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PhilosopherNo9503

New 5070 having issues

HARDWARE

I just bought a NVIDIA 5070 to upgrade from my 3060. And I have a slight problem. The 5070 requires two PCI cables from my power supply, and I don't have the second one since my 3060 only required one. I bought a new cable that said it was compatible but my computer has been restarting and crashing and ChatGPT says that the cable I bought is third party and not trusted.

Please help, i'm scared and I don't want to fry this new graphics card that I just got

Power Supply: https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Supernova-Modular-Warranty-220-GA-0650-X1/dp/B07WW1XK45/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11GZOKREJS3Q&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.r4U0NvDGkt598iBL8DMVRcyU5e83cFBTIyZ86UYatpduRfOeVh3UYcWo5JAdzZ1sZ4R-Hu5YQDCbhaDMbo4z-kAmPWEHA4MAsr1sb7-WkFNrsw8vZ0BiMnXM05dKXicAWvy-QYQ9T75HYFPDz5bcdSrf8T4dO0wZwTV7WLHO5PB3SQxACxbP6W_wDDsAXjcgagCnVSXQrrMaSw6OkYeWGaA9ljHLcX0jyoiUIcjd2Og.VHWyE3RQS7Y3ncPthU4mPxtv-W_lSkO5ta7KKzCbVR0&dib_tag=se&keywords=evga+650+GA&qid=1764724336&sprefix=evga+650+ga%2Caps%2C107&sr=8-1

Cable I bought: https://www.amazon.com/PCIe-Cable-EVGA-Inch-Power/dp/B0DRP72QHD/ref=sr_1_14_sspa?adgrpid=185200127903&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.jRwsyus_79gr_OWewfqoz60LLEI1Yiby5D2fnoewlYhcYZLO-O1NzFLjPly3UVnrThg9raxsXOq4-hYhqkBZfz3L1lW_cr6MzfTcP2B8OKLgF5bajaMeZ0s2zV2YErtIvBL_IuDve-Z8sUpsDl8OXhy4NeR05lfsWaznT5IOQjzSq4KoA1hIuC0QiU2HCVqEaAMpdpMX7kgbKOvBwP23RVUcQvEsNdEucD6y5wVq5SY.vM9hlEhGGqy5kX-sn1itc0HFctvGX3P-_qJ2hKCJ_vw&dib_tag=se&hvadid=779547078663&hvdev=c&hvexpln=0&hvlocphy=9006587&hvnetw=g&hvocijid=9421484204138500194--&hvqmt=b&hvrand=9421484204138500194&hvtargid=kwd-422030314731&hydadcr=24357_13533826_2335001&keywords=evga+supernova+cable&mcid=62951d688064345a9ef56e4c98b862c6&qid=1764724368&sr=8-14-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGY&psc=1

Posted Dec 3, 2025, 1:38 AM UTC

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