Can a molex to pci-e adapter cause crashing?

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I have a Cit 600W PSU it was pretty cheap so i got it, but now the problem was it only had one pcie connector and my 6870 needed to two so i bought one now the gpu basically crashes at 80c.
So my question is:

Can a bad quality psu with molex to pci-e cause crashing?
 
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geofelt
A cheap psu may not deliver advertised power.
If a 600w psu does not have at least 2 6 pin pcie adapters, it is suspect.
I would consider replacing the unit with a better quality psu like Seasonic.
A 6870 is older tech and less efficient. But, it still should run in a good 500w psu.
If you overprovision a bit to a 620w Seasonic, you will have the ability to upgrade to any single gpu card as strong as a R9-290X or GTX780ti.
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A cheap psu may not deliver advertised power.
If a 600w psu does not have at least 2 6 pin pcie adapters, it is suspect.
I would consider replacing the unit with a better quality psu like Seasonic.
A 6870 is older tech and less efficient. But, it still should run in a good 500w psu.
If you overprovision a bit to a 620w Seasonic, you will have the ability to upgrade to any single gpu card as strong as a R9-290X or GTX780ti.
 
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