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Power Connector To GPU: How To Connect 6 pin and 2 pin PCI-E Connector to GPU wtih One 8 Pin Connector

I have a Gigabyte GTX970 Mni PCI-e 16 graphics card with one 8 pin connector for auxiliary power. With my PSU, which is a Seasonic Platnium series which 1050 watts I have 2 type of PCI-E connectors, one type is labeled GB12 and the other GB13, one has 2 connector "sets" and the other cable has just a one connector "set". The one with the 2 sets uses 7 pins on the PSU side, but the one with just one set uses just 6 pins on the PSU side connector.

These "sets" have 2 connectors: one is a 6 pin and the other is a 2 pin. It looks like the 2 pin is just chained to the 6 pin connector and the 2 wires/pins are ground (this is the GB12 style with just the one set of connectors).

So my question is: I know I have to connect the 6 pin connector and it's keyed to fit the GPU, but, what about the 2 pin connector should I connect that up also. The pins do align with the 2 remaining pins on the GPU connector?
Thanks

Muhammad Burhan

both of them should be in place as input to your GPU.

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3134535/pin-connector-psu-pin-gpu.html

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nobus

if it is not connected, the pc probably won't even start

Joe Boyd

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Thank you very much for your comment. It helped immensely. Both parts of your answer were just what I was looking for. I did what you said and everything is working great and I've been running system for quite awhile now