I'm building some PC from leftover components for my kids. I'm upgrading from a 1050ti to a1650 super. For 1080 gaming, this should run well for a while. The problem: the 1050ti ran without additional power, the 1650 super needs an additional power plug. Not the usual 8 pin however, but a 6 pin one My PSU has an 8 pin connector, but not a 6+2 one, and it does not fit. It's also NOT called GPU, but it's called EPS So I bought an 8-pin to 6+2 pin adapter one side fits on the 8-pin plug, the 6 pin fits onto the graphics card However, the PC does not turn on. It only turns on when i remove the GPU power plug, so I guess it's either short circuited or the wrong pins are connected. - is the EPS plug pinned out differently from a 8 pin GPU-powerplug? (if so, why does it fit mechanically?) -or is my adapter cable pinned out wrong? Best regards, Xir
TBH I'd be more concerned with a PSU that has an 8 pin looking like that. I've not seen one like that attached to anything other than a cheapo PSU that is just looking for a reason to go bang. What is the PSU?
It very much is, yes. EPS: PCIe 8pin: Lack of aforethought? I believe the locking tab on an EPS plug is thinner than the one on a PCIe 8-pin plug, but they're close enough. Especially if you buy adapter cables which sit between the thing and t'other thing.
Quite the opposite, they're bloody expensive Bicker BEA-640 industrial, 24/7 guaranteed PSU's. No it fits perfectly in a 8 pin GPU as well, the "squares" and "rounded squares" pattern is exactly the same. Ah well, I'll replace them with some BeQuiets...can't be bothered to change the Pinout manually.
They shouldn't be. Unfortunately though, all the rounded pins will fit in the square holes, and all the square pins line up with square holes meaning that even though they're keyed completely differently, an EPS12V connector will fit nicely into a GPU 8 pin connector :doh:
