PSU Help!

[N1TR1X]

Hi folks,

I have a Corsair CX750M PSU and I currently power a GTX 970 from the 6+2 PCIE socket on the PSU. The GTX 970 takes an 8 pin and 6 pin power input.

http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/cx-series-cx750m-750-watt-80-plus-bronze-certified-modular-atx-psu-na

I am looking to add a second card. Am I able to power this off the 4+4 CPU slot seen in the image below? The pinouts on the PSU for the PCIE and CPU sockets looks exactly the same.

http://www.corsair.com/~/media/corsair/product-images/psu/cxm-2015/large/cx750-850m_01.png

** Do Not Hotlink images please **

Thanks in advance!

Edit: My bad on hotlinking

 

[N1TR1X]

Although they might look the same, they're not! The plug might look the same but the actual wires may carry a different voltage/current. To power a graphics card, you need a PCI-E power connector - either a 6 pin or a 6+2 pin. The CX750 comes with 4 PCI-E connectors, so you should have them spare.

Thanks Borealis. I unfortunately don't have any spare cables after moving house recently

The GTX 970 has a 6+2 in and a 6 in as supplementary power. This is powered off the single 6+2 output on the PSU so I am a little confused how I can power a secondary card.

Do I then have to get a 6 to 6+2 cable and a 6 to 6 cable to power a second card, thus using 2x6pin PCIE outputs on the PSU?