Sata Power Cable into new SSD?

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Hey guys, I recently bought a Samsung 850 Evo 1TB Sata 3 SSD, but i'm a little confused on the sata power cable that runs from my power supply, to (hopefully my SSD). I understand I need to buy a Sata 3 cable and where to plug it into my SATA port, but, as I stated before, I'm confused on the sata power cable the comes out of my power supply which is 800w. Does that cable matter? Or no? I want full use out of my SSD.

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Number 1 is connected to my current Hard Drive which will remain. But number 2 - Can I hook that into the one slot of my new incoming SSD? (These cables are the ones that run from my PSU to the harddrives. Not the Sata 3 cables). The cables say 2x Sata or something.
 
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Yes, you can connect the #2 cable into your incoming SSD to power it. All you need is a SATA cable to connect to your motherboard and you will be good to go.
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Yes, you can connect the #2 cable into your incoming SSD to power it. All you need is a SATA cable to connect to your motherboard and you will be good to go.
 
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Thank you! My power supply cable says 2x SATA or something. I was worried that meant I couldn't plug it into my SATA 3 SSD.

And having both them connected on the same wire won't slow anything down or nothing?
 
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No that is just for electrical power and that is made to handle more than one drive. You are good to go.
 
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