Installing a New Graphics Card

[Simon Tunnicliffe]

Hi Everyone!

So a friend gave me a graphics card yesterday. It is a PowerColor Red Devil Radeon™ RX 5600 XT 6GB GDDR6∣PowerColor.

I took my old graphics card out today and was trying to install the other (slot it in.) Seems my new graphics card had a thing sticking out to the right of the PCIe connector which was hitting this little plastic clip thing and stopping it slotting in. I inadvertently broke that plastic thing inside my computer off (luckily not damaged I don't think.) Afterwards, it seems the new graphics card fits securely and locks into place with that clip now out the way. The trouble I'm having now though is, this new graphics has 2 sets of 8 pin connections and the cable inside my comp only has 2 connectors, 2 x 8 and 2 pin one's. Is this graphics card not compatible with my computer then?

Also if I turn my computer round, on the other side there are loads of cables stuffed inside, I pulled all of them out and don't see what looks like a graphics card connector but one kinda does, is it possible there's another connector for it in there?

Thanks!

 

[johnb35]

Get the model number of power supply you have so we verify if it has a other 8 pin cable.

 

[Simon Tunnicliffe]

W

Get the model number of power supply you have so we verify if it has a other 8 pin cable.

Where is it located, Inside the case at the bottom where the power cable goes in?

 

[johnb35]

Yes

 

[Simon Tunnicliffe]

W

Where is it located, Inside the case at the bottom where the power cable goes in?

I discovered that after a quick Meta Ai search but quite tricky getting inside there.

 

[Simon Tunnicliffe]

Yes

Yes what, yes there may be the required cable inside?

 

[johnb35]

W

Where is it located, Inside the case at the bottom where the power cable goes in?

Yes was the answer to this question.