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Need a Second 6-Pin Power Connector via Adapter

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Hey all,
I just bought an Antec earthwatts 430W power supply that was on sale the other day at Newegg. In my haste, I neglected to determine how many 6-pin PCI-E power connectors it had. Unfortunately, it only has one.

My question: Do any of you know of a good adapter for converting another of my power supply's connectors into a 6-pin?

Thanks.

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You can use this one, it uses the molex 4 pin to convert it to the PCI-e 6 pin plug. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6812201004

Reply to AKM880

I've been looking around, and it seems like some graphics cards come with 6-pin Y-splitters. Is this true/common? Will most GPUs that require two power connectors come with a splitter, so that I won't need more than one 6-pin cable on my PSU?

Reply to d0n7bl1nk

I'm not entirely sure if the one 6-pin cable from the PSU will be able to power two ports. If it were then there should only be one on the GPU anyways. I think you'd need two separate plugs.

Reply to AKM880

AKM880 wrote :

I'm not entirely sure if the one 6-pin cable from the PSU will be able to power two ports. If it were then there should only be one on the GPU anyways. I think you'd need two separate plugs.



Yeah, you're probably right, but what about molex to PCI-E adapters? Do graphics cards usually come with those? Some of the product photos on Newegg look like they have them, but I can't find it anywhere in writing.

Reply to d0n7bl1nk

No usually they don't, high performance GPUs require a nice and high quaity PSU. That PSU will probably be enough to power the cards anyways.

Reply to AKM880

It looks like the Sapphire and HIS HD 4890s do come with adapters, so I should be okay. Thankfully, those are also the two cheapest 4890s on Newegg right now.

Anyway, thanks for all the input, AKM880.

Reply to d0n7bl1nk

No problem, good luck with the 4890!

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