MSI 1070 Gaming X

[Maihym]

So I just bought a MSI 1070 Gaming X and I went to install it but it has a 6 pin and 8 pin connectors. Do I plug in both or do I just plug in one?

[Red Panda]

both

[xDanielxOossiex]

You have to connect all of the Pci-e power cables, otherwise your pc will not boot.

[Maihym]

That just didn't make sense to me because I had a 960 before and it only required a single 6 pin connector and it only drew 120 watts where as the 1070 draws 150 watts and it needs 14 connectors?

[Ericde95]

The watts vs power connectors are not directly comparable. Likely, your 1070 has a much higher wattage ceiling for OC'ing than your 960 as well.

[Maihym]

3 hours ago, Ericde95 said:

The watts vs power connectors are not directly comparable. Likely, your 1070 has a much higher wattage ceiling for OC'ing than your 960 as well.

Oh ok, and would you recommend overclocking it? If so, can you link me a good tutorial for it.

[danrey84]

32 minutes ago, Maihym said:

Oh ok, and would you recommend overclocking it? If so, can you link me a good tutorial for it.

YouTube will be a good source of info but you must remember that even though you may have the same card as someone it doesn't mean u will get the same overclock. I have just got a 1070 sea hawk edition. 

[Ericde95]

6 hours ago, Maihym said:

Oh ok, and would you recommend overclocking it? If so, can you link me a good tutorial for it.

I would recommend doing what you're comfortable with. The 1070 is a beast as-is and overclocking out of the box may be pointless. This is especially true if you're gaming at 1080p.

[danrey84]

7 hours ago, Ericde95 said:

I would recommend doing what you're comfortable with. The 1070 is a beast as-is and overclocking out of the box may be pointless. This is especially true if you're gaming at 1080p.

Would tend to agree with this point the only reason I overclock is too see what extra I can get out of the card for free. The 1070 is actually better at 1440p than 1080p

[Maihym]

7 hours ago, danrey84 said:

Would tend to agree with this point the only reason I overclock is too see what extra I can get out of the card for free. The 1070 is actually better at 1440p than 1080p

But I'm running a 1080p monitor.