PCI-Express 8-pin power

adamhn

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Nov 16, 2016
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I was choosing parts for a computer on pcpartpicker and for the graphics card I chose a Rx 470 but the website said 1 additional PCI-Express 8-pin power connector is needed, what does that mean and what is it?
 
Solution
Just stick the cx450m in there, same price ,far better psu.

url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/3BY3HN]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£105.59 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£55.82 @ More Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£47.44 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Devil Video Card (£179.96 @ More Computers)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower...

Wolfshadw

Titan
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In the image above, there are two power connectors for the graphics card. On the left is the PCI-E 8-Pin (or 6+2 pin) and on the right is the PCI-E 6-pin. If PC Part Picker is telling you the graphics card requires a PCI-E 8 (6+2) pin PCI-E Power connector, then it means the power supply you have selected does not come with the required power cable and it will not power your computer/graphics card properly.

-Wolf sends
 
Just stick the cx450m in there, same price ,far better psu.

url=http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/3BY3HN]PCPartPicker part list[/url] / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-6100 3.7GHz Dual-Core Processor (£105.59 @ Novatech)
Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard (£55.82 @ More Computers)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport LT 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory (£47.44 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£43.98 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: PowerColor Radeon RX 470 4GB Red Devil Video Card (£179.96 @ More Computers)
Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£31.49 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£49.99 @ Novatech)
Total: £514.27
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-11-16 07:27 GMT+0000
 
Solution

Wolfshadw

Titan
Moderator
[strike]Based on the specs for your power supply, it appears it does not have a PCI-E power cable (hence the warning from PC Part Picker). You'll need to go with a different power supply. The CMX from Corsair, that madmatt30 suggests seems to be a reliable unit.[/strike]

-Wolf sends

Edit: Apologies. On second glance, the specs page shows that the power supply has a modular PCI-E power cable but not a fixed PCI-E power cable.

My mistake.