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‎01-20-2023 11:24 PM

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Product: RTX 3060
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I have a 550 watt power supply. I wanna add a RTX 3060 to my system but the graphics card has a 8 pin connector. My power supply only has a 6 + 2 pin connector. Can I use that and are there any risks? I checked on pc part picker and it seems to be compatible 

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‎01-21-2023 01:27 AM

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@Mayank471,

 

Welcome to our HP User Forum!

 

You are totally fine: your RTX 3060 will be able to get all the power it needs with a 550-watt power supply.

 

The 6+2-pin PCIe power cable is the same as an 8-pin PCIe power cable.

 

You are good to go.

 

Hope this was helpful.

 

Kind Regards,

 

NonSequitur777


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‎01-21-2023 01:27 AM

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@Mayank471,

 

Welcome to our HP User Forum!

 

You are totally fine: your RTX 3060 will be able to get all the power it needs with a 550-watt power supply.

 

The 6+2-pin PCIe power cable is the same as an 8-pin PCIe power cable.

 

You are good to go.

 

Hope this was helpful.

 

Kind Regards,

 

NonSequitur777


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‎01-21-2023 01:43 AM

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Thank you

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‎01-21-2023 02:24 AM

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@Mayank471,

 

You are very welcome!

 

Kind Regards,

 

NonSequitur777


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