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Thank you for this video, solved a couple doubts I had about the 4 plug vs 3 plug issue

Excellent video, simple, easy to understand and made me stop worrying so much about the install :)

Finally got a MSI 4090 Trio and I'm so glad I found this video, thank you !!

Thank you very much. I am getting mine tomorrow and I am so excited. But I bought a cablemod custom cable for a cleaner look.

What a wonderful world, a miner making gpu installation videos and gamers taking notes

I have a 4090 i just installed. Ty for the video as i nearly plugged in the secondary connector on the same PCIE cable but immediately didn’t when i heard you say not to. So ty for saving my GPU

Thank you so much! This is exactly what I needed. How can they charge someone 1$700 and not provide the basic courtesy of explaining this in the manual??? User error = manufacturer error if they don't provide the damn instructions! You are doing god's work my man

Thank you very much for making this video. My 1000w Corsair came with that high power, but I wasn't 100% about hooking up to my new 4080 super, so I went with the 3-plug just to be safe. Definitely will be switching to that single high power cable tonight. Thanks again bro!

Don’t fix what isn’t broken Nvidia… just wasted over an hour of my time trying to figure this cable situation out for my new 4090. Thanks for the video!

I bought a moddiy 4 pin adapter and plugged them all in, no overclocking on a 1000w PSU. Haven't had a single issue and I did a check of the port and cable at 2 weeks and 4 weeks. I have the same case (P600s) and will say with a moderate bend to the adapter, it does barely touch the glass.

This worked. I came from a 4070 and tried running the 4090 with only one connection to the splitter because it didn't tell me in the box I needed to use all 3 or 4. Thank you.

Very helpful video on this subject. I'm going with the 16pin to 3x8pin cable from Cablemod for the 4080 to RM850X.

ty for your video and making this, appreciate you!

Thank you bro, only a question: I've an RTX 4090 Suprim X to install and I've the Corsair cable 600 W that you use in this video, if I connect it can I overclock the GPU? I've a Corsair HX1000i. Because in the 600 W cable there are only 2 cables I see, not 4 cables like the hydra main NVIDIA cable. Sorry for my English I'm Italian. Thank you in advance for the answer

I was using the cablemod cable but it came out with factory problems (black screen and 100% fans), now I'm using the nvidia cable and everythings perfect, first I made sure to watch your video lol.

I bought the vertex gx-1200 and will use the supplied 600w connector. They recommend in the box to not bend the first 35mm close to the connector of both side, the one connected to the power supplied and the side connected to the graphic card. I don’t know depending of the case if the graphic card is in a pci e motherboard slot if there is enough clearance for 35 mm. But it should.

Do i need to remove the cable ties on the corsair 2×8 pin? And does it matter if the 8 pins into the psu are left or right?

THanks for the video. Do you have a video on installing the support bracket for the RTX 4090. I need to see how much space it will take in the case. I have plans to upgrade to the 4090 in a few months

Thank you for this!

@Kr00man tech and mining! Hey i'm using a Be Quiet PURE POWER 10 PSU is it compatible with the RTX 4090 oder do i need a new PSU for that? if yes which one would you suggest me?

Hey, recently bought a 4090 FE, im confused at around 7:08, can you explain to me what I should and shouldnt plug in? This is just as you say dont plug in two and then plug in 4. EDIT: I figured it out that 4 is fine, no burnt cables, no issues!

Do you use all 4 pins in the 4 pin adapter if you have a 1200 watt psu?

This video earned u a like and follow my dude, I'm coming for an msi 980(non ti) and I was confused af with the adapters

I just want to know where you get the information about this three cable and four cable which one is the correct to use? Who is saying that?

the pcie cables from my psu are double headed should i just use them al 3 and only plug one head in and leave the other head just hangin?

Will my corsair hx1000 from 2020 only pull 450 watts with the direct replacement cable from corsair?

Bro, what do you think about the corsair atx 3.0 cable with 12 + 4 pin connector. Is it safe?

Very good video, thank you.

This was helpful. Thanks buddy

the adapter cable plugs into the PCIE ports in the PSU right?

So you don’t want to run the pig tail into the adapter? As is the main cord as a split off

06:47 what about specifically for the 4070 ti? will using the 12VHPWR cable with one of those that has two be an issue? I would assume it wouldn't. EDIT: I have a 12700f, with a b660 motherboard that uses 32 gb of ddr4 at 3400 mhz, currently with a 3060ti and plan on using msi's 4070ti ventus (the non oc) it comes with the 12VHPWR cable and my PSU is the NZXT C650 (from what I've seen in past videos, my psu should be fine, so 06:47 caught my attention) for _my very own specific use case_ I think it should be fine for a 4070 ti? considering I have the 12700f in its locked power state of 65w.

I heard the click, no gap on top, but it was still kinda loose like if I moved the cable left and right I would start seeing the gap, what do you think? Is that normal?

What case are you using in this video? In what cases are recommended for use for not bending cables?

Just grabbed a 4070ti zotac extreme OC, so i’m good to just use the 2 adapter connections correct? I don’t plan on doing any manual OC myself.

Thanks for assurance on the click part, I was wondering a lot being super paranoid with my two thousand dollars GPU..

Excellent quality video. Congratulations on the job.

Great video. Thanks... I have a quick question because i see info on reddit and many videos. I just bought a 4090 FE and a 2 connector cablemod cable. And i plan to use plug it. But i just saw gamers nexus 4090 review where they say you need to use the 4 connectors 15:51. I dont know what to believe anymore. Thx

I have a long 12VHPWR cabel with the same ends one called psu and one 600w ofc i know where they go but are they safe to use on my 4080 super oc Immediately with no other extention?

Hey man I'm subscribed to your channel I get the Rtx 4090 (no OC) my PSU is the Asus Thor 850. So I only need to put 3 plugs right? I don't want to screw it because was so expensive.

Is seasonic or Corsair 12vhpwr cable compatible for Asus ROG Thor 850w PSU ? and how it can be normal to plug just 2*8 pin into PSU and NVIDIA Cable adapter comes with 4*8 PIN ? thanks

Does the adapter that comes with it work with every PSU cable? Or do I have to buy another cable additionally to the ones that come with the PSU?

So if your psu has the 600 watt 12vhp pin you just plug it in from psu to gpu ? Am I understanding this right ?

Hello. Thanks for the video. I have bought an ASUS TUF RTX 4090 and going to use a 1050 watt PSU, but I am not thinking about overclocking either. Should I not use the fourth plug?

Why are you saying that connecting both extremities of the PCIe cable is not recommended?

Just ordered mine. I bought a Gigabyte RTX 4090 and I’m so freaking excited!

For ATX 3.0 PSU (16pin 12VHPWR port) would this be okay? If I get a 16 pin that matches the 4090s regardless; would this be optimal and safe to use on the psu that is atx 3.0

hello so my question is that, I bought a Corsair hx850 80+ platinum psu because im planning to upgrade to a rtx 4080 which needs 3 8 pin cables, when the psu arrived I found out that it only has 2 separate 8 pin pcie cables with daisychains at the end of each, is it ok for me use 1 cable daisychain and 1 separate 8 pin pcie cable? or do I need to upgrade my psu again. PS, I dont get corsair, the older version of the Hx850 had 3 separate 8 pin pcie cables with daisychains so why did they change it now to only having 2 separate 8 pins, and the other kicker for me is that this PSU has 3 4+4 EPS power cables instead of 2 like what the hell is up with that?

Hi, I have the plait and the ventus 3x OC 4090.. the palit has a smal 3 pin connection to.. it’s a small cable.. but can’t find this connection on the ventus card..someone knows what this cable are for

Great video thank you - I got the FE and it came with no cables, not an enthusiast either lol (ditched apple after an abusive 15 year relationship two years ago). Managed to find the custom cable from SeaSonic that will go direct from my GX 850, will need to upgrade that eventually as I also plan on having two of these at least. Thanks again for the video

So my PSU is KruX Generator 850W Gold. I bought it a month ago. Let’s say I get 4080/90 and it comes with 3x8pin adapter. My PSU is capable of 4x8pin. I’m gonna use the power adapter that comes with GPU and use 3x8pin individual cables and it should be fine? What if there is 4x8pin plugs in my adapter? I should plug all 4 plugs when I don’t do any overclocking?

are those 3 cables from vga? the ones that comes from psu

So do we need 3 INDIVIDUAL 6+2 connectors for each end from the gpu cable?

I can't really agree with the 3 = 4 statement. If the extra PCIE cable would not make sense, they wouldn't have put it. But let's assume that you have a 850w PSU and you don't OC, so the 3 cables would suffice the purpose. I would still use the 4 cables adapter just for the sole purpose of distributing less power on each PCIE cable, therefore putting less stress on the adaptor and the 4 PCIE cables. If your GPU takes up 400W, wouldn't the wattage per PCIE cable be 100W with 4 cables instead of 133W with 3 cables? And if this assumption, which is more like a technical intuition is wrong, please correct me, because I'm in the position of using either the 2 PCIE to 16pin 12VHPWR cable that came with the PSU (Seasonic Prime TX 1600) or the 4 PCIE adaptor that came with the graphics card (rog strix oc 4090). Right now I opted for the Seasonic 2xPCIE cable, but the gpu does not go higher than 460w even when pushed with oc. This alone makes me wonder if I shouldn't have used the 4x adapter that came with the gpu instead. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks, real helpful

can you explain this for the 4070 aero?

Would you get a 4 prong adapter for 4080 and I rock a 1200 watt psu

Where do you get that 3 plug connector from? Got a Corsair HX1200w power supply, but not interested in overclocking, but still... using it for AI workload, not gaming. So yeah there would be a reason to overclock it for AI, but I don't need it. Would rather it ran all day without issue than be a cheetah in bursty mode.

If I don't want to overclock but undervolt and power limit can I still use the three plugs?

did you put 3 plugs in the psu? or did you leave 2 plugs (just like before) and connect it in 3 plugs? as they are 288 watts, seems like we dont need to plug 3 in psu, we get over 550 watts with two connections. ps. careful with your lighting while shooting video mate. it is hard to see the connection mount, too dark.

What if I put a 3 PCIE adapter on my 4070ti which came with 2 pcie adapter ?

What happens if I plug it in like this 6:53, does it burn the graphics, or does it shut down, or can it be done but it is not advisable? I am going to buy a 4090, my psu is 850w but only has two 8 Pin cables (6+2) and both cables have that protrusion (not really what it is called) however, if I get to connect it like that will something bad happen?

Thank you a lot ❤

Is it safe to plug 12 pin connector if power supply is around 1000w ? And one is having lets say 4080. I am confused. This is so messy, 1st with am5 mess of amd with slow boot with mobos, Intels insane high temp cpu and now NVedia wanted make sure they also stay in news for wrong reasons

So it’s okay to use a split or pictail cable as long as you only use the main connector and not the connector that splits off of it?

now i'm torn on using the cable that came with the Thor PSU or this lian li strimer rgb one. lol

I have the 4 plug cable. With the gigabyte RTX 4090. Does the 2 plug corsair cable allow you to overclock? Or no?

I daisy chain for all 4 slots, 2 months later still going strong

10:45 - 10:48 - this also goes for life in general.

ATX 3.0 only has added low power mode to allow better efficiency at idle, that's what the sense cables/pins are for. If you don't have ATX 3.0 it means nothing for performance, just that it will be using just a few more watts at idle. Feel free to use to two connector cable, just be aware that now you have to make sure every connection is secured Side note; if your PSU has multiple 12v rails and each pair of 8-pin connectors are on deferent rails you will need to make sure you plug in one 8-Pin from each rail to make sure you don't overload one rail. I saw that back in the day with extreme OC'ing on GPU's with two 8-pins. There's usually a chart on your PSU telling you The 3 plug and 4 plug are simply for redundancy from the added failure points by adding more connectors in general, that comes from the horses mouth Jonnyguru. The PCIe 5.0 power connector IS the same as two 8 pin connectors with redundancy taken out just to make the connector smaller, again.. Jonnyguru's words.. and the man designs PSU's for Corsair *could be the multiple 12v rail issue again, if you're forced to use 3+ connectors that will make sure at least one of the connectors is pulling power from the other rail But you're totally right, the only "failure" point isn't the actual cables or connectors, it's the bad design that allows a false sense of it being fully connected.

The click thing applies to all variants of 4090? Got a strix 4090 here 😅

buy a 2000$ GPU and have to worry about the 10$ cable.... seems off

very interesting and useful video. can you explain the diagram a bit? from left to right? again helpful vid just a bit confused. i

thanks man!

What about 4070 ti, is it the same? because i have 3 8pin comes with the card and nvidia said to only plug 2 of them. Thanks for the video though ❤

What if my GPU (4080 asus) only comes with a 3x8 to 12+4 pin? Do I just use that and forget about getting another cable?

You’re running 4090 (450w) on a 850w psu? What’s your set up? Particularly cpu

Thanks

so i have 1200 Watts but i wont OC can i just plug in all 4 just for the sake of it?

Bro, I got this Corsair cable for my hx 1200 because the adapter that came with the 4090 looks ugly. I agree the click is important. The cable has been working flawlessly so far.

Hey man can I please have your help? I picked up an ASUS tuf 4070ti and it’ll be here tomorrow. I currently have an ASUS tuf 3060ti and it consumes more power than the 4070ti. I have a 650w power supply. Will that be enough to power the card? Also I’m very worried about my cable melting from what I’ve seen online. The ASUS tuf has 2x8 pin connectors that come from the 12vhpwr. Am I able to use my cable extensions to plug into it or do I have to use the stock Corsair cables from my psu to the cables? I have cable extensions like I said. Will it hurt my pc if I used stock cables within the 12vhpwr but still had my cable extensions in my cpu/mb? Sorry if it’s confusing

With CableMods 3x8 cable , power at 110 percent , 500 watts easy, more heat and noise, and not needed at all for everyday use , I love benching new hardware for my channel , that's the only time I OC .

Hello, i have corsair 850w, but i just have 2 cables,not 3,and 4. Can i just put the 2 cables? Because the from nvidea adapter have 3. ???? Thank you ❤❤❤

usefull vid, thanks

Why did you skip the step where you solder the plug to the card? That's an important step, as it helps the connectivity and prevents the plug from accidentally slipping out of the socket.

Do i have to buy a seperate cable or does it come with the power supply? Cus of what i can observe, that cable is very short.

So no pigtails can be used with the 4090? I have a phanteks revolt pro 1000w but the giy who put it together for me only left me 2 cables. Enough for the 3080ti and it was enough with a 4080s with 2 plugs and 1 pigtail. Im so lost lolol

Oh wow, I ordered 3 Pin PSU RGB cables from Lian-Li? Will I be okay with those?

What if i only have 2 8pin cables? Is it enough?

Is ths Corsair hx1000i 2022 an atx 3.0 power supply?

Can anyone pls tell me in simple terms what the fish is going on I was planning on getting 4080 for my new build which I am doing in some 12 plus years and power supply probably 1000w PSU. So can I use its 12 pin connector if it has directly in this rip off expensive GPU safely or no? Or i need to use adapter with 3, 8 pin connectors ?

Im sorry - Did you mean you NEED ONE OF EACH 8 ping . so 3 separate for each peice into the 3 adapter that they give to you? . In the video I see you have a 3 to 1 cable which to me, is a 8x 3 cable cord that has 6 pins. SO you are ONLY using one cable . Can you correct me if i am wrong.

Msi 4090 slim has a 16pin to 2 8pin adapter, does that sound right?

I want to see how the psu pcie cables are connected, is it 4 single separate cords plugged into a psu then to the adapter, so the psu would need at least 4 pcie gpu females dedicated to the 4 seperate cables into the adapter, I have the strix 4090, and am a bit confused by the psu proper connection and do not want to do it wrong, I just need the psu cable visual reference.

Why do most of these 4090 install videos--always leave out part about connecting to the power supply? I have a power supply with ONE PCIe slot. This slot needs to cover THREE to FOUR connectors from the video card. Is this process in PART 2 of the tutorial?

Im trying to clean my psu but im affraid of the little bits of dust i cant seem to get out is that dangerous for the 4090

non si è capito niente e dall'altra parte gli spinotti che vanno all'alimentatore quanti ce ne vogliono 3 o 4 ?

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Wouldn't the click be the lock :) Great video