Can I Use 6 Pin On 8 Pin Gpu? (Real Research)

From a connector point of view, there are no issues using the 8 pin on a 6 pin (many PSU has 2 of the pins separated so it can be used as either).

As it turns out, some of the new 30-Series GPUs require two of the PCIe 8-pin connectors (otherwise known as “6+2”) connectors, while others require three, and even within the 3080 product line specifically.

Connector 6-Pin This connector will provide the GPU with an additional 75 watts of electricity. This means that the graphics card will draw electricity directly from the PSU (Power Supply Unit).

Related:What Power Supply Do I Have?

Despite the fact that 150 watts are sufficient for most graphics cards, high-end cards such as NVIDIA’s RTX 3080, require more than 320 watts and system power of 750 watts.

In virtually all scenarios, your motherboard will have enough horsepower to fuel your GPU with the PCI Express x16 slot. However, most graphics cards need a little more than that, which is where the “basic” 6-pin power connector comes into play.

This cable adds 75W to the total number of 150W when mixed with the aforementioned sum. This amount will be sufficient for most entry- and mid-range graphics cards (especially older ones).

You can still use two cables—it works fine, too. However, you won’t get the intended benefit from the setup until you have a power source with more than one 12V rail for a graphics card to draw electricity from. You’ll draw electricity from each rail separately if you plug in two PCIe power cables from such a PSU.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, a dual-slot card, draws electricity from a 1x 12-pin power connector, with maximum power draw of 170 W maximum.

Display outputs include: 1x HDMI 2.1, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a, and 3x DisplayPort 1.4a. Using a PCI-Express 4.0 x16 interface, GeForce RTX 3060 is connected to the rest of the system. The card measures 242 mm in length, 112 mm in width, and comes with a dual-slot cooling system.

Nope, it would not work. The card can ‘sense’ that only 6 pin plug has been used and will refuse to start. Adapters are bad idea – risk of causing fire.

Your GPU will only need one 6 pin PCIe connector and one 8-pin PCIe connector. The majority of PSUs over 650 watts come with at least one of each. These may be in the form of 6+2 connectors that can be used for either a 6 pin or an 8 pin connection; the cable and hardware are interchangeable for either.

Do not use the PSU’s 6/8 pin to 4 pin cables. These can be difficult to use because the cables that they connect to are not always designed to carry the correct amount of current. If used on a shoddy PSU (you are not), this will cause permanent harm and possibly start a fire. If you’re looking for connectors, cut them in half so they can’t be used and throw them out. You need to connect two of these to your GPU. Both 8 pins will be connected, and one of the two additional pins will be dangling.

The GeForce RTX 3080, which is rated for 320W, makes do with two 8-pin PCIe power connectors. Bearing in mind that the PCIe x16 slot supports 75W, a system with two 8-pin PCIe power connectors provides power delivery up to 375W, which is more than enough for a GeForce RTX 3080.

They’re labelled which end goes where. The 6+2 team gets a graphics card, while the other end goes into the power supply.

Yes GTX 750Ti requires 6 pin connector to play it. If you don’t have a 6 pin connector, you can use an adapter that converts 4 pin connector to a 6 pin connector to play it.

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GPUs derive their power from the system’s main board (motherboard) via the PCI-e slot. If the GPU is not connected, there will be system bleeps to indicate a hardware issue, and then the system won’t boot.

On less powerful GPUs such as GTX 1060 6GB and if there is no other option available, only use SATA connectors. Before leaving the miner, make sure the GPU draws enough electricity via the PCIe x16 slot. As shown below, you can check the power draw by using a PCIe x16 slot and checking sensors.

You’ll always get the best results from using the fastest available PCI Express x16 slot for graphics cards. While multi-GPU builds are fine, PCI Express x8 slots can be used in a multi-GPU setup, more x16 slots can be a more suitable option for multi-GPU builds.

PCI Express lanes can also be used for other aspects of expansion, such as SSD storage.