Is It Safe to Use Two PCIe Connectors from One Cable for My GPU?
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GamerGal42
I have a Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 750W PSU, and I'm wondering if my cable setup is safe for my GPU. The PSU came with PCIe cables that have two 6+2 connectors each. Currently, I'm using two of those cables: one cable with both connectors plugged into two 8-pin ports on my 5070 Ti GPU, and another cable connected to a third 8-pin port. I'm not using any splitters or adapters, just the original cables from the PSU. Is this configuration safe and capable of delivering full power?
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You shouldn't worry about daisy chaining those connectors; they are designed for that. Your setup looks fine as long as you're using the original cables from the PSU.
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Yeah, they make it pretty tough to use incorrect connectors since they don’t fit without a lot of force. I've got an adapter for my 4090 setup, which uses six six-pin cables into the adapter, so your two cables should work just fine!
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GamerGal42: I’m just making sure that it's okay to pigtail one of those connectors, though.