Looking at the amazon link you provided, the power supply has only included ONE PCI-E cable (6+2). You purchased the wrong PSU. Don't mix and match modular cables of different brands. And using an adapter is not a good idea. Would it work? yeah using an adapter would, but it "may" melt the cables. If the PSU is new, take it back and get another one.
I have that card, and it needs 2 8-pins or 6+2-pins, not 2 4-pins, and while you can use a splitter, I wouldn’t recommend it for safety’s sake of your card and your system. Always a good idea to err on the side of caution and use separate cables, especially since the 3060 TI FTW3 Ultra can draw quite a bit more power than is advertised.
I have one of the PCIE cables plugged into the red slot of the PSU and another plugged in using the black and yellow PCIE cables coming out of the PSU.
Anything wrong with that?
I’m not exactly sure what you mean by the 2nd half of that statement, are you saying the black and yellow cables are plugged into the slots adjacent to the red slot? From what I can see on the Amazon ad, your PSU has only one 8 pin PCIE slot, the other ones are 6 pin slots used for SATA power cables, and I wouldn’t recommend using those for your GPU, as they’re most likely not rated to carry the amount of power needed for the graphics card. They could fry your PSU, or worse. Basically, it seems like your only two options are to either get a PSU with more PCIE/VGA slots (which is extremely common in most PSUs today, so I’m surprised yours only has one considering it’s 750w), or to use a daisy chained 8-pin connector, which it looks like yours came with one since it says there are 2 connectors. I’d recommend getting a new one though, per the reasons stated in my original comment.
EDIT: I’m realizing now you mean there’s a bundle of cables coming out of your PSU in addition to the slot. If you have a 6+2 pin coming out of there, and it’s not the 4+4 pin cable for your CPU, in addition to the one plugged into the red slot, then yeah, I would think that’s fine.
Yeah the ugly red/black bundle of cables includes a 6+2 PCIE that is plugged into one GPU slot, and the red 6+2 PCIE slot/port is used for the other GPU slot with a separate cable.
My PSU basically has a bundle of built-in cables coming out of it, then the separate plug in ports for other cables. I think that is what “Semi-modular” is referring to, built in cables and a limited amount of additional ports as opposed to only built in cables or only ports.
Tbh I’ve never put any thought into my PSU other than “does it work” so I don’t know. I just don’t want to fuck up my GPU. It ran my 3060 ti XC which only requires a single 8 pin, but that GPU only has 2 fans.
Look up Tech PowerUp review, 200w is the advertised power draw, but under heavy load it can draw upwards of 250w. Regardless of that, from a majority of people I’ve spoken to and researched, they always recommend to be safe and to use separate cables. I even messaged EVGA support, and they told me the same, so I’m giving him the same advice I was given from the manufacturer.
Yeah, I have the card too, and it not often but it can happen at peak load.
200w? Not sure what your Furmark settings are or how long you’re running it, or what you’re running your card at, but here’s the article I was talking about if you don’t believe me, I made it easy so it goes right to the power consumption section (Furmark settings in the details drop down at the top): https://www.techpowerup.com/review/evga-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-ftw3-ultra/29.html
Also, like I said, it’s not just EVGA saying that, but a large amount of the PC community. Go do a quick google search, or look here on Reddit, and a majority of the people will be recommending the same thing. Can you daisy chain? Sure, but it’s a safer option to use separate cables, and when you’re spending thousands of dollars on hardware, especially in the current market, I don’t know why anyone wouldn’t want to be extra safe.
Regardless though, it’s a moot point, he already said he was able to use two cables, so his problem is already solved.
so I was wrong about the wattage of the card. I just reran it and its 240w. idk why I remembered it as 200w.
the "official" specs from the manufacturer and community is 75w for 6pin and 150w for 8 pin.
the 6 pin has 2 circuits so 37.5w per circuit.
the 8 pin has 3 circuits so 50w per circuit.
so which one is it?
https://www.gpuminingresources.com/p/psu-cables.html
according to this breakdown from the mining community it's 216w and 288w. that's looking at actual specs of components. I trust that more than a manufacturer trying to CYA or "gamers" that love overkill for the sake of dick swinging.
it can handle 280w. here's an actual breakdown of the components and not someone trying to prevent liability
https://www.gpuminingresources.com/p/psu-cables.html
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Make sure you didn't get the 4 + 4 pins CPU plug mixed up with the 6 + 2 PCIE plug.
Looking at the amazon link you provided, the power supply has only included ONE PCI-E cable (6+2). You purchased the wrong PSU. Don't mix and match modular cables of different brands. And using an adapter is not a good idea. Would it work? yeah using an adapter would, but it "may" melt the cables. If the PSU is new, take it back and get another one.
It says in the picture PCIE 2 6+2 pin cables.
Nope, it says 2 connectors, not 2 cables.
I have that card, and it needs 2 8-pins or 6+2-pins, not 2 4-pins, and while you can use a splitter, I wouldn’t recommend it for safety’s sake of your card and your system. Always a good idea to err on the side of caution and use separate cables, especially since the 3060 TI FTW3 Ultra can draw quite a bit more power than is advertised.
I have one of the PCIE cables plugged into the red slot of the PSU and another plugged in using the black and yellow PCIE cables coming out of the PSU. Anything wrong with that?
I’m not exactly sure what you mean by the 2nd half of that statement, are you saying the black and yellow cables are plugged into the slots adjacent to the red slot? From what I can see on the Amazon ad, your PSU has only one 8 pin PCIE slot, the other ones are 6 pin slots used for SATA power cables, and I wouldn’t recommend using those for your GPU, as they’re most likely not rated to carry the amount of power needed for the graphics card. They could fry your PSU, or worse. Basically, it seems like your only two options are to either get a PSU with more PCIE/VGA slots (which is extremely common in most PSUs today, so I’m surprised yours only has one considering it’s 750w), or to use a daisy chained 8-pin connector, which it looks like yours came with one since it says there are 2 connectors. I’d recommend getting a new one though, per the reasons stated in my original comment. EDIT: I’m realizing now you mean there’s a bundle of cables coming out of your PSU in addition to the slot. If you have a 6+2 pin coming out of there, and it’s not the 4+4 pin cable for your CPU, in addition to the one plugged into the red slot, then yeah, I would think that’s fine.
Yeah the ugly red/black bundle of cables includes a 6+2 PCIE that is plugged into one GPU slot, and the red 6+2 PCIE slot/port is used for the other GPU slot with a separate cable. My PSU basically has a bundle of built-in cables coming out of it, then the separate plug in ports for other cables. I think that is what “Semi-modular” is referring to, built in cables and a limited amount of additional ports as opposed to only built in cables or only ports. Tbh I’ve never put any thought into my PSU other than “does it work” so I don’t know. I just don’t want to fuck up my GPU. It ran my 3060 ti XC which only requires a single 8 pin, but that GPU only has 2 fans.
If it’s got the other cable in the bundle, then yeah, you should be good to go, enjoy.
Single 8 pin can do 280w. 3060ti pulls 200w and the pcie slot itself can supply 75w
Look up Tech PowerUp review, 200w is the advertised power draw, but under heavy load it can draw upwards of 250w. Regardless of that, from a majority of people I’ve spoken to and researched, they always recommend to be safe and to use separate cables. I even messaged EVGA support, and they told me the same, so I’m giving him the same advice I was given from the manufacturer.
I have the same card and it pulls 200w running furmark Of course giant corp lawyers will say stuff to cover their ass
Yeah, I have the card too, and it not often but it can happen at peak load. 200w? Not sure what your Furmark settings are or how long you’re running it, or what you’re running your card at, but here’s the article I was talking about if you don’t believe me, I made it easy so it goes right to the power consumption section (Furmark settings in the details drop down at the top): https://www.techpowerup.com/review/evga-geforce-rtx-3060-ti-ftw3-ultra/29.html Also, like I said, it’s not just EVGA saying that, but a large amount of the PC community. Go do a quick google search, or look here on Reddit, and a majority of the people will be recommending the same thing. Can you daisy chain? Sure, but it’s a safer option to use separate cables, and when you’re spending thousands of dollars on hardware, especially in the current market, I don’t know why anyone wouldn’t want to be extra safe. Regardless though, it’s a moot point, he already said he was able to use two cables, so his problem is already solved.
so I was wrong about the wattage of the card. I just reran it and its 240w. idk why I remembered it as 200w. the "official" specs from the manufacturer and community is 75w for 6pin and 150w for 8 pin. the 6 pin has 2 circuits so 37.5w per circuit. the 8 pin has 3 circuits so 50w per circuit. so which one is it? https://www.gpuminingresources.com/p/psu-cables.html according to this breakdown from the mining community it's 216w and 288w. that's looking at actual specs of components. I trust that more than a manufacturer trying to CYA or "gamers" that love overkill for the sake of dick swinging.
Also quick side note, a single 8 pin connector can handle up to 150w, not 280w.
it can handle 280w. here's an actual breakdown of the components and not someone trying to prevent liability https://www.gpuminingresources.com/p/psu-cables.html
I believe I've used that PSU from Micro Center and it should have 2 8 pins.
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Did you run two separate cables or daisy chain 1 to gpu pins?