can i use the l4p+s4p peripheral cable on psu to power graphics card

morton23

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hi i recently got myself a gtx 770 so when i fitted it i tidied the pc up abit sorted out my cable management and now when ever i do any 3d heavy stuff ive been getting power surges ( asus anti-surge is triggered to protect computer from unstable power supply) and im in the process of elimination what i think it mite be is i have only one 8pin pcie cable and the gtx 770 needs two 8 pins so i put a molex to 6 pin adapter and a 6 pin to 8 pin adapter on my l4p+s4p cable i think its the peripheral one can i do that or is this the reason why im getting power surges??any help would be most appreciated.

my system

gtx 770
i5 3450
powercool 750 modular 80 plus psu
p8z77-v lx motherboard
8 gb corsair vengeance
thankyou
 
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Looking at the specs of your PSU you should have 2 sets of cables coming from the PSU, The extra lead might be on the box?
 
i brought the psu off of av fourms second hand about a year ago and cant remember if i got it with the extra cable but i turnt the house upside down looking for it and cant find it is it not a good thing to use the l4p cable for gfxs card?
 
so you think i should just forget about the cable and jus get a corsair? i get into a game within the first 5 mins it restarts and i get message asus anti-surge is triggered to protect computer from unstable power supply strting to do my head in
 
Personally I would invest in a decent PSU 530 - 550w will be fine :)

As you mentioned Corsair, Thermaltake, XFX or Seasonic :)
 
RJC said:
Personally I would invest in a decent PSU 530 - 550w will be fine :)

As you mentioned Corsair, Thermaltake, XFX or Seasonic :)
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will do then hopefuly thats the problem
so you can use the peripheral cable to power a card then? i might need more then 550 because i have 8 fans in my comp 3 with leds.
 
Fans pull very little and the same with the LEDS, if you had Cold cathodes then I would say yes.

My spec (in sig) pulls 330w from the mains at full load and that has 6 fans and a water pump.
 
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