I have a new MSI 4070TI super and there is no warning in the manual that you cant just use a pig tailed 2 x 8 pin, so your advice to use 2 separate cables probably saved me from ruining something because that's exactly what i was going to do. Thank you so much.
omg tysm for the explanation of the daisy chained psu gpu power cables!! i was confused on what the pc part picker warning meant, you explained it so well!
If you know what you are doing and have a very good power supply, you can run it Pigtailed on a 550W power suply. i am doing this with 0 issues. (only do this when you know how much your setup pulls and know what you are doing) reason you can pigtail is that you only really need to use seperate cables if the card pulls more then 225w (the cables can actually withstand alot more) see the 4070 for example. that card is 200w and is running off a single 8x pin
Showing this hooked up in a couple of configs to an actual power supply would have been a ++++ 1. Showing two separate PS cables (no pigtails) going in the 12v cable adapter 2. Showing TWO PIGTAIL cables (not one) going into the the 4070 adapter and showing how NOT TO USE THE PIGTAIL end of either cable For the visually challenged. :)
You are an absolute savior! Thank you so much, I was having issues with my PSU and card and the reason was the detail regarding conecting the twin tail together.
Bro said respectfully after insulting my cheap ass LOL Thanks for the info, I was confused about the double 8-pin since it’s first my time using 40 GPU
Hey man nice video, and quick question: I have a 4070 super and I bought a different adapter cable to replace the nvidia adapter, and it has 24 pins to a 12vhpwr cable. Should I instead get a 16 pin adapter for the card or can I just plug in 2 6+2 cables in 2 of the 3 available plugs?
Are you sure about that and can you make a detailed video about it for me and showing me connecting it to the powersupply im planning to buy rtx 4070super but heard some things about 12hvpower connector burning and melting and also people saying that it will burn your house or something so now I'm confused can you help and guide me i don't know much about connecters :(
@Unknown7r i just got 4070 super haven't put it in my system yet, also make sure pcie 8 pin to 8 pin to psu and plug adapter into that dont use two 6x2 has to be separate cables
Just got a 4070 super and it came with said cable, no click but that is normal apparently, but there is an 1/8th on an inch gap from the factory card, ots getting power but monitors arent connecting, if i dont reply to this its because all i needed to do was uninstall my old cards drivers, if i do respond it will be a plea for help because i just spent $800 on something that doesnt work
Same. No click whatsoever. I just pushed it in all the way until the plastic hit the other plastic "wall" and couldn't go further in. All I can do and all I dare to do out of fear of ruining the cable by pushing too hard tbh.
@@AviusLthat's what I did. The amount of force required to actually make it go in all the way is kind of insane and as a result you can't completely blame user error when installing it. Seems like poor design. What was so wrong with the old 8 pin adapters that AMD still uses.
Just installed a 4070 super. Heard no click noise when connecting the power to the card. The connector appears to be firmly in place with no gaps however. I still feel a little nervous about the whole thing.
@@kr00tman Ha! That’s awesome. Please pass along my thanks to them. That mat has survived soda spills, cat claws, children, and my general disregard for model safety.
Are you saying that we can’t utilize a 8 Pin Female to 2X 8 Pin (6+2) Male PCI Y-Splitter for just the 4070 Super? And have another PCIE for just the riser?
@@tomcr I saw somewhere that you pig tail one of them to two of the three connectors, but the other one you use just one 8 pin and leave the pig tail unconnected
Apperently checking the connector for foreign debris Like plastics is best practice as well. The likelyhood of the cable going meltdown is apperently very small, but better Safe than sorry! Am about to get my card, am hyped.
I have a question, I actually do have a pretty good power supply I just lost the other pcie cables because I wasn’t aware of what pigtailing was so I was pigtailing my 6700xt for about a year, never ran into any problems except for coilwhine which I’m not sure if that was the reasoning of it. Well now I plan on upgrading to a 4070ti super but the problem is since I lost my other pcie cables I only have the pigtailed one. I ordered another cable on CableMod but it won’t arrive for a month because their facilities are down. Until then do you think it’ll be safe to run the pigtail on the 4070ti super for a little while or even a short amount of time can damage my pc? Also worth nothing my psu is a Coolermaster MWE 850 Gold V2
I mean if you undervolt it you could, I wouldn't, as I like to be better safe then sorry.What psu do you have maybe you can order cables directly from the maker?
This was confusing. Im not saying your instructions were bad. Maybe im just dumb. But for a beginner like me, it would have helpef if you just walked us through the entire thing. Even the psu plugs. Thank you for your efforts, however. I will try to figure it out using your video because no1 else seems to have an installation video.
@kr00tman the pigtail part. But this is only because im a complete beginner... or maybe even just slow. But i didnt know what u meant by the pigtail part. How the other end connects to psu. So i ended up just using a single 600w cable that came with my psu. But i would have liked to understand how that pigtail cable that came with the gpu was used.
I’m just really stupid, so my psu has (1) 8 pin connection. The cable I have connects to the psu which is the 8pin at the end of that cable I have (2) 6+2pin cables. Can I connect those (2) 6+2 pin cables in to the 4070 cable and be fine?
So two separate cables? If you mean you have two separate cables that each have pigtails on them, but you only use one 8 pin from both cables then yes, that is fine.
Please I need help, so.. I have a SilverStone 850r extreme sfx power supply and it only came with only one 8pin to two 6+2 pin (one of the is piggybacked off the other). What you are saying is I should NOT use that second one (that’s piggybacked) and I need to get another 8pin to 6+2 pin connector and that would work? I’m building my first pc atm and I am just quite confused!
Please help, I'm going to order an RTX 4070 super in the next couple of days or maybe even today. My questions is, I have a 1000w corsair PSU that I have had for sometime now, should I use 1 of my pigtail cables that I have had for ages while I was using my GTX 1060, or buy a new cable and use the cable that comes with the GPU for the separate pig tailing. I'm just worried that my old GPU cable/cables won't be able to handle the wattage for this new GPU. Any info would be very much appreciated as I'm a gentleman in his 50's and this stuff is confusing sometimes
If your Corsar psu has 2 8 pins then you should see if you can find the other 8 pin, the cable age shouldn't matter but if you are worried you can buy cable mod cables that work with Corsair psus
Hi, im getting a 4070s and I have 2 pcie cable, but 3 available pcie slots. the pcie cables i have are pigtailed, is it fine if i connect both of them but SEPERATLEY, for the adapter?
I don’t understand this. The TDP of the 4070 Super is 220 watts. The PCIE 12v cable of my PSU (with pigtail) is rated for 150 watts total. Plus 75 watts from the PCIE slot, that provides 225 watts. If I’m not planning on overclocking my GPU, shouldn’t it be perfectly fine to use the pigtail?
If you are using this guide then you don't fully understand how power on gpus works, so you should be better safe then sorry, never push the cables that hard imo
I originally ordered the ThermalTake GF1 750W PSU, but after being told it would be easier to get a PSU with a 12VHPWR I instead ordered the Corsair RM750e that comes with the 12VHPWR cable. Now seeing the adapter here for the 4070 SUPER, I have no idea how to set this up. Do I need an extension for the 12VHPWR? Is the wire from the Corsair PSU going to go directly into my GPU?
Yes, if you have a 12vhpwr (12-pin to 12-pin) you go directly from PSU to GPU. Allows you to go from an adaptor cable and two 8 pin cables (3 total) to just the one 12pin to 12pin vhpwr cable.
Hi, thank you for your videos. My Pure Power 11 700W CM only has one pigtailed 2x 6+2. Is it problematic if I plug both 6+2’s from the pigtail into the 12vhpwr adapter? I know that you say not to do it, but I’m wondering if the gpu will still run fine if I do so. Thank you in advance
@@kr00tman thank you for the reply. I’ve just ordered the cp6620 2x 6+2 cables from bequiet and I will connect them to the psu, and then connect one of the two into the adapter, along with my existing 2x 6+2 pigtail. Is this correct?
You need two separate cables from the psu only if the card consumes over 250w otherwise it s safe...I have a RTX 4070 with this adapter and only one cable with 2x8 pin from the psu and it s perfect it consumes around 200W also I have a 550W PSU but it s a quality one from Sseasonic so I m totally ok
so basically i had a rtx 3060ti before, which receives a 2x8 pin cable, and now i have the rtx 4070 super, can i just put these two cables i had connected on the previous gpu into the new one adapter ? like from 2x8 directly into the gpu to 2x8 into the adapter to 12pin? is this the correct usage?
but its gonna last for a long time man. i got a 2070 super from my big bro 2 years ago and im still playin on it. now im waiting for my 4070 super to be delivered and i cant wait to install it
Hello, my friend, good morning. I need to ask you a question. I bought a GALAX RTX 4070 TI SUPER SG, and when I installed the adapter, there was no CLICK. I applied a lot of force and didn't find any gap. My question is whether there should be a CLICK when attaching the adapter or not. THANK YOU.
So the 12VHPWR cable is known to fail under load, 4090 12v ports are melting. And it's always a good idea to use two separate 8 pin PCIe lanes if you can because depending on your motherboard the daisy chained solution could melt the cables or cause failures (if it's not a good brand name PSU) and it also depends on the GPU but I would be better safe than sorry.
@@stygiann I have 4070 super and 600w be quiet pure power 10 psu, in the GPU manual there was nothing suggesting using different cables, same as my previous rtx2080 which had similar power consumption... never got any issues in this config
@@HorseezTWB It's your particular case, maybe you were lucky with your unit but it's true that GPUs are failing due to the 12v cable and you can't deny the facts. I would recommend you to get a better PSU whenever you can
Could you please tell me if this will work with the following PSU : MPG A1000G PCIE5 ? Also, what would be the best way to plug, cause I see it has a 16 pin cable and 6x 6+2 cables ? TY
Sorry for the late response to any of these comments. Recently upgraded my 3060 12 gig to a 4070 super. Say if I got a atx 3.0 psu that comes with it’s own 12 power pin cable, can I just use that instead of the adaptor? It’s a 850 watt psu the 12 pin it comes with is rated up to 850 watts I went a little over with how much shit I have in my build from builds over
thanks for this video! quick question, I have an Alienware Aurora R12, and it has the OEM MSI 3070, for its power connectors it has 1x PCIe 8-pin. Im looking at getting this exact card you showed in the vid (4070 Super FE). Will the adapter it comes with be all that I need? If I understand correctly, the 12VHPR adapter has 2 x 8 pin connectors, so I plug in one of the 8 pin to my PCIe 8 pin but what happens to the other that is unused on the adapter? Any info would be very helpful. Thank you man!
@@kr00tman well I only read on Dell's website that its 1 PCIe 8 pin. What was odd is that Dell's 3060ti and 3080 use 2 x 8pin, but 3070 says its only 1....so I think the only way would be to open up the case and confirm. Just 1 more question, once opened, where would i check to see if there is another 8 pin and what would be the safest way to connect it to the 4070 Super?
@@EndoV2 Just look for the one that looks like the one in your GPU. It would just be chillin in the case somewhere. My R12 had two 8 pin connectors, even though the 3060 it came with only used one of them.
@@cheesesilk oh snap so you also have an Aurora r12 and upgraded to the 4070 super? You are the first person I’ve ran into that has a similar set up and upgraded their gpu. So i unplug the connector that is on my 3070, thrn all I do is use the included adapter that comes with the founders and plug and play, that’s it? So does anything go unused and just hang in the case? Any info wkulfk be very very helpful man, I’m about to order the 4070 super founders edition as it just fits in the R12 and uses the exact 220watts..,.not sure if I can wait for the 5000 series
I just bought a aero oc v2 4070 on Amazon. The gpu has a 8 pin not a 12 pin, and didn't come with an adapter. Sooo does that mean my regular single 6+2 would work?
The power supply I want to buy has a 12vhwpr to 2 6+2 pin cable, would it be okay to plug the 12 pin into the gpu and the other 2 8pin side into the PSU? The psu I want to get is the rm850e. thx
I did just that with my RM850e and RTX 4070 Super. It's been running fine for the past two months! In my opinion, if your PSU comes with a 12VHPWR cable, it's usually best to just use that directly while avoiding adaptors and such.
Pigtail cables was a thing back when Ether Mining was possible using RISERS. One end of the power cable would go into the GPU (less power hungry GPUS in the past) while the pigtail end could be extended into the riser power connection. If you did not do any ETH mining or don't know what a Riser board is no worries. But the author of this VID is right. Do not use a PIG TAIL Power cord to power this GPU. .
So do i get this new 12vhpwr cable included with gpu cuz i dont wanna buy a new supply just for it. I can just plug in this new 12vhpwr cable with my current psu?
Guys if your gpu is not turning on DO NOT listen to the guy about the pigtail. No hate to this dude or anything but since he was so vocal about this mistake I of course didn't do it but my gpu wouldn't turn on and fans wouldn't spin. It wasn't until I asked my friends I found out I had to pigtail the cable for it to work. I would probably still listen to his advice but if it dosen't work then this is why.
please help me man, I'm getting aggravated... i have an 850 psu (had to buy a new used one cause the one I had only had one PCI-E cable and for whatever reason those are difficult to just buy), my 4070 super is brand new. i already downloaded the drivers ( currently using a 1080ti but got newest for 4070S). everything else is running fine, but when i switch out the card, no display. this is maddening,,,
@@kr00tman yes, I got a whole new ( used ) psu just to get a second pci-e cable to plug them into the adapter ( instead of the one split cable Cards brand new Updated drivers Everything works right with the new psu and my old graphics ( 1080ti But switch in the 4070 super, no signal
Man,i can't figure out why this GPU is giving me 120 to 200 FPS on low intensive game like CS2. I5 10gen, 16GB ddr4 dual channel, 750psu ,Z490AC elites, Windows 11 on a new SSD. No bottleneck anywhere, bios updated too.
Got the 4070 Ti Super from Gigabyte. For the life of me, I can’t put that cable all the way to the end. Tried with both card in the case and out. No matter how hard i am pushing it, it won’t go to the end
@@jasonhackman5553I’ve ordered a new cable for it from corsair (sleeved 12vhpwr cable). Until that arrives, i am using it as it is right now. No any problems so far.
@@manvidaspalauskas4934 I found a reddit post with others that also did, same card. We all got Corsair adapters. Stupid that it adds 30 bucks to the cost.
This seem a lot more complicated than it has to be. I just got my 4080 super and I literally just used one of those 700W cables. 1 connector to the gpu and 1 to the psu. That's it. Done.
@@devhxpg that's what I figured after more research I found that you can do it with 225 watts or less and 4070 is only 200 watts. I recently put an aftermarket extension cable in to clean up the look and found out I had two separate pcie cables. Each are pigtailed but I plugged into the non pigtailed end on each just because I can lol. Good to know if I upgrade to a more power hungry card too!
Like I said before, if you are a new PC builder or are un sure better safe then sorry... I stand by that, also a 700 watt PSU doesn't cost much more then a 650 watt. It's not like I'm telling you to buy a 1000 watt platinum efficiency psu
Not sure why an adapter would hold you back from buying an excellent GPU which is amazing performance considering the price. It's not too complicated, two separate 8-pin cables connect to the adapter which then connects to the GPU.
You dont ACTUALLY need a 700 watt PSU. Thats just Nvidia expecting people to have $500 CPUs that use over 200 watts with a 4070. As long as you have a slightly older, less power hungry CPU, 650 Watts or even lower is more than fine. If you dont believe me, theres full showcases of this card that show it working at almost 100% utilization using less than 220 watts. On older games, this card is as efficient-- if not more efficient-- than even an RTX 3060.
This video is for people who don't know what they are doing, and when it comes to expensive pc parts, when in doubt overcompensate. If you know enough to know you can use a lower watt psu then recommended, this guide isnt for you.
This is exactly what I needed, and I couldnt find any other guide that was as clear as this! Thankyou!
I have a new MSI 4070TI super and there is no warning in the manual that you cant just use a pig tailed 2 x 8 pin, so your advice to use 2 separate cables probably saved me from ruining something because that's exactly what i was going to do. Thank you so much.
Weird. I just got an ASUS 4070 super and in it's two page manual, one was entirely dedicated to warn the user to not use the same cable haha
im glad I could help!!!!
omg tysm for the explanation of the daisy chained psu gpu power cables!! i was confused on what the pc part picker warning meant, you explained it so well!
If you know what you are doing and have a very good power supply, you can run it Pigtailed on a 550W power suply. i am doing this with 0 issues. (only do this when you know how much your setup pulls and know what you are doing)
reason you can pigtail is that you only really need to use seperate cables if the card pulls more then 225w (the cables can actually withstand alot more)
see the 4070 for example. that card is 200w and is running off a single 8x pin
But if you are watching this video then you don't know what your doing which is why I tell people to run it the way I do
So we can use the pigtails than, because couple ppl i know does that and says it dont makes sense to bot use the pigtail. But like i said im no expert
Showing this hooked up in a couple of configs to an actual power supply would have been a ++++
1. Showing two separate PS cables (no pigtails) going in the 12v cable adapter
2. Showing TWO PIGTAIL cables (not one) going into the the 4070 adapter and showing how NOT TO USE THE PIGTAIL end of either cable
For the visually challenged. :)
You are gonna hear it click, You ready? Haha!! love it!
Thank you!!
Allways talk to people as if they are the kind of person sitting alone in a car with a medical mask on! 😅
You are an absolute savior! Thank you so much, I was having issues with my PSU and card and the reason was the detail regarding conecting the twin tail together.
Same just ordered the corsair PSU 600W PCIe 5.0 cable for my corsair gpu since i didnt have a second cable and wanted to go the safe route lol
I was looking for this for hours now! Thank you so much for sharing. Absolutely subbed. Keep up the good work ❤
@@plumbastic thank you!
Thanks, this helped me out!
Bro said respectfully after insulting my cheap ass LOL
Thanks for the info, I was confused about the double 8-pin since it’s first my time using 40 GPU
@@MA-xv3zq hahahaha I tried
Hey man nice video, and quick question: I have a 4070 super and I bought a different adapter cable to replace the nvidia adapter, and it has 24 pins to a 12vhpwr cable. Should I instead get a 16 pin adapter for the card or can I just plug in 2 6+2 cables in 2 of the 3 available plugs?
this is a 220w gpu, you can definitely run it comfortably with a 600w psu
Sure, but for people who are new to PC building or are not sure always best to be safe then sorry
If they got a 13700k or some crap you dont wanna stress your psu @@kr00tman
Im running mine with a 500W
Jus put mine in & i have 600w gold psu runs fine
Either this or juz follow the recommended requirement 650
Are you sure about that and can you make a detailed video about it for me and showing me connecting it to the powersupply im planning to buy rtx 4070super but heard some things about 12hvpower connector burning and melting and also people saying that it will burn your house or something so now I'm confused can you help and guide me i don't know much about connecters :(
Just dont bend it much and make sure its fully plugged in
@@nttinvis Alr bro thanks for the advice
@Unknown7r i just got 4070 super haven't put it in my system yet, also make sure pcie 8 pin to 8 pin to psu and plug adapter into that dont use two 6x2 has to be separate cables
@@nttinvis ok bro
People that had problems , just don’t know how to plug a cable
Thank you very much!
You're welcome!
Just got a 4070 super and it came with said cable, no click but that is normal apparently, but there is an 1/8th on an inch gap from the factory card, ots getting power but monitors arent connecting, if i dont reply to this its because all i needed to do was uninstall my old cards drivers, if i do respond it will be a plea for help because i just spent $800 on something that doesnt work
Monitors still won't connect after doing such wondering if the card is grounding out
the gap is not good you should try reinstalling it or returning it, look inside the cable to make sure the pins are not bent
i dunno how common this issue is but i'm finding it incredibly difficult to get the 12 pin adapter to actually go in properly and click.
Same
Same. No click whatsoever. I just pushed it in all the way until the plastic hit the other plastic "wall" and couldn't go further in. All I can do and all I dare to do out of fear of ruining the cable by pushing too hard tbh.
@@AviusLthat's what I did. The amount of force required to actually make it go in all the way is kind of insane and as a result you can't completely blame user error when installing it. Seems like poor design. What was so wrong with the old 8 pin adapters that AMD still uses.
good thing I bought the Seasonic focus gx750... just enough for this card
Just installed a 4070 super. Heard no click noise when connecting the power to the card. The connector appears to be firmly in place with no gaps however. I still feel a little nervous about the whole thing.
Trust your gut
PCIE is 150w cables. PSU EPS is 300w each. Know your PSU. Can pigtail none PCIE for 4080/90.
I don't advise pigtailing ever
@@kr00tman its from mixing old PCIE as not good is all.
You can use 6+2 =8 pin, these are fine. Just make sure it is a separate cable running from the PSU for each connector.
^^^
Ok thank god. So i can use the pig tail but just not plug in the other connector. Thank you so much! I thought I'd have to order another cable.
I have that exact same battle mat! *40K fist-bump*
Yasss!!!!!!!!!! I'm friends with the guys who made it too!
@@kr00tman Ha! That’s awesome. Please pass along my thanks to them. That mat has survived soda spills, cat claws, children, and my general disregard for model safety.
Great video thanks
Np, please sub and like if it helped you!!
Are you saying that we can’t utilize a 8 Pin Female to 2X 8 Pin (6+2) Male PCI Y-Splitter for just the 4070 Super? And have another PCIE for just the riser?
That is exactly what I am saying
Been running my 3080 ti like this
I have 2 PCie cables from the PSU, one is pig tailed, my 70ti super came with a 1to3x 8 pin adapter. Can I use the pig tail for the 3rd slot?
have you figured it out yet? i have the same problem @tomcr
@@skepsisa Didn't wanna risk it, Just bought a custom, long 3 pcie (psu) to 1 of the 12VHPWR cables 25 squid on amazon
@@tomcr I saw somewhere that you pig tail one of them to two of the three connectors, but the other one you use just one 8 pin and leave the pig tail unconnected
Apperently checking the connector for foreign debris Like plastics is best practice as well. The likelyhood of the cable going meltdown is apperently very small, but better Safe than sorry!
Am about to get my card, am hyped.
great point!!!!
I have a question, I actually do have a pretty good power supply I just lost the other pcie cables because I wasn’t aware of what pigtailing was so I was pigtailing my 6700xt for about a year, never ran into any problems except for coilwhine which I’m not sure if that was the reasoning of it. Well now I plan on upgrading to a 4070ti super but the problem is since I lost my other pcie cables I only have the pigtailed one. I ordered another cable on CableMod but it won’t arrive for a month because their facilities are down. Until then do you think it’ll be safe to run the pigtail on the 4070ti super for a little while or even a short amount of time can damage my pc? Also worth nothing my psu is a Coolermaster MWE 850 Gold V2
I mean if you undervolt it you could, I wouldn't, as I like to be better safe then sorry.What psu do you have maybe you can order cables directly from the maker?
I have a Coolermaster MWE 850 Gold V2, reached out to them and they told me no then proceeded to redirect me to cable mod
This was confusing. Im not saying your instructions were bad. Maybe im just dumb. But for a beginner like me, it would have helpef if you just walked us through the entire thing. Even the psu plugs. Thank you for your efforts, however. I will try to figure it out using your video because no1 else seems to have an installation video.
thank you for the feedback, take alook at my other install guides, they are all basically the same thing. What did you not feel like I explained well?
@kr00tman the pigtail part. But this is only because im a complete beginner... or maybe even just slow. But i didnt know what u meant by the pigtail part. How the other end connects to psu. So i ended up just using a single 600w cable that came with my psu. But i would have liked to understand how that pigtail cable that came with the gpu was used.
I’m just really stupid, so my psu has (1) 8 pin connection. The cable I have connects to the psu which is the 8pin at the end of that cable I have (2) 6+2pin cables. Can I connect those (2) 6+2 pin cables in to the 4070 cable and be fine?
I don’t think it will work, might even hurt you pc. You probably have to upgrade psu
Can I use 2 pig tailed cables, but one pigtailed cable for each of the adapter slots (and not plugging in the other 2 of the pigtails)?
So two separate cables? If you mean you have two separate cables that each have pigtails on them, but you only use one 8 pin from both cables then yes, that is fine.
@@xesxxx yes, thank you (it was kind of hard to explain haha)
Thank you!
Your welcome! Don't forget to sub!
hmm, brand new ASUS 4070 super, cable has NO HOOK on bendy tab to latch and CLICK with, also, it will not fully seat, wtf...
send it back and order another one
I bought a 4070 super and my pc wont boot up but when i put my old gpu in it works just fine..
Please I need help, so.. I have a SilverStone 850r extreme sfx power supply and it only came with only one 8pin to two 6+2 pin (one of the is piggybacked off the other). What you are saying is I should NOT use that second one (that’s piggybacked) and I need to get another 8pin to 6+2 pin connector and that would work? I’m building my first pc atm and I am just quite confused!
if you can, return the psu. I can link one you should get if that helps
Would like the link please
For reference I am building in the fractal terra (ITX) and I got this specific psu for the size it was cause the case is only 7 liters
So basically, install another cpu/pcie power cable into psu and have 2 separate pigtail cables going to the gpu ?
Thank you
Please help, I'm going to order an RTX 4070 super in the next couple of days or maybe even today. My questions is, I have a 1000w corsair PSU that I have had for sometime now, should I use 1 of my pigtail cables that I have had for ages while I was using my GTX 1060, or buy a new cable and use the cable that comes with the GPU for the separate pig tailing. I'm just worried that my old GPU cable/cables won't be able to handle the wattage for this new GPU. Any info would be very much appreciated as I'm a gentleman in his 50's and this stuff is confusing sometimes
If your Corsar psu has 2 8 pins then you should see if you can find the other 8 pin, the cable age shouldn't matter but if you are worried you can buy cable mod cables that work with Corsair psus
@@kr00tman Aww cheers, yeah my PSU has got 3 8 pin slots in it
Hi, im getting a 4070s and I have 2 pcie cable, but 3 available pcie slots. the pcie cables i have are pigtailed, is it fine if i connect both of them but SEPERATLEY, for the adapter?
I don’t understand this. The TDP of the 4070 Super is 220 watts. The PCIE 12v cable of my PSU (with pigtail) is rated for 150 watts total. Plus 75 watts from the PCIE slot, that provides 225 watts. If I’m not planning on overclocking my GPU, shouldn’t it be perfectly fine to use the pigtail?
If you are using this guide then you don't fully understand how power on gpus works, so you should be better safe then sorry, never push the cables that hard imo
700W? With GPU taking 220W in peak? What you plan to do with 500W left? Are you going to plug Electric kettle into your PC?
Better safe then sorry, if people are watching this guide they don't know what they are doing so I am taking that into consideration
I originally ordered the ThermalTake GF1 750W PSU, but after being told it would be easier to get a PSU with a 12VHPWR I instead ordered the Corsair RM750e that comes with the 12VHPWR cable.
Now seeing the adapter here for the 4070 SUPER, I have no idea how to set this up. Do I need an extension for the 12VHPWR? Is the wire from the Corsair PSU going to go directly into my GPU?
Yes, if you have a 12vhpwr (12-pin to 12-pin) you go directly from PSU to GPU. Allows you to go from an adaptor cable and two 8 pin cables (3 total) to just the one 12pin to 12pin vhpwr cable.
Hi, thank you for your videos. My Pure Power 11 700W CM only has one pigtailed 2x 6+2. Is it problematic if I plug both 6+2’s from the pigtail into the 12vhpwr adapter? I know that you say not to do it, but I’m wondering if the gpu will still run fine if I do so. Thank you in advance
@@ume-f5j yes
@@kr00tman thank you for the reply. I’ve just ordered the cp6620 2x 6+2 cables from bequiet and I will connect them to the psu, and then connect one of the two into the adapter, along with my existing 2x 6+2 pigtail. Is this correct?
Actually I had a nice cable with my power unit. I changed to it. Anyway, take care!
You need two separate cables from the psu only if the card consumes over 250w otherwise it s safe...I have a RTX 4070 with this adapter and only one cable with 2x8 pin from the psu and it s perfect it consumes around 200W also I have a 550W PSU but it s a quality one from Sseasonic so I m totally ok
I don’t have extra PCIU cables, I have the G5 1000 PSU I’m hoping that pigtail cables won’t just destroy my GPU until I find the right cable
I would recommend a new psu
For the cables I have a lian Li 12VHPWR to 3x8 pin cable will this still work?
do i pigtail or not? i have msi mag a850gl. btw can i use this extensions for 4070 super? Lian Li Strimer Plus ARGB V2 16-8 VGA power cable PW16-8PV2
Thanks Bro
Any time
so basically i had a rtx 3060ti before, which receives a 2x8 pin cable, and now i have the rtx 4070 super, can i just put these two cables i had connected on the previous gpu into the new one adapter ? like from 2x8 directly into the gpu to 2x8 into the adapter to 12pin? is this the correct usage?
Yes
My PSU has a dedicated 600W cable input. NZXT 1200w Gold
I was thinking about to buy 4070 super and I'm in a very tight budget. But now I have to buy new power supply too. ☠️☠️
but its gonna last for a long time man. i got a 2070 super from my big bro 2 years ago and im still playin on it. now im waiting for my 4070 super to be delivered and i cant wait to install it
Hello, my friend, good morning. I need to ask you a question. I bought a GALAX RTX 4070 TI SUPER SG, and when I installed the adapter, there was no CLICK. I applied a lot of force and didn't find any gap. My question is whether there should be a CLICK when attaching the adapter or not. THANK YOU.
Im not 100% but I think sometimes depending on the card there isn't much of a click noise
@@sinnistar99 Thanks man.
Awesome!!! Inatructions
I try soo hard to blug the adapter into the GPU but it just doesn't work. There is no click and it also isn't in all the way
Nope, look at the pins in the plug to make sure they are not bent
What if I can’t push the cable further?
What's exact reason for this? I tried both configuration and there's no difference, except in benchmark I got few points more on a single cable....
So the 12VHPWR cable is known to fail under load, 4090 12v ports are melting. And it's always a good idea to use two separate 8 pin PCIe lanes if you can because depending on your motherboard the daisy chained solution could melt the cables or cause failures (if it's not a good brand name PSU) and it also depends on the GPU but I would be better safe than sorry.
@@stygiann I have 4070 super and 600w be quiet pure power 10 psu, in the GPU manual there was nothing suggesting using different cables, same as my previous rtx2080 which had similar power consumption... never got any issues in this config
@@HorseezTWB It's your particular case, maybe you were lucky with your unit but it's true that GPUs are failing due to the 12v cable and you can't deny the facts. I would recommend you to get a better PSU whenever you can
Could you please tell me if this will work with the following PSU : MPG A1000G PCIE5 ? Also, what would be the best way to plug, cause I see it has a 16 pin cable and 6x 6+2 cables ? TY
Use the 12hpwr cable and yes that PSU will work just fine
So you need 2 separate Psu cables then?
Yes
Sorry for the late response to any of these comments. Recently upgraded my 3060 12 gig to a 4070 super. Say if I got a atx 3.0 psu that comes with it’s own 12 power pin cable, can I just use that instead of the adaptor? It’s a 850 watt psu the 12 pin it comes with is rated up to 850 watts I went a little over with how much shit I have in my build from builds over
Yea your good
thanks for this video! quick question, I have an Alienware Aurora R12, and it has the OEM MSI 3070, for its power connectors it has 1x PCIe 8-pin. Im looking at getting this exact card you showed in the vid (4070 Super FE). Will the adapter it comes with be all that I need? If I understand correctly, the 12VHPR adapter has 2 x 8 pin connectors, so I plug in one of the 8 pin to my PCIe 8 pin but what happens to the other that is unused on the adapter? Any info would be very helpful. Thank you man!
you need to see if del can send you another 8 pin, you don't want to run this gpu off 1 8 pin, its not safe IMO
@@kr00tman well I only read on Dell's website that its 1 PCIe 8 pin. What was odd is that Dell's 3060ti and 3080 use 2 x 8pin, but 3070 says its only 1....so I think the only way would be to open up the case and confirm. Just 1 more question, once opened, where would i check to see if there is another 8 pin and what would be the safest way to connect it to the 4070 Super?
@@EndoV2 Just look for the one that looks like the one in your GPU. It would just be chillin in the case somewhere. My R12 had two 8 pin connectors, even though the 3060 it came with only used one of them.
@@cheesesilk oh snap so you also have an Aurora r12 and upgraded to the 4070 super? You are the first person I’ve ran into that has a similar set up and upgraded their gpu. So i unplug the connector that is on my 3070, thrn all I do is use the included adapter that comes with the founders and plug and play, that’s it? So does anything go unused and just hang in the case? Any info wkulfk be very very helpful man, I’m about to order the 4070 super founders edition as it just fits in the R12 and uses the exact 220watts..,.not sure if I can wait for the 5000 series
I just bought a aero oc v2 4070 on Amazon.
The gpu has a 8 pin not a 12 pin, and didn't come with an adapter. Sooo does that mean my regular single 6+2 would work?
@@Esfyxian yes
@@kr00tman Fast reply! Thank you my man 👍
Currently building a pc and I recently bought a Corsair 750e. It has 12vhpwr pin cable. It that ok to use for 4070super ?
yup, I have one of those on my test bench works with all 40 series gpus
why 700w PS for 200w card?
People tend to underestimate their PSU.
The power supply I want to buy has a 12vhwpr to 2 6+2 pin cable, would it be okay to plug the 12 pin into the gpu and the other 2 8pin side into the PSU? The psu I want to get is the rm850e. thx
I did just that with my RM850e and RTX 4070 Super. It's been running fine for the past two months!
In my opinion, if your PSU comes with a 12VHPWR cable, it's usually best to just use that directly while avoiding adaptors and such.
Can I use 6+2 pin as an 8 pin ? Btw great video
Same thing, and thank you, please don't forget to like and sun!
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Why do power supplies have the dual end if you can't actually use it?
Pigtail cables was a thing back when Ether Mining was possible using RISERS. One end of the power cable would go into the GPU (less power hungry GPUS in the past) while the pigtail end could be extended into the riser power connection. If you did not do any ETH mining or don't know what a Riser board is no worries. But the author of this VID is right. Do not use a PIG TAIL Power cord to power this GPU. .
mine has been fine so far with a 650w psu
I only have 1 cable
So do i get this new 12vhpwr cable included with gpu cuz i dont wanna buy a new supply just for it. I can just plug in this new 12vhpwr cable with my current psu?
No don’t plug the adapter to your PSU, the psu side of the connector is not universal, it might actually catch oh fire
The adapter connect to GPU then the PSU into the adapter
Guys if your gpu is not turning on DO NOT listen to the guy about the pigtail. No hate to this dude or anything but since he was so vocal about this mistake I of course didn't do it but my gpu wouldn't turn on and fans wouldn't spin. It wasn't until I asked my friends I found out I had to pigtail the cable for it to work. I would probably still listen to his advice but if it dosen't work then this is why.
What power supply are you using?
Thanks
No problem
What is a pig tail cable?
please help me man, I'm getting aggravated... i have an 850 psu (had to buy a new used one cause the one I had only had one PCI-E cable and for whatever reason those are difficult to just buy), my 4070 super is brand new. i already downloaded the drivers ( currently using a 1080ti but got newest for 4070S). everything else is running fine, but when i switch out the card, no display. this is maddening,,,
Is the GPU plugged in with 2 cables?
@@kr00tman yes, I got a whole new ( used ) psu just to get a second pci-e cable to plug them into the adapter ( instead of the one split cable
Cards brand new
Updated drivers
Everything works right with the new psu and my old graphics ( 1080ti
But switch in the 4070 super, no signal
I only have 1 cable 😢
I have 750watt - mpe-7501-acabw, do i need a new psu? I dont think i can a add a cable
nah, even 600w is enough
will a 650 watt power supply work?
as llong as it has 2 8 pins
Man,i can't figure out why this GPU is giving me 120 to 200 FPS on low intensive game like CS2. I5 10gen, 16GB ddr4 dual channel, 750psu ,Z490AC elites, Windows 11 on a new SSD. No bottleneck anywhere, bios updated too.
you need 32 gb ram
So i dont have a modular supply what exactly do i do?
You should get a new one
@kr00tman yea I want to get a corsair rm850 gold would that be good?
@@PumpkinManiacReal if it has 700W its good man. 600W is also fine but going lower might be critical
@@trackz2cold I grabbed a modular 850 gold
Got the 4070 Ti Super from Gigabyte. For the life of me, I can’t put that cable all the way to the end. Tried with both card in the case and out. No matter how hard i am pushing it, it won’t go to the end
Im having the same issue with the same model right now. Did you solve it?
@@jasonhackman5553I’ve ordered a new cable for it from corsair (sleeved 12vhpwr cable). Until that arrives, i am using it as it is right now. No any problems so far.
Lol, have same issue with 4070 super also from Gigabyte
@@manvidaspalauskas4934 I found a reddit post with others that also did, same card. We all got Corsair adapters. Stupid that it adds 30 bucks to the cost.
Same, also rtx 4070 super aero
2x 6+2pin will be good for 4070 super? (Psu 700w)
I'm wondering the same thing. I'm using a Corsair rm850x and it has cables that bunny ears 6+2 dual pins, for a total of 4 plugs, 16 pins
@@fitzr0551 Did you ever find out?
This seem a lot more complicated than it has to be.
I just got my 4080 super and I literally just used one of those 700W cables. 1 connector to the gpu and 1 to the psu. That's it. Done.
Yup but not everyone wants to use those cables
@@kr00tman Why not? Is there a downside to them? Sorry for asking, very new to pc building :)
My pigtail is plugged into my 4070 and its fine. The hell is the point of them pigtailing if you cant use it lol?
I've had mine plugged in like that for the last year
4070 or 4070 Super?
@@devhxpg 4070 non super
@@calebs2crazy You don't have/need a 12vpwr adapter in that case so you can use the pigtail.
@@devhxpg that's what I figured after more research I found that you can do it with 225 watts or less and 4070 is only 200 watts. I recently put an aftermarket extension cable in to clean up the look and found out I had two separate pcie cables. Each are pigtailed but I plugged into the non pigtailed end on each just because I can lol. Good to know if I upgrade to a more power hungry card too!
why the fuck did they complicate this.
Hey, I have a 600-watt psu without pigtail 8 pins connectors. Should I upgrade my psu?
Gracias
Do you need 2 psu cables or can you use 1
2
@@kr00tman then I think I got it right I also don’t know the card is hot even if don’t play anything it feels hot hope that’s normal
700 watt for a 200W max load GPU? That sounds like some insane i9 intel cpu
Like I said before, if you are a new PC builder or are un sure better safe then sorry... I stand by that, also a 700 watt PSU doesn't cost much more then a 650 watt. It's not like I'm telling you to buy a 1000 watt platinum efficiency psu
Definitely sounds like overkill. I'm at 459W with a 650w power supply and i5.
@@exurosanctus Yeah same. 650w is fine especially with i5.
This information is inaccurate. A 8-pin PCIe Splitter is rated to less than or EQUAL to 288W. A 4070S can draw a maximum rated draw of 220W.
I prefer to be better safe then sorry with my guides, most people who use these guides don't understand those limits
@@kr00tman Fair enough. Any 40s series over the 4070s will need 2 separate 8pin cables so might as well.
@@TRalstoon exactly
Hello, is it okay to use the one with a 4 +2 pin?
Nope
@kr00tman sorry my mistake, the ones that are 6 pin + 2
Yes they are fine as long as it’s a separate cable
ya just gonna hire someone.........
That's why alot of my friends have me build their PCs lol
I did this then when I open a game I get 4 frames. Help 😂
I have a custom sleeved 12 pin cable but it splits into 4 8 pin instead of 2. Is this safe to use?
like a 4090 cable? IT SHOULD be fine to use
so i have to use 2 ple 8 pin (6+2) but different cable right?
Good advice.
Thank you
I use 2 x (6+2) pcie with my 550w Seasonic Gold .. 😂
It’s god ?
@@RA_MBO sure.. still working perfect..
@@AsepOfficial08 I have 650 and one cable comes from 6+2 as well as 6+2 does it work
is this for regards? lol
What is this stupid shit, lol. No way i am buying gpu with this stupid connector, keep it!
Not sure why an adapter would hold you back from buying an excellent GPU which is amazing performance considering the price. It's not too complicated, two separate 8-pin cables connect to the adapter which then connects to the GPU.
@@Ziev217 I won't buy a connector that has few controversies. PCIE is already great the way it is.
You dont ACTUALLY need a 700 watt PSU. Thats just Nvidia expecting people to have $500 CPUs that use over 200 watts with a 4070. As long as you have a slightly older, less power hungry CPU, 650 Watts or even lower is more than fine.
If you dont believe me, theres full showcases of this card that show it working at almost 100% utilization using less than 220 watts. On older games, this card is as efficient-- if not more efficient-- than even an RTX 3060.
This video is for people who don't know what they are doing, and when it comes to expensive pc parts, when in doubt overcompensate. If you know enough to know you can use a lower watt psu then recommended, this guide isnt for you.