So the particular case I want to stick it in uses a smaller PSU that doesn't have any PCIe plugs, so I had to fenagle a 2x Molex -> PCIe 6 adapter setup into the cable management mess, and there ...

Keep in mind that the 6-pin power cable delivers 75 watts and the 8-pin power cable delivers 150 watts. Therefore, verify your GPU’s requirements and choose the appropriate cable accordingly.

Standard 8-pin and 6-pin power connections are built to handle far more than they are rated for. An 8-pin connection is rated to carry 12.5A of current across all pins, with each pin at minimum ...

Also, my power supply is modular and I don't know if it has a second 6 pin, where that cable is after all these years, and I'm loth to open that case up to fiddle with all the cables behind the ...

What that also means is that it's power connector requirements are lower than Maxwell cards - rather than a 6-pin and 8-pin setup, the GTX 1080 needs just a single 8-pin connector.

Seasonic's new 12V-2x6 power cables (source: Seasonic) If you've got a Seasonic ATX2 PSU, the company has 2 x 8-pin to 12V-2x6 adapter cables, which support most -- but not all -- Seasonic ATX 2.0 ...

With standard power cable designs, you have to convert 6+2 pins into 8 pin (or back) when installing the GPU. A single 12-pin eliminates the time wasted, and the potential for confusion among ...