Connecting 8-pin graphics card to a supply with 6-pin connectors

Publicado: 20/02/2023 : 20:08 | Actualizado: 23/02/2023 : 15:33 |

I appeal to the collective wisdom to wait for an answer . I leave here the details and the pictures of the equipment, at the bottom is also the list of the rest of the components to see if someone can give me a hand. Any hints would be appreciated.(*)

(*) In the Spanish version of this post there are some useful comments from visitors.

is it possible and safe to connect a graphics card with an 8-pin connector to a power supply that has 4 6-pin connectors? If so, what is the best way to do it?

Don't wait for the answer to this post. It's just the information I need and haven't found, or haven't looked in the right place.

I started looking for a mid-range 6Gb graphics card, taking advantage of the fact that they have finally come down.

To replace the well-worn NVIDIA GTX 660 Ti 2Gb I've been using since 2012, which is already starting to show obvious signs of chronic fatigue, I chose an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Super 6GB GDDR6 (which I haven't bought yet). It fits the budget and the computer can still pull it to stretch two or three more years of decent graphics life.

All the relatively new 6Gb ones need 8-pin connectors and the connection to a 6-pin power supply is a recurring doubt.

Once I've rummaged and read through seven million forums, blogs and various websites, I think I understand the theory about the current that each power connector can deliver and what each graphics card needs, but I'm at a crossroads. I don't know what to do, so I haven't done anything.

On the one hand, NVIDIA says that adapters are a bad idea, it's risky and that the best thing to do is to replace the power supply and install another one with the native connectors, while others insist that it's OK to use adapters as long as the power supply meets the power needs of the graphics card.

I start looking for adapter cables and I get half crazy. There are a lot of them and some of the comments about the experience with them are worrying.