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A lot of people do it. If your 6 pin connector can safely carry the current and your PS can deliver the power, it seems to be okay.
I wont tell you what CPU it's going to be paired with, itll make you cry!Unless 1080ti MAX OC UBER VOLTAGE MOD LN2@!
I wont tell you what CPU it's going to be paired with, itll make you cry!
Q6600!Well for god's sake, now I have to know! What is it? Core 2 duo E8400? i9 7980XE? Both would be equally ludicrous.
I'd guess they are basically the same thing, but it would be neater.6 to 8pin converters are dirt cheap and much safer. I'd look into that if I were you.
Just to make you feel better I bought a new motherboard, ryzen 2700x, and 32gb of ram.Ahhhhhh!!!
Just to make you feel better I bought a new motherboard, ryzen 2700x, and 32gb of ram.
You now owe me about £800.
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Yeah just don't go sticking your tongue on that thing. Otherwise looks good to me. I think the 8 pins are for marketing purposes anyway, right? Unless 1080ti MAX OC UBER VOLTAGE MOD LN2@!
8-pin connectors exist because the spec for 6-pin connectors allows for crappy PSUs and cables that can only supply 75 watts. The two extra wires are not required for additional power. What is required is better-quality wire and PSU. To be within spec, the 8-pin connector must be able to supply 150 watts by itself. If your PSU is actually good, every 6-pin connector can also do that, so additional pins are really just a way to make sure no-one connects their cheap crappy just-barely-within-atx-spec PSU to a modern high-draw GPU and gets to see sparks flying.
6 to 8pin converters are dirt cheap and much safer. I'd look into that if I were you.
I'd guess they are basically the same thing, but it would be neater.
It’s not inherently dangerous, but it’s also the kind of thing an insurance company would point to in order to deny coverage in the case of a fire.
No reason not to just buy an adapter.