PSU. It has 2 cables that connect to GPU's.

 

They are both 6pin +2pin to make 8 pin connector if you want.

 

Is it safe to connect the 6 pin to my GPU and leave the extra 2pin bit just, well, just hanging there i suppose?

 

Any help greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers

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Yes it is, there totally won't be any fire or explosions or screaming.

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I dont know if it is safe or not but that is how I have been running mine for the past year lol

 

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Thats what they are designed to do, so yeah. Its safe. If you don't trust it you can always attach it to the harness with a cable tie.

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You can, there will be no issues.

I used to be quite active here.

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4 minutes ago, LordPugIII said:

Hiya all,

I have a question for you please.

I have an EVGA 550 G2 PSU. It has 2 cables that connect to GPU's.

They are both 6pin +2pin to make 8 pin connector if you want.

Is it safe to connect the 6 pin to my GPU and leave the extra 2pin bit just, well, just hanging there i suppose?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Cheers

Yes its fine to leave unplugged and just sitting around in your case.

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yah its fine, no problems with that

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Ok great. Thank you all very much. I really appreciate your help.

 

Is that the same with sata cables then? I think I have 2 sata connectors on the cables that are not being used. Is that also safe to leave just lying around?

1 minute ago, QueenDemetria said:

Yes its fine to leave unplugged and just sitting around in your case.

 

1 minute ago, Kobathor said:

You can, there will be no issues.

 

2 minutes ago, Smitty07314 said:

I dont know if it is safe or not but that is how I have been running mine for the past year lol

 

And no issues with my set up

 

1 minute ago, vetali said:

Thats what they are designed to do, so yeah. Its safe. If you don't trust it you can always attach it to the harness with a cable tie.

 

2 minutes ago, Ostwind said:

Yes it is, there totally won't be any fire or explosions or screaming.

 

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Just now, LordPugIII said:

Ok great. Thank you all very much. I really appreciate your help.

 

Is that the same with sata cables then? I think I have 2 sata connectors on the cables that are not being used. Is that also safe to leave just lying around?

Yes, it's safe to leave the extras.

I used to be quite active here.

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Just now, Kobathor said:

Yes, it's safe to leave the extras.

Ok thank you very much.

 

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2 minutes ago, LordPugIII said:

Ok great. Thank you all very much. I really appreciate your help.

 

Is that the same with sata cables then? I think I have 2 sata connectors on the cables that are not being used. Is that also safe to leave just lying around?

That is also fine.

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