SLI installation issues

[Mackey18]

High guys, this is my rig:

YOUR BASKET
1 x Gainward GeForce GTX 570 1280MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £254.99
1 x Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £159.98
1 x MSI P67A-GD53 Intel P67 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard ** B3 REVISION ** £107.99
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Bundle - Home Premium 64 Bit £68.40
1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB SATA 6Gb/s 16MB Cache - OEM (WD5000AAKX) £32.99
1 x Antec TruePower New Modular 650W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £65.99
1 x Corsair XMS3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX8GX3M2A1600C9) £57.59
1 x LG CH10LS20 10x BluRay-ROM / 16x DVD±RW Drive - Black (Retail) £52.99
1 x Cooler Master Elite 430 Windowed Case - Black £37.99
Total : £853.91 (includes shipping : £12.50).



Plus another MSI GTX570.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-112-MS&groupid=701&catid=1914&subcat=1010

Now here's the issues:
- There's only 2 6pin power cables coming from the PSU. However my current GPU needs both of these. I got some weird adapters with my new GPU: 2x 4 pins going to a 6 pin, and I've got two of them. Don't know what to do with them.

- If I have the new GPU in, the HD Audio wire from the case to the mono won't reach.

Anyway I don't know what to do.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Regards,
Mike

 

[RJC]

The PSU has 2 x 6 pin and 2 x 8 (6 + 2) pin connections, theses are modular so would need to find these out, you use these to power the gpus rather than the supplied moles to PCI-E adapters.

Is it possible to route the cable under the gpu anyway?

 

[Mackey18]

Hi, thanks for the reply.

I'm something of a dummy, could you perhaps explain in more simplistic terminology? The 2 PCI-e power cables (6pin) are being used up by the original GPU, I can't really see a way of powering the second though.

I put the HD audio cable under the GPUs and it worked like a dream. Cheers, don't know why I didn't think of that.

Regards,
Mike

 

[Surveyor]

The PSU is semi-modular with some cables permanently attached and some you attach as you need them.

There are two PCI-E power connectors permanently attached (I think both on the same cable) and I assume these are the ones you're using now.

You should have a spare cable which plugs into one of the red sockets on the PSU and this has another 2 PCI-E power connectors.

 

[Mackey18]

Cheers Surveyor. When I get the chance I'll have a look and see if I can find these spare cables.

Thanks again,
Mike

 

[Mackey18]

Hi guys,

I found the red plug, but there definitely isn't any other PCI-e power thingies (6-pin). I'll have a look in the PSU box and see if I can find anything. Should I resort to the adapters that came with the GPU? If you don't know which ones I mean then I can post a screenshot.

Cheers guys.

 

[Mackey18]

Thanks everyone, I found the missing cable in the PSU box and all is working.

Regards,
Mike