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Molex connector on video cards burnt?!?!?!?!

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  • Graphics Cards
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December 3, 2011 7:44:06 AM

I need help people. I just started Skyrim and I was selecting/customising my character and then my screen turned black and the computer restarted and about 1 min. after the screen turned on again. I started Skyrim again and then I could smell burning plastic and saw smoke from my computer case. LOTS OF SMOKE. I opened the case and found the Molex cable burnt through. I have a ATI Radeon HD 4870 with a 620W PSU so why did it over heat? Are Molex just a temporary connectors for graphics cards until we buy a new PSU or can you used them to power a video card with out buying a new PSU?



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December 3, 2011 7:59:38 AM

Looks like that particular cable got a bad crimp during assembly or somehow worked loose. Get another cable and try it. It's not likely you damaged anything since the wire died first.
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