Hi,
I'm running into a problem and would appreciate some help. I am replacing a GTX 1050 with a 1080 FTW DT.
Motherboard Asus Prime Z370A. Power supply is an OCZ OCZGXS700 (700 watt).
There doesn't seem to be enough power options to connect the card. Other than the cables to connect the drives, the main supply to the motherboard, and the power connector for the CPU, the only other power connectors are two 6 pin PCI power connectors. I have no 8 pin power connectors from the PS.
There are two adapters that came with the 1080; each offers a male 8 pin on the side that plugs into the 1080 and two female that accepts the PCI plugs mentioned above. So I can fulfill one of the power slots in the 1080 but I can't fill the other 8 pin slot.
If I'm using this card alone, not in SLI, am I OK using just the one 8 pin plug, or do I have an issue where I must get a different power supply?
FWIW, the GTX 1050 had no auxillary power running to it and seemed to work beautifully, no issues. Perhaps the power from the mobo along with that one power plug filled is enough?
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As an afterthought, can I just connect one of the 6 pin from the PS to the adapter and connect the other 6 pin to the other adapter which would have power to each of the 8 pin 1080 plugs? It looks like they want two 6 pin for each 8 pin but perhaps not? The manual is woefully unhelpful. I found a plug which adapts one 6 pin to an 8 for EVGA, but the two adapters that come with the 1080 are Y connectors.
Thanks!
post edited by Megalomando - 2018/11/10 12:22:44