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DimKs
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2021/09/02 03:27:01 (permalink)
Hi everyone, 

I hope you are all well and enjoy your day.

Today, I'm receiving an RTX 3080 FTW3 hybrid and I was wondering how I can properly connect it with the current cables, since all of them come in pairs, while the graphics card has three 8pin connectors.
 
The PSU is the dark power pro 11 (750w), and it has the below cables:
 

 
If the above do not fit well, do I need three of these cables ? 
 
 
Lastly, is the 750w psu enough along with a 10900(non-k) and four drives (2 nvme + 2 ssd)?
 
Thanks a lot in advance.
 
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    MartinUK
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    Re: RTX 3080 FTW3 Hybrid PCI-e (PSU and PCIe connectors) 2021/09/02 06:20:26 (permalink) ☼ Best Answerby DimKs 2021/09/02 06:33:43
    Using all 3 cables from the PSU to the GPU would be best overall, just only plug one of the two connectors in from each of them. But only using two of them, and using both connectors on one of them is an option.
     
    If you do want to use only two cables, have a single cable dedicated to the centre of the 3 ports on the GPU, and plug both plugs of the other cable into the two ports on the left and right (since connector #2 draws more power than connector #1 or #3)
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    Re: RTX 3080 FTW3 Hybrid PCI-e (PSU and PCIe connectors) 2021/09/02 06:35:25 (permalink)
    Thank you Martin for the immediate response. I really appreciate it. 
     
    I will go with the first option which sounds the best and safest choice, but good to know that #2 draws more power. 
     
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    Re: RTX 3080 FTW3 Hybrid PCI-e (PSU and PCIe connectors) 2021/09/02 06:40:56 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby DimKs 2021/09/02 06:41:41
    Sounds good.  Also note that #3 is towards the rear of the PC and #1 towards the front.
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