need help over the graphics card power supply

siddharthrana

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I've recently bought a sapphire r7 250x and it requires a 6 pin pcie connector.... which my psu doesn't has....... a single 3 pin to 6 pin connector came with the card..... I wanted to ask whether this cable would be able to power the card or do i need to get a dual 3pin to 6 pin connector or a new psu with 6 pin pcie connector......
Please tell me the best option..... I obviously don't want my card to.get damaged..
 
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your gpu does not consume a lot of power it should be able to power up without a 6 pin connection in theory through the motherboard.the reason it has a 6 pin is so you can be able to overclok it.
why else would the manufacture include it in there if it was not going to work with it.

siddharthrana

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It's a pretty basic one....... Core2duo.... 4 gb ram motherboard is from msi it's ddr3 1 hdd 1 optical drive and the psu is a 450w it came with the case....i was wondering that this psu would be appropriate as the rig is basic and would not require much power
 

JOHNN93

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the psu is ok it should run i estimated it at about 350 watt so you should be ok.
if the pc refuses to start grab a better psu most of the times the psu provided with the case is low quality and does not output the displayed wattage.
 

siddharthrana

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Thank you for your support..... And how would I know that the gpu is getting the required power from the single 3pin to 6 pin connector .. Or i should get a dual 3 pin to 6 pin connector
 

JOHNN93

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your gpu does not consume a lot of power it should be able to power up without a 6 pin connection in theory through the motherboard.the reason it has a 6 pin is so you can be able to overclok it.
why else would the manufacture include it in there if it was not going to work with it.
 
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