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01-20-2023 11:24 PM
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
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
01-21-2023 01:27 AM
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
01-21-2023 02:24 AM
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