6 pin on PCI-E only GPU

[Gravitygrim]

My GIGABYTE GTX 1050 TI has 6 pins in the exact position and shape of cards that have the 6 pin connectors, but they are not in use. My card throttles due to power limits of my motherboard. I should be getting a 6 pin pcie riser,but I want to try something different. I ran a multi-meter through 2 of the 6 pins and got a 12v response, so I know that if I put a connector on it the right way, it will work. I've identified all of the positive and negative terminals and just need somebody who knows how to do it to answer this simple question. Do the positive yellow wires plug onto the positive header where the 12v is coming from, or, do they plug onto the negative header?

[themctipers]

if it has 6 pin power then you need to use 6 pin power, it's a miracle that your card even works with PCIe power only. My 760 won't display anything unless you have the 8 pin plugged in.

 

Don't fuck around with improper 6 pin setups.. Just stick with using the power from your PSU.

[pyrojoe34]

If your card does not have any PCI power connections (I'm guessing you have one of those mini versions?) then it wasn't designed to use more power than what the motherboard can provide. Are you OCing? At stock you shouldn't be getting any throttling by design.

 

I guess if you really wanted to you can solder a connector onto it (although just because it's on the PCB doesn't mean it's connected to anything) but you risk destroying your card. Doesn't seem worth it to me.

[TShirt_Ninja]

Is this your GPU? If it is, then you should be using a PCIe 6-pin power cable directly from your PSU. You should not get the PCIe riser that you're talking about; I'd never heard of them before, and am rather suspicious of how safe such a thing might be for your GPU. Why aren't you just using a power cable from you PSU as you should? If your PSU doesn't have a 6-pin power cable (or an 8-pin), then it shouldn't really be used with this GPU. There are other version of the 1050ti that don't require a power input, but the one I linked above is not one of them.

[Gravitygrim]

Sorry if I confused anybody, I'm talking about soldering to pins. There is no connector on it, as I use this one, https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814125916. If you check the PCB, it has the same 6 pins, just without the connector. The Pins also, just like PCI-E power with the connector, output 12v if checked with a multi-meter. That leads me to believe that if I were to solder a connector to it and plug it in, it would work just like a real one would. Yes I am trying to Overclock, and I'm just trying to find out what pins to connect the positive and negative terminals to.

 

 

 

 

As an example of what i'm dealing with, I have this picture of the MSI card. It's different, but the PCB is VERY similar and most importantly, the pins in the top right corner are nearly identical.

[Gravitygrim]

2 minutes ago, Gravitygrim said:

Sorry if I confused anybody, I'm talking about soldering to pins. There is no connector on it, as I use this one, https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814125916. If you check the PCB, it has the same 6 pins, just without the connector. The Pins also, just like PCI-E power with the connector, output 12v if checked with a multi-meter. That leads me to believe that if I were to solder a connector to it and plug it in, it would work just like a real one would. Yes I am trying to Overclock, and I'm just trying to find out what pins to connect the positive and negative terminals to.

 

 

 

 

As an example of what i'm dealing with, I have this picture of the MSI card. It's different, but the PCB is VERY similar and most importantly, the pins in the top right corner are nearly identical, https://www.google.com/search?q=GTX+1050+ti+GIGABYTE+PCB&num=100&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj9jZmZhoLVAhVH7oMKHV9mDP0Q_AUICygC&biw=1360&bih=638#imgrc=1zFV4Yl9MMc6aM:.

 

[KenjiUmino]

30 minutes ago, Gravitygrim said:

Do the positive yellow wires plug onto the positive header where the 12v is coming from, or, do they plug onto the negative header?

yellow is +12v

black is ground

 

the pins on the GPU that do not have voltage should be ground 

[Gravitygrim]

Just now, KenjiUmino said:

yellow is +12v

black is ground

 

the pins on the GPU that do not have voltage should be ground 

Yes, but do the +12v connect to the 0v, or do the +12v connect to the +12v?

[KenjiUmino]

2 minutes ago, Gravitygrim said:

Yes, but do the +12v connect to the 0v, or do the +12v connect to the +12v?

0v = ground (you can put your multimeter to continuity test and try it - touch a 0v pin and the metal shield of the card or a display connector - should beep)

 

the yellows go to +12v

[Gravitygrim]

7 minutes ago, KenjiUmino said:

0v = ground (you can put your multimeter to continuity test and try it - touch a 0v pin and the metal shield of the card or a display connector - should beep)

 

the yellows go to +12v

Thank You. I will solder on the connector as soon as it comes in the mail! Which is probably gonna be in like a month, because it's coming from china.

[KenjiUmino]

1 minute ago, Gravitygrim said:

Thank You. I will solder on the connector as soon as it comes in the mail! Which is probably gonna be in like a month, because it's coming from china.

if you have a real connector for it then it should be even easier ... just solder the connector on in the correct orientation and the polarity should be exactly how it's supposed to 

[Gravitygrim]

Just now, KenjiUmino said:

if you have a real connector for it then it should be even easier ... just solder the connector on in the correct orientation and the polarity should be exactly how it's supposed to 

No, I actually only have an 6 to 8 pin adapter that i'm gonna cut, strip, and solder to my pins. I just wanted to make sure I did it right without messing anything up. However, it would be very helpful if you could direct me to a real connector. The only reason why I'm using the adapter instead is because I cant find one.

[KenjiUmino]

Just now, Gravitygrim said:

No, I actually only have an 6 to 8 pin adapter that i'm gonna cut, strip, and solder to my pins. I just wanted to make sure I did it right without messing anything up. However, it would be very helpful if you could direct me to a real connector. The only reason why I'm using the adapter instead is because I cant find one.

aaah ok ... i don't know where to buy these connectors, sorry

 

if i were to do this mod with my own 1050 ti i'd salvage the connector from my dead GTX 660.

 

but a cut part from an adapter is probably about as good. 

 

speaking of the dead 660 ... i pulled it out, plugged a 6 pin to look at the connector and see where the wires should go 

 

 

does that match what you measured ?

 

 

[Gravitygrim]

it's kind of easier for me. I have a square solder point that says that the line is positive. I'd take a picture, but I lost my phone.

Oh and no. your ground is my signal and vice versa.

[Gravitygrim]

I found something! It's not exactly what I was looking for, but i figured somthing out for it. https://www.moddiy.com/products/6%2dPin-Graphics-Card-PCIe-Male-Header-Connector-%2d-90%-Angled-%2d-Black.html

it's not positioned right, but if I put in on backwards, then  I can actually improve my cable management, and turn this complicated project into the easiest way to possibly do it. I'm still gonna look for the original though, I'd like to do it right.

[Gravitygrim]

Wait, it looks like I can just pull those pins right out of the header. I'm gonna buy 2 and try to pull the pins out and swap them around on one of them so it's in the right position for my gpu. That would sacrifice cable management for even more ease of soldering, and being able to put my gpu together the right way.

[mockedarche]

@Gravitygrim So I have the same card and would love to hear how this worked out