Motherboard DOES NOT HAVE PCI-E connections.

Tomas_30 · Nov 29, 2016

Hi guys. I saw a few post about this thing but my problem is a little bit different. So i bought a pc, intel core i5, 10 gigs of ar and etc. Then i bought a graphics card GTX660 PALIT. So it came with a PCI-E 6pin cable but my motherboard does not have any pci-e connections. what should I do ? Buy a new motherboard? too expensive for me.

Gam3r01 · Nov 29, 2016

What motherboard do you have?
You said it comes with a 6 pin cable but the motherboard does not have any connections. No motherboards do, you have to hook the 6 pins to a PSU.
The motherboard only needs a PCIe lane.

pete_101 · Nov 29, 2016

I think you're confused between the PCIe expansion slots and the PCIe power supply. The motherboard has the slots (and yours will have at least one 16x slot), and your power supply should have the 6 pin plug/s on it's power leads.

Tomas_30 · Nov 29, 2016

I don't actually know where to plug in those 2x3 pins from GPU card.. http://nix.dn.ua/files/96723/image/f5821a60-9e4e-45fa-af02-85bde8593be9.jpg im talking about this. my motherboard is http://www.northeastnetwork.com/ebayimages/Elite%208200/Elite_8200_2.jpg . Anyway.. question is , where (and can I ) connect that pci cable to ?

captaincharisma · Nov 29, 2016

unless its is a very old pentium 4 or a very early intel core CPU then your motherboard will have a PCI-E slot

Gam3r01 · Nov 29, 2016

Those are two molex connections.
If your PSU does not have those two, nor the 6 pin hardwired, you need a new PSU (or a card without a power connection).

Tomas_30 · Nov 29, 2016

There is PCI-E slots. Two of them. But no power cables to connect with power supply for GPU.

Tomas_30 · Nov 29, 2016

Okay, so if ill buy power supply wit two molex connections will it help?

wabashtex · Nov 29, 2016

Tomas

If your new video card needs a power supply (PSU) direct connection as it sounds, upgrading your power supply to one that has a couple of molex connectors makes sense as Gam3r01 aptly points out. The video card may require more power than your old PSU has to spare anyway.

emmjawsX · Nov 29, 2016

You'll need an adapter cable - look for the power cables going into the optical drive/harddrive and get one that matches those like this https://www.amazon.com/Branded-8inch-15pin-Express-Power/dp/B005NJXY7O

Tomas_30 · Nov 29, 2016

sata is male 8 inch yes? so i guess it can work if both end would be female sata and molex

Tomas_30 · Nov 29, 2016

no sorry i messed my mind right now , i checked it so i need male and female. okay. Thank you guys for answering my question that late.

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jaslion · Nov 29, 2016

Tomas_30 :

Before you go what is the wattage of that psu as those sff (smal form factor computers) usually only have psu's that are around 300w which is not enough to power a gtx 660 (might be but pushing it quite a bit).

Update:
Also unless that gpu is a small form factor it won't fit in the case and your case will need some modifying.

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