hoofbite Posted October 9, 2018 Share Posted October 9, 2018 Hi guys. I have a problem that I wondered if you could help me out With. I have an old computer from back in 2012 With a HX650w PSU. Im gonna buy a new computer in a year or so, but before that time I wanted to do a little gaming, with minimal Investment, to which I just needed a New GPU, so I bought a second-hand Geforce 970 GTX. My problem now is that I lack the proper cables to Connect the GPU to the PSU, because the computer is old, and the Box/GPU and all that stuff was lost in some move a while back. And the GPU I had didnt require cables. So now im at a loss to how to most easily get a hold of these. There are only a few computer-building shops in town, and none of them had these laying around, because they belong to such an old type of PSU I Guess. Im guessing im gonna have to try get these online somewhere. I rather want to avoid buying a Whole new PSU just for this purpose. On the other hand, I live in Norway, and it is usually problematic to get Ebay to ship here fast (usually it takes 4-6 weeks or something). So I might end up just buying a new PSU. And apparently, you need very specific cables depending on whether you have a Corsair, or some other PSU (?) The Geforce 970 GTX has only 2 outputs, both 6-pin. My PSU has 2x 6pin slots, and 5x 4-pin beneath that (1 in use). So I have a couple of questions regarding this: 1) What are the specific name of the cables I need for this? (for ebay/amazon-searches) I.e.. are they 6-to-6pin.. are they 6 to 6+2.. are they called something in particular? etc. 2) And will any With a certain kind of form do - or are the Corsair HX650w compatible ones indeed unique? 3) If I end up buying a new PSU - how can I be certain they will include the specific kind of cables I need? (that fit With the 2x 6-pin outputs on the 970 GTX) -- What to look for on the Box? And bare in mind guys, im an amateur at this. Words like 6+2, SATA, PCI-e etc. doesn't make that much sense to me, so if you can, include a small explanation. Beforehand, thanks, I know it must be boring to answer questions about 6 year old PSU-GPU cable issues to some hardware-amateur. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee Corsair Mint Posted October 16, 2018 Corsair Employee Share Posted October 16, 2018 Hey there, hoofbite, can identify which HX650 you have by the side label? They do use specific cables between the versions. If you have this one: https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Power-Supply-Units/Professional-Series%E2%84%A2-HX650-%E2%80%94-80-PLUS%C2%AE-Bronze-Certified-Modular-Power-Supply/p/CMPSU-650HX You'll want these cables: https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Accessories-%7C-Parts/PC-Components/Power-Supplies/HX-Series%E2%84%A2-PCI-E-peripheral-cable-with-2-connectors-compatible-with-HX450%2C-HX520%2C-HX620-and-HX650/p/CB65HXPC2 If you have this version HX650: https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Power-Supply-Units/hx-series-config/p/CP-9020030-NA Then you'll want this cable: https://www.corsair.com/us/en/Categories/Products/Accessories-%7C-Parts/PC-Components/Power-Supplies/Type-3-Flat-Black-Ribbon-Cable-PCIe-6%2B2-pin%2C-dual-connectors%2C-Compatible-with-all-type-3-pin-out-PSU/p/CP-8920129 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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