I'm building a cheap PC around some old parts and accidentally bought a power supply with only one 6 (+2) pin PCIe connection. The graphics card I'm trying to use needs 2 6 pin. I have a PCIe to SATA adapter cable. Would it work/be safe to connect that to a SATA connector from my power supply as to get the second PCIe connection?
SATA to PCIe to power graphics card
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- Oct 6, 2014
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In general if the power supply does not have the proper connections for the card then no it cant handle it.
I'm thinking you mean you have a Molex to PCI-E connector but still the same answer.
To be 100% sure you would need to list all the parts of the PC and the make and model number of the power supply.
I'm thinking you mean you have a Molex to PCI-E connector but still the same answer.
To be 100% sure you would need to list all the parts of the PC and the make and model number of the power supply.
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They do make SATA to PCIe adapters. Very bad idea since SATA is not made to handle that much power. Though far from ideal, a better option would be two 4-pin molex to 6-pin.
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