problem with 580 gtx gainward

[realBabelfish]

hi guys.

after many years of not playing PC games i decided to get back into it. currently i have been using my pc as a xbmc/kodi box so i installed a spare 560 i had laying around as it was quieter and supported hd audio better. shame its a bit crap for gaming.

i plugged in my 580 the other day and i get no display. can someone confirm the 6 and 8 pin power plugs?

all i can find is the splitter that goes from 2x 4pin from mobo into the GPU 6 pin but then i have the 4 pin plug empty. should i have another splitter around, saying going from 2xmolex to 4 pin? its been so long i cannot remember and the manual is a bit vague.

help please! funds are a bit tight at the mo so i would prefer not to have to splash any cash.

 

[ALXAndy]

hi guys.

after many years of not playing PC games i decided to get back into it. currently i have been using my pc as a xbmc/kodi box so i installed a spare 560 i had laying around as it was quieter and supported hd audio better. shame its a bit crap for gaming.

i plugged in my 580 the other day and i get no display. can someone confirm the 6 and 8 pin power plugs?

all i can find is the splitter that goes from 2x 4pin from mobo into the GPU 6 pin but then i have the 4 pin plug empty. should i have another splitter around, saying going from 2xmolex to 4 pin? its been so long i cannot remember and the manual is a bit vague.

help please! funds are a bit tight at the mo so i would prefer not to have to splash any cash.

Dear lord my poor, poor brain.

Mate that makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

 

[kazuya1337]

Why are you plugging a GPU cable into mobo and how?

 

[realBabelfish]

sorry haha. yeah that doesnt make much sense.

basically i have a 6 pin input in the GPU for power. my PSU has 2x4pin pci-e cables. i then plug those into a 6 pin adaptor which goes into the GPU. the thing is i still have another 4 pin socket on the GPU. i just want to know if there is another adaptor i need to use so i can plug something into that. the manual shows 2 pics, pci-e power splitter and molex power splitter, im just not sure if i have lost an adaptor somewhere.

the machine powers on but i get no display.

 

[PooKer]

I think pictures maybe helpful. From what it sounds like you've got PCI-e 6 pin plugged in already. But you need a 8 pin for the other socket on the GPU. sounds like you need a 2x4 pin to 1x8 pin adapter cable. If I'm understanding the "2x4pin" as a molex connectors.

If I've got this correct you want one of these:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-034-AK

That'll turn your 6 pin into an 8 pin.

Then the two Molex connectors can become a 6 pin on one of these cables:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-018-AK

You can get 2x4pin molex to 8 pin PCI-e but I cannot see any on OCUK and I'd rather see pictures and the name of the PSU before making anymore recommendations..

 

[ALXAndy]

From the sounds of it mate you desperately need a new, more up to date PSU.

'Cause from where I'm sitting it sounds like you're dancing with death

 

[realBabelfish]

it worked fine for a year or 2 with this gpu. i cant tell if the GPU is knackered or if i dont have enough power. i will have a look over weekend.

 

[realBabelfish]

ok. found a YT vid showing both of the 8pin and 6 pin need to be plugged in so i must have lost the 4x4pin to 6 pin adaptor. i will get one of those first as i had this working for a while with no problems. i just swapped out for a quieter card when i wasnt using it for games.

sorry for the confusion guys!