Too many adapters, messing up GPU?

[Sasquatch43]

So my power supply only has one 6 pin power connector and my gtx 760 needs a 8 pin, so i had it where i had a 6 pin to dual 6 pin and then i had a dual 6 pin to 8 pin adapters and i feel my gpu isnt performing very well, is this the reason?

[amintha1992]

 i had a 6 pin- 2 6 pin,and then i had a 2 6pin- to 8 pin adapters 

what is that???

 

 

that is just gibberish to me?

 

please make it clear so we can answer 

[nsyedhasan]

what is that???

 

 

that is just gibberish to me?

 

please make it clear so we can answer 

You're not alone.

[Sasquatch43]

what is that???

 

 

that is just gibberish to me?

sorry it goes one 6pin to dual 6 pin,and then dual 6 pin to 8 pin

[IvIast3r]

sorry it goes one 6pin to dual 6 pin,and then dual 6 pin to 8 pin

so your running your gpu on a single 6 pin cable with a bunch of adapters to make it an 8 pin?

 

if i interpreted that right, it sounds like your staving it of power

[Sasquatch43]

so your running your gpu on a single 6 pin cable with a bunch of adapters to make it an 8 pin?

 

if i interpreted that right, it sounds like your staving it of power

basically yes but i use msi afterburner and it runs at 90-100% i just have a ton of fps drops when playing games

[amintha1992]

sorry it goes one 6pin to dual 6 pin,and then dual 6 pin to 8 pin

 

 

now that is good.

 

 

ok this is a huge problem. there is a finite amount of watts that a single 6 pin PCIe cable can provide, even if you split it in to 2. 

now adapting one 6pin PCIe connector to a 8pin PCIe is ok.  but two is not ok.

 

what i would recommend doing is get molex(HDD) to PCIe 6pin adapter and then a 6pin to 8pin adapter and that to power the other 8pin plug on the graphics card

 

so here is a visual aid for you

 

1   6pin power cable from the PSU ------->>>>> 6 pin on the GPU

 

2   1 or 2 molex (depending on the adapter you get) --------->>>> molex to 6  PCIe adapter -------->>>  6 pin to 8pin adapter ------>>>>  8pin GPU

[Bonsai99]

So my power supply only has one 6 pin power connector and my gtx 760 needs a 8 pin, so i had it where i had a 6 pin to dual 6 pin and then i had a dual 6 pin to 8 pin adapters and i feel my gpu isnt performing very well, is this the reason?

So you are using one 6 pin and some questionable adapters to power your GTX 760? I'm surprised nothing has burnt/melted yet.

[amintha1992]

so your running your gpu on a single 6 pin cable with a bunch of adapters to make it an 8 pin?

 

if i interpreted that right, it sounds like your staving it of power

he is splitting that single 6 pin to 2 8pins... that is never a good thing

[Sasquatch43]

now that is good.

 

 

ok this is a huge problem. there is a finite amount of watts that a single 6 pin PCIe cable can provide, even if you split it in to 2. 

now adapting one 6pin PCIe connector to a 8pin PCIe is ok.  but two is not ok.

 

what i would recommend doing is get molex(HDD) to PCIe 6pin adapter and then a 6pin to 8pin adapter and that to power the other 8pin plug on the graphics card

 

so here is a visual aid for you

 

1   6pin power cable from the PSU ------->>>>> 6 pin on the GPU

 

2   1 or 2 molex (depending on the adapter you get) --------->>>> molex to 6  PCIe adapter -------->>>  6 pin to 8pin adapter ------>>>>  8pin GPU

ok because i switched to my gtx 570 hd and i have it using the 6pin to dual 6 pin and it seems to be doing better than my gtx 760. i will check out your solution when i can get to the store next. thanks

[Maskot]

what is that???

 

 

that is just gibberish to me?

 

please make it clear so we can answer 

He has a one 6 pin connector that is spilt into two 6 pin connectors that converge into one 8 pin connector......