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May 22nd, 2020 10:00

XPS 8700, 6 pin vs. 8 pin PCIe cable for graphics card

Sorry for the rotated photos.  My first post, and I couldn't see how to rotate photos.

There is a lot of great info on this topic in this thread

I am in the process of upgrading my graphics card.  I bought a Gigabyte GTX 1060, 6 Gb, Rev 2.

The graphics card has an 8 pin female connection.  My power supply only has a 6 pin connector.  It does not have a 6+2 connector.

In this photo, you can see the extra set of unoccupied pins on the 1060.

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From the above link & thread, it appears this 1060 card needs more wattage than my power supply gives.

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The computer is not recognizing the card

 

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I have verified 12V from the power supply

12V from power supply.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are my power supply specs, Model D460AM-02

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I have spent an hour or two shopping for a power supply, but I read some horror stories about the wiring and the pins not being identical to the stock configuration.  This led to fried motherboards, or no boot up.

 

Can someone reply with the stock Dell part number of the Dell power supply that will work for me?

 

Thanks,

Brian

May 22nd, 2020 10:00

Thank you!  Cheap fix

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May 22nd, 2020 10:00

Cheap and wont cause GPU or Motherboard fire.

Wrong pins wrong way is a one time forever mistake.

The connectors are keyed because of this issue.

 

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May 22nd, 2020 10:00

8PIN requires 2 X 6 pin with an adapter cable.

Dual 6 pin female ends to plug into the power supply, 8 Pin male end to plug into the video graphics card;

https://www.amazon.com/COMeap-Female-Adapter-Sleeved-9-5-inch/dp/B081LRKX78/

 

 

May 25th, 2020 08:00

Thank you!  That worked!

Windows 10 seemed to install some default drivers.  Do I need to, or should I, install better drivers from Nvidia?  Right now, both monitors seem to be working OK

Brian

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