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Topic: Using 8pin to dual 8/6pin to power 3070 (Read 169 times)

newbie
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February 19, 2021, 02:00:12 PM
#11

Thanks. Decided to get one of these rather than using the 6-pin. Better be extra cautious even with underclocking.
newbie
Activity: 25
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February 19, 2021, 08:29:39 AM
#8
Just to be clear this is what I'm talking about.

8 Pin to PSU then 8 Pin to and 6 pin to GPU

https://ibb.co/3fbdRQg

newbie
Activity: 25
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February 19, 2021, 08:10:40 AM
#7
You should be fine mate I am using a power supply with mine RTX 3070 over here and the power supply has just one connector with 6-pin and 8-pin plug maybe I should try to share a image of what I'm talking about maybe it's related to what you are telling us right now

https://i.imgur.com/xoZS5xf.png

Is that it? If YES it works fine

Is the wire with the green arrow a 6 pin? Not quite clear from the picture. But if it is then yes that's what I'm trying to do!
legendary
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'The right to privacy matters'
February 19, 2021, 07:55:15 AM
#6
If you are setting it to use 130w then it should be fine as the 8pin is rated at 150w. Just keep an eye on it though.

my 3070 set to 120 they really pull about 137 the extension will be fine with those watts.
member
Activity: 166
Merit: 12
February 19, 2021, 06:58:32 AM
#5
Yes it will work, I am currently using an extension power connector with 6 and 8 pin plug and it works very well for me with no issue if it's not going to work I'm sure they the manufacturers won't build the cable in the first place
hero member
Activity: 2534
Merit: 623
February 19, 2021, 06:35:09 AM
#4
If you are setting it to use 130w then it should be fine as the 8pin is rated at 150w. Just keep an eye on it though.
member
Activity: 196
Merit: 12
February 19, 2021, 06:25:59 AM
#3
You should be fine mate I am using a power supply with mine RTX 3070 over here and the power supply has just one connector with 6-pin and 8-pin plug maybe I should try to share a image of what I'm talking about maybe it's related to what you are telling us right now



Is that it? If YES it works fine
newbie
Activity: 25
Merit: 0
February 19, 2021, 05:59:28 AM
#2
Anybody?
newbie
Activity: 25
Merit: 0
February 18, 2021, 05:22:56 PM
#1
Is it safe to use an 8pin to dual 8/6pin to power 3070?

The 3070 takes in two 8 pin connectors....wondering if it's safe to use 8/6pin since I'm setting the 3070 to 130w using HiveOS Linux.

My PSU is 850w EVGA.
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