Sapphire Radeon Power Connectors

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
DrBoo1Ghost

DrBoo1Ghost

Distinguished
Oct 19, 2013
48
0
18,530
I just received my Sapphire Vapor-X R9-280X Card. I am going to use one molex power adapter as an 8-Pin PCIE Connector. However, on inspection of the adapter, the each molex only has 3 Pins, while the connector on my power supply has 4 Pin Slots. I went onto Newegg for a picture and in the picture, there are only 3 pins. Is this supposed to be like that? Do I just plug it in and leave a Pin Open? Do I need a new PSU/Card/Adapter?

Newegg Page:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202045
 
Solution
Tmplt
Building a PC is a bit like LEGO, if it fits it works.. I guess, when the parts overlap each other in a way that is completely horizontal? Anyway, the Molex-adapters your get with the card are 4-pin connectors. They will fit with the ones on your PSU. Then connecting one 8-pin directly from your PSU and one through Molex-adapters will work and it will not short your card out.
Sort by date Sort by votes
Tmplt

Tmplt

Honorable
Oct 30, 2013
66
0
10,660
All pins needs to be connected so your card works. As I see it, they give you one Molex to 8-pin and one Molex to 6-pin, which I find odd. But if your PSU has a 8-pin connector you can plug that one in your GPU and the other 8-pin connection is for your Molex to 8-pin that you get with your card.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
DrBoo1Ghost

DrBoo1Ghost

Distinguished
Oct 19, 2013
48
0
18,530

I have 1 PCIE 8-Pin on my PSU. Like you said, I will be using the Molex to 8-Pin adapter, (and that PCIE 8 Pin) but the molex end of the adapter only has 3 pins in it. The plastic around the connector will fit into the molex 4 pin connector on the PSU. Can I connect that to the adapter? (and it won't short out my card?)
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Tmplt

Tmplt

Honorable
Oct 30, 2013
66
0
10,660
Building a PC is a bit like LEGO, if it fits it works.. I guess, when the parts overlap each other in a way that is completely horizontal? Anyway, the Molex-adapters your get with the card are 4-pin connectors. They will fit with the ones on your PSU. Then connecting one 8-pin directly from your PSU and one through Molex-adapters will work and it will not short your card out.
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
Solution
DrBoo1Ghost

DrBoo1Ghost

Distinguished
Oct 19, 2013
48
0
18,530


Thanks!
 
Upvote 0 Downvote
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Latest posts

Moderators online

Share this page

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom