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I'm taking the risk of buying a 500W power supply from ebay to replcae my 300w for my basic gaming PC build(cause the graphics card that i will have is too high for my power supply) and i was looking at the description of it and says:
Connectors:
One (1) 14-inch 20+4-pin ATX power connector
One (1) 4-pin CPU power connector
Two (2) SATA power connectors
Two (2) large Molex 4-pin power connectors
One (1) 4-pin Floppy power connector
Is this everything i need for my PC? Cause i know that i need a 6 Pin PCI-E connector but dont see that on the list. Or does 6 pin PCI-E have another name? Just need someone to tell me what Connectors i really need to get everyting running smoothly?
Here is the page of the item. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Hercules-micro-ATX-500W-S...
And the graphics card ill be using is a Gigabyte Radeon r9 270 which doesnt come with anything else. just the card.
Connectors:
One (1) 14-inch 20+4-pin ATX power connector
One (1) 4-pin CPU power connector
Two (2) SATA power connectors
Two (2) large Molex 4-pin power connectors
One (1) 4-pin Floppy power connector
Is this everything i need for my PC? Cause i know that i need a 6 Pin PCI-E connector but dont see that on the list. Or does 6 pin PCI-E have another name? Just need someone to tell me what Connectors i really need to get everyting running smoothly?
Here is the page of the item. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Black-Hercules-micro-ATX-500W-S...
And the graphics card ill be using is a Gigabyte Radeon r9 270 which doesnt come with anything else. just the card.
Again, what is your budget? This is a great PSU and is powering my 7950 which uses more power then your 270X. $60 counting shipping, $50 if you get the rebate.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168...
Frocite
October 16, 2014 8:45:19 PM
Frocite
October 16, 2014 8:12:01 PM
Frocite
October 16, 2014 8:02:17 PM
besides of it being old, the graphics card requires a minimum of 500w. so i just need to get myself a PCI-E in addtion to this power supply? and is this power supply still not enough? all i want to do is play some games. I mean come on
I dont need anything special. Im not looking for the best of the best. Only what i need
I dont need anything special. Im not looking for the best of the best. Only what i need plaintuts said:
If the power supply is still using molex connectors then, thats probably an old psuPcie is standard now for graphics card
All power supplies still come with molex connectors, they are used to power random peripherals like fans and pumps, they aren't dead yet.
The clue its an old design is the red switch on the back, any decent PSU has had Active PFC since before 2008.
OP - steer clear of that PSU, its really old, and has a 1 year warranty for a reason. Where are you able to buy from? There are definitely better options out there, if you step it up to ~$50 you can get one that will last 5-10 years instead of 5-10 months.
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