Help installing new Graphics Card (Zotac 1070 Amp Extreme Edition) - EDIT: DONE!

Bruno Batista

Hi there

Pulled the plug on a new graphics card, but running into a few problems.

First, this thing is MASSIVE!
It fits on my Fractal R4 box but had to remove one of the HDD cases.

My motherboard is a MSI 970A-G43 and the Sata connectors stick out of it upright, making so that the card can't connect to the slot.

Went to Maplins where I was recommended two solutions, either a super slim sata cable and a sata cable extension or a sata cable with a right /left angle.

The one with the angle was still too big , the super slim one works BUT the extension cable feels flimsy and it feels like it could come apart by itself.

Screw it, it's in now and we're sorted, yeah?

Shows how much of a noob I am.
The card came with two 8 to 6 pins PCI adapter for the power unit but they aren't long enough to reach the psu.
Is this a normal thing or am I doing something wrong?
Do I just need to go and buy longer cables?

And is there anywhere in Dublin City centre that would be better than Maplins for this?

Thanks for any help!

Cuddlesworth

Whats the PSU?

Bruno Batista

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Whats the PSU?

A Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold.

wotzgoingon

The PSU usually has PCIe connections for GPU's. I don't know if yours does as I do not know what every PSU come with.

Cuddlesworth

Bruno Batista wrote: »

A Seasonic G series 550w '80 Plus Gold.

Comes with two 8 pin PCI express cables to connect between the PSU and graphics card.

Also your motherboard has 6 Sata headers, 4 of which face away from the card. Are you using all 6?

Bruno Batista

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Comes with two 8 pin PCI express cables to connect between the PSU and graphics card.

Also your motherboard has 6 Sata headers, 4 of which face away from the card. Are you using all 6?

DOH!

Mate of mine put the computer together for me so it didn't even occur to me to look for an alternative to plug in the Sata cables, just assumed that where they were was where they HAD to be!
Yeah, see them now, that should sort one problem, thanks!

As for the PCI express cables, please see attached picture:


The cables don't seem to be long enough to extend to the PSU, but I might be missing something really obvious here!

Thanks

TerrorFirmer

The PSU has it's own PCI-E power cables. What you have pluged in are adaptors to convert 6 pin to 8 pin for supplies that don't have the necessary cables. Even in your picture I can see an 8-pin pci-e cable hanging to the left which has loads of length to reach the card without those adaptors. Your PSU should have two of those so there should be no need for those adaptors at all.

Bruno Batista

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

The PSU has it's own PCI-E power cables. What you have pluged in are adaptors to convert 6 pin to 8 pin for supplies that don't have the necessary cables. Even in your picture I can see an 8-pin pci-e cable hanging to the left which has loads of length to reach the card without those adaptors. Your PSU should have two of those so there should be no need for those adaptors at all.

Yeah, that was the one that was powering the old graphics card. I only have the one attached but maybe I'll have another one in my box of unused cables..

TerrorFirmer

Yup, you should. Those adaptors aren't applicable in your case. They're designed for older PSU's that might have the six pin but not eight pin. What you want is two of those eight pins, as shown in the left side of that picture, just plugged into the card.

If you cannot find the second cable, there are also dual molex to 8 pin adaptors that you could use, they look like this.

Bruno Batista

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!

All done, and I have the 1070 installed!
I'm a dumbass but you guys saved me!

Now to find things to test this properly, haha!

K.O.Kiki

Bruno Batista wrote: »

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH!

All done, and I have the 1070 installed!
I'm a dumbass but you guys saved me!

Now to find things to test this properly, haha!

Crysis

Icyseanfitz

witcher 2 with super sampling turned on

Cuddlesworth

Half life. Cause its a great game.

K.O.Kiki

Cuddlesworth wrote: »

Half life. Cause its a great game.

Deus Ex >>>>> Half-Life

TerrorFirmer

Games with resolution scale options are good choices for benches too, if you don't have a 1440p or 4k monitor. BF4 at 1080p, ultra settings at 200% resolution is quite a workout.