i recently purchased a ASUS DUAL-RX480-O4G. i have all the required specs and just realized i have no spare cables from the power supply and its neatly put away, without having to take the power supply out i was wondering if i can either get a PCIE expansion slot with 4 pin connector to connect the video card or can i use one of the sata wires coming from the cd drive with maybe a sata molex conector. the video card is 8 pin or 2 4 pin just looking for my best options
New video card DUAL-RX480-O4G
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velocityg4
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Install the correct cable. Being neatly tucked away is irrelevant. If you did it once you can do it more quickly the second time.
1x8 pin has 4x12v leads, 2x4pin only has 2x12v leads. Worse yet only 1x12v if they are on the same strand. You could end up drawing too much amperage through one or two wires.
Too much amperage means too much heat. Which can melt the wire, cause a short circuit or a fire.
1x8 pin has 4x12v leads, 2x4pin only has 2x12v leads. Worse yet only 1x12v if they are on the same strand. You could end up drawing too much amperage through one or two wires.
Too much amperage means too much heat. Which can melt the wire, cause a short circuit or a fire.
thank you i havent done anything with my pc in a while but that is good advicei would prefer not to fry my whole system, thank you im gonna do that, its been a while since ive opened up and taken apart my pc supply am i just looking for a vacant 4 pin on the psu to connect a 8 pin to my video card
wh3resmycar
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wait. your PSU does not have a PCIE power cable built in? i have a feeling you're using a CHEAPO PSU with that GPU. i mean my psu from 2007 had a PCE power connector and that's 10 years ago.
what model of PSU do you have?
what model of PSU do you have?
i was just thinking the same thing from what im reading would there be one hidden away i dont remember when i put it together if there was also im at work now so i cant check the psu model number all i know its a 550 rated and was bought maybe 3 years ago ill post more about the model when i get home any suggestions on a psu my buddy has a 750 lying around ill post that model number after to to see if its a good psu
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