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2018/05/16 09:47:44 (permalink)
I have a ULTRA 850W PSU with 6pin and 8pin, im tring to get away from using the supplied adapter with 2 PCIe cables. can I power the card with one single 8pin to 6+2 dual connector and have 1 connector free? Or should I just replace my PSU with another brand?
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    Sajin
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    Re: Powering Gforce GTX 960 SSC 2018/05/16 10:29:59 (permalink)
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    can I power the card with one single 8pin to 6+2 dual connector and have 1 connector free?

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    Re: Powering Gforce GTX 960 SSC 2018/05/16 12:09:55 (permalink)
    I would not do it.
    But, a 960 is pretty low on power usage, so you should be able to use the adapter plug, but for anything more than that, I would not use the single plug. Dual plugs is much better, and safer since the crimp can be bad on the single plug ones (the one with an 8 pin and a 6 pin on the same connector).

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