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Hi
I recently bought my new asus geforce gtx 760 but i realised my psu only had one pin connector and the gtx 760 is an 8 pin into 2 x 6-pins so i can only connect one of the 6-pins
I was wondering which psu has 2 ican use.
I have, a i5 3550k, 1tb 7200rpm hdd, gtx 760, 8gb ram
Please ask if there is any more information you need
I was thinking maybe thus but i wasnt sure: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00GN8VZ7U/ref=mp_s_a_1...
I recently bought my new asus geforce gtx 760 but i realised my psu only had one pin connector and the gtx 760 is an 8 pin into 2 x 6-pins so i can only connect one of the 6-pins
I was wondering which psu has 2 ican use.
I have, a i5 3550k, 1tb 7200rpm hdd, gtx 760, 8gb ram
Please ask if there is any more information you need
I was thinking maybe thus but i wasnt sure: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00GN8VZ7U/ref=mp_s_a_1...
lucasl-l
April 27, 2014 4:53:47 AM
mickypheonix
April 27, 2014 4:24:17 AM
lucasl-l
April 27, 2014 4:17:31 AM
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mickypheonix
April 27, 2014 4:14:40 AM
lucasl-l
April 27, 2014 4:06:52 AM
mickypheonix said:
I Think you will be fine with the cable you ordered , is hard to say for sure with the adaptor i showed you without knowing the PSU specs ,if it had a high amp single 12v rail i would say definately yes , let me know how you get on , hope it all goes well for youOk i was just a little worried because the PSU is quite old now so its probably lacking a few features that PSU's these days have, but i will take a look and see if that cable you suggested would fit, i wish i could be more useful information wise.
Im not sure if you seen but i updated one of my post's with this link, http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Builder-Series-Modular-...
Would this provide the cables, or even with this would i need to buy an adaptor?
mickypheonix
April 27, 2014 3:59:05 AM
lucasl-l
April 27, 2014 3:54:03 AM
mickypheonix said:
no you would not lose power , to be sure can you tell me what brand your PSU is , and wattageIt is 500w, i cant find a brand, i got it when i chose parts on cyber power systems a few years ago and they built it. Sorry.
Also i see you mention "you can use one of your 6pin pcie power leads for your card and get a molex to 8pin PCIE to power the eight pin power on your card aswell" the card only has one 8-pin on it, im not sure if you were thinking it had a 6-pin on the crd aswell but it only has an 8-pin
If i did want to buy a new power supply would this do the job and still allow for a future upgrade of RAM?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Builder-Series-Modular-...
mickypheonix
April 26, 2014 5:11:27 PM
lucasl-l
April 26, 2014 1:07:31 PM
mickypheonix said:
Hi Lucasl-lwhat is your current psu ?
If your current PSU has a single 12v rail and has enough wattage to power your card , you can use one of your 6pin pcie power leads for your card and get a molex to 8pin PCIE to power the eight pin power on your card aswell without upgrading your old PSU , such as one like this,

This does seem like a good suggestion, would i loose much power using this instead of the provided one with the gfx card?
lucasl-l
April 26, 2014 1:03:02 PM
Thanks for the answers guys im not sure 550w would be enough for those components but, if you rekon they are then i will take your word for it! i believe mine at the moment is an old 500w power supply!
I don't really want to have to use adapters, im quite happy to spend up to around £60 on a new PSU.
Edit. Would this be ok or too much? it has very good reviews and i believe it has 2x6-pin pci-e cable from the PSU
I don't really want to have to use adapters, im quite happy to spend up to around £60 on a new PSU.
Edit. Would this be ok or too much? it has very good reviews and i believe it has 2x6-pin pci-e cable from the PSU
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