PSU and GPU

[kaza66]

Hello,
Im building my own pc soon. I just wondered if my PSU needs a PCI-E connector to go into the graphics card. Or if you just have a connector that powers various bits on the Motherboard. My gpu is a Radeon 7750.

 

[Deemo13]

It depends on the 7750. Some of them do, and some of them dont. If it doesnt, you just put it in the motherboard, and presto!

 

[kaza66]

Thanks!

 

[geekapproved]

Only the highly overclocked models require a 6pin connector. 7770 uses twice as much power so it does need a 6pin connector.

All modern psu's have at least one 6pin connector. If yours doesn't, you just use the molex adaptor that comes with the video card (if the card requires a 6pin)

 

[kaza66]

Only the highly overclocked models require a 6pin connector. 7770 uses twice as much power so it does need a 6pin connector.

All modern psu's have at least one 6pin connector. If yours doesn't, you just use the molex adaptor that comes with the video card (if the card requires a 6pin)

Ok i did some research and please disapprove/approve. So radeon 7750 does not need a connector going directly into it from the PSU. The psu has a 20+4 pin connector, that goes into the motherboard. 20 of these pins will just go into the motherboard and do whatever. But the other 4 are used to power the Radeon 7750 (Graphics Card) Am i correct?
Thanks

 

[Deemo13]

The other 4 are for motherboards that DO require 24 pins, like so:

There is also sometimes another 4-pin auxiliary connector that also goes onto the motherboard, like so:

Neither of these would be used in a situation to power the graphics card. Either way, the 7750 does not need a power connector.

 

[jpardo2]

I just hope it's not a cheap power supply, mind telling me the make and model?