HD4870x2 Molex connector trouble

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Hi,
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I have a question about making my own 8-pin PCI-E connector for the HD 4870x2.
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My CoolMaster RealPower has 2, 6-pin outlets and 2, 8-pin outlets for the PCI-E.<o:p></o:p>
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The cable that came with it has a on one side a blue PCI-E connector and on the other side a 6-pin connector.<o:p></o:p>
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For some odd reason I only have one adapter cable being a 8-pin connector but has 2 empty slots, so in other words is a 6-pin connector with options.
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Still with me?

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The Sapphire HD 4870x2 on the other hand came with a, on one side black 8-pin PCI-E connector and on the other side a standard (male) flat 4-pin white Molex connector.

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Now comes the technical questions and what I did so far.<o:p></o:p>

I took the PCi Express connector that came with the PSU, cut off the 6-pin PCI-E connector from the bottom end and added 2 wires to the blue connector to complete the 8-pin's PCI-E connector.
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I also cut off the 2x 4-pin white Molex which came with the HD 4870x2 adapter cable at one end leaving me with the 8-pin PCI-E connector.
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So now I have a blue 8-pin PCI-E with loose wires and a black 8-pin PCI-E with loose wires which I intend to connect via a bridge.
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It looks like this, where the * is a pin.

pin ___________pin
1 | * 12v | * com | 5
2 | * 12v | * com | 6
3 | * 12v | * com | 7
4 | * com | * com | 8
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I hope you're still with me...

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Going from there, I connected the black PCI-E connector (HD 4870x2) the same way.<o:p></o:p>
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Now the question before I connect the lot....

Is it as simple as I think it is....?
Do the wires have a specific place into the connector?<o:p></o:p>
Just add 2 wires to the one connector and attach the other connector via a bridge in the same order, in effect make an extension cable..
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I wanted to test the theory by trying to connect the blue PCI-E connector to my HD4870 and the black PCI-E connector to my PSU (all without power obviously).. <o:p></o:p>
it should work.
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Thx for any reply regarding the rather long post.

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Edit:

CHANGED ALL MOLEX'S TO PCI-E ... KINDA GOT LOST IN THE MASE OF CONNECTORS.

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Re: HD4870x2 Molex connector trouble

The link doesn't seem to work so I copyed a new link.

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[C DuDe]

Re: HD4870x2 Molex connector trouble

You know what.....

Never mind!