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Hello to whoever may see this I've just finished building a budget PC for a friend. It's got an RTX 2060 and I5 10400f. To power it up, I repurposed an M RED 700w 80+ bronze PSU that I used in my own rig before upgrading. It used to power a 2070 super and Oc'd I5 10600K so I thought it would handle the new components just fine (and it does). The problem is that I lost or used all GPU cables from this specific PSU and I discovered that PSU cables are non standard ! (Thanks for that manufacturers). After checking the web for a while I couldn't find any cables that would fit into this PSU, so I resorted to using a double molex to 8 pin PCIE adapter. I read online that it is very much not advised, so I tried to do due diligence. I bought an decent quality adapter and checked the markings of the cables to ensure it, then I plugged the GPU into it. After stressing the card and checking the cable I found that it felt uncomfortably warm on the PSU side (The adapter's side stayed cool). Not wanting to give my friend a potential fire hasard I resolved to using two different molex's from two different 6 pin connectors on the PSU in an attempt of separating the power (and therefore heat) output on the cables. After stressing the card for a while again I felt the cables and they all stayed cool to the touch. I didn't notice any stutters, artifacts or performance drops and even undervolted the card for ecological reasons since it didn't seem to lose me any performance. I guess my question is, am I good ? Was I diligent enough or is it still a big risk ? I personally think it should be fine but I would like the input of more experienced builders on the matter since it's my first time using such an adapter. Thank you for reading and for any answer you may provide
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Are the Antec NX360 Elite case built-in 4 fans connected together into 1 connection? If yes, is it molex, a regular sysfan connection, or into the power supply? Ive been told they are all connected together in the shop i purchased them from -
Willing to get an alibaba cheap rx580 from amazon in india, yes I know I know they are bad but I think the cheaper price is nice and also I currently own a gt1030 ddr4 varient sooooo yeah, from the reviews I have watched it consumes around 120-125 watts under load, so I think I have enough juice in my psu to use it, can you tell me if I use a sata to 6pin adapter to use the gpu or even molex? I am not willing to spend on a psu I just got this last year, I thought it will have a pcie cable, but nope. Please tell me know. PS: its a antesport VS400L varient and has 400 watts and gpu price is around 10,099RS
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We all know Molex is overrated. Chances are, we all have had a time where we had no choice but to use Molex when we didn’t want to. It makes cable management so much harder. Post your best and worst setups with Molex in them and show how bad or good it turned out. Reply to this topic and upload a picture of your setup!
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I recently installed an Ml240l RGB v2 into my pc. I noticed my motherboard only has 3-pin RGB headers, and the fans require a 4-pin RGB header; the only other way to connect the RGB is through Molex which my PSU does not have. Is it safe to use one of these cables to turn a SATA cable into a Molex connecter because I heard from some people they are a fire hazard? https://www.amazon.ca/StarTech-com-LP4SATAFM12-12-Inch-Molex-Adapter/dp/B00GK8SYCW/ref=sr_1_14?crid=383Z72EZZHG8B&keywords=sata+to+molex&qid=1687551745&sprefix=saata+to+molex%2Caps%2C125&sr=8-14 (this is the cable I'm looking at btw)
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Hi All I have a Corsair RM850x and am looking at getting a Corsair RM1000x. I have two servers and 1 of the PSUs doesnt seem to be working so i am looking at replacing it with the RM850x. The reason i am looking at the RM1000x is it comes with 2 molex cables with 4 plugs on each. I have a Silverstone RM43-320-RS case that needs 10 molex plugs for the backplane. The RM850x only has 1 cable with 4 molex plugs on it and the RM1000x has 8 more, could i use the cables between the power supply's. Cablemods says both are Corsair Type 4 Cables and the RM1000x appears to support the 3 molex cables. my 2nd server doesnt need molex only sata power so its only for the 1 case id need molex for. Thanks
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Hi, my old GTX 1060 3GB has recently died, and I got a great deal on an almost brand new GTX 1660Ti (for 120 bucks, with still valid warranty...). When I bought my PC, I knew very little about the hardware, that was 4 years ago. The previous 1060 was powered by: MBD->6-pin Pcie->SATA->MOLEX->6-pin Pcie on the GPU. The SATA is also split into two more, in which the SSD and the HDD is plugged. The max TDP for both the cards is 120W. Only one yellow wire (which I assume is +12V) goes out from the motherboard itself, along with 2 ground (black) wires and one 5V red wire. All this was (and is) powering both the drives and the GPU. Since this is an upgraded HP tower 800 G1, the PSU is OEM, and does't have any GPU outputs by default. Currently, the new 1660Ti is being wired up like this: MBD->6-pin Pcie on the MBD->SATA->MOLEX->8-pin. I bought a MOLEX to 8-pin adaptor, but there are 2 molexes and just one is connected as of now, which means there's only 3/8 pins really connected into the GPU, which seems to be running just fine. The max Pcie slot output on the MBD is 75W, and the rest is being supplied by the 8-pin, which is running from the SATA->Molex (SATA's max wattage is 54W). I dunno if the Pcie slot supplies the maximum and the rest is being drawn from the 8-pin, or if the 8-pin draws the most, and the Pcie slot is jsut an additional power source. Now, I ordered a 1 MOLEX->2 MOLEX adaptor, which I wanna put inbetween the GPU and the SATA->MOLEX cable, to have all 8 pins on the GPU utilised, so the wattage will be split inbetween all +12V pins, instead of one (that's how it's now). The second idea was to buy a 1 SATA->2 SATA, which will power the drives, and I will buy a 2SATA->8-pin which will power the GPU. Schematic 1 is the current wiring; schematic 2 is how I'll wire it later today once the reduction gets delivered; schematic 3 is the idea with the SATA->8-pin reduction. All the color and wires are 1:1 how it is (going to be) in real life. I'll also add pics of my PC and the current wiring. Thanks so much for help, everything is really appreciated.
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hey guys this might be a weird post to make in 2021. but a buddy of mine wants to get his lil brother in to pc gaming. its a crazy small budget with what i have laying around. the main issue is the power supply i have currently only has one 6pin connector, while the gpu needs two 6pins. im looking at getting a molex to 6pin adapter but im not sure if theres any issue with kind of setup. does anybody have any advice/tips/etc? thanks guys
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Hi to anyone reading this, I just bought a 240mm aio (I think the pump's an Asetek 4th gen unit) for my reference vega 56 (you can probably guess why), and realised that there aren't enough fan headers on the motherboard to connect both the fans (2x Noctua nf-f12) and pump into the motherboard. I'm also keeping the blower fan on the gpu, as I'm going to use it to provide cooling for the VRMs, so plugging either of these into the header on the card isn't an option. I do have a molex to 2 pin (there is a hole for, but no third pin on it) adapter though, which I can use to plug either the fans or pump into. From what I've seen online so far, most aio pumps run at 100% all the time, but I can't help wonder then why they have a third pin (as on case fans this is used only for DC fan control as far as I'm aware), and so whether using a 2 pin adapter is safe or recommended. Of course I'd want to be able to control the fans on the radiator as well if possible, as even using the low noise adaptors, the fans are quite audible.
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I just bought a Rosewill RC-508 USB expansion card to add some extra USB slots to my pc. However I didn't notice it has a 4 pin molex connector on it. I believe this is to power/charge devices if needed, but I am unsure where to plug it in. Does anyone know if it should go directly to my PSU, or to some other connection on my motherboard? The user manual doesn't exactly specify WHERE I should plug a cable into. Thanks in advance! -
Hello there, i have a Corsair RM650X PSU.. So i have a question regarding molex and connecting things (Fans etc..) So there is already (4 RGB Fans) connected with molex on my PSU.. The other 2 fans are connected trough a fan hub with sata cable and RGB hub with Molex.. So i'm thinking for adding 2 more fans to my build (Also with Molex) But the question is, is it safe to connect even 2 more fans? (Already 4 fans connected trough molex and 1 RGB hub connected with Molex also) I don't want to fry things up.. I hope somebody can help me out
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I cannot turn my computer on in the morning unless I unplug the Molex cable connected to the front case IO and plug it back in. Seems to happen after a shutdown overnight. Please help!
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I hate Molex. Ugly. I have two EK D5 pumps with Molex. I realise SATA doesn't carry the same amount of power (or something like this). My question is; are there any alternative connectors that I can cable up to replace the Molex connector? I plan to create custom PSU cables for my build and want to replace these connectors with something else if possible. Any help is appreciated! Cheers -
Hi to everyone I was looking to upgrade my pc on the GPU side. I use it as a mix of workstation (cad and stuff) and games. Current GPU is an Nvidia Quadro P4000. The possibile upgrade is an AMD Radeon Pro WX8200. Note: i know this particular card makes little sense in price/performance, but i'm getting it as enterprise/company surplus, so the price isn't really a factor. The question is: i currently have a 550W 80 plus bronze PSU, with a single 8 pin gpu power connector. I was wondering if i could run the AMD card which requires a 6 pin + an 8 pin by using a molex to 6/8 pin adaptor. The PSU has two cables for this, each featuring two sata power and a molex...so i would use the two molex from this two different lines to power the gpu trough an adaptor. The GPU has a 230 TBP, so in terms of total PSU wattage it should be ok, but...I was afraid that there would be too much power running trough the two "accessories" cables, considering all 4 sata power connectors are used for SSDs/HDs. Thanks in advance for the help.
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I'm planning to upgrade my gpu and noticed that I have a caveman power supply which uses molex, and the gpu i am planning to buy has 8 pin 6+2 connector, for piece of mind, I should buy a dual molex to 8pin right? just plug those 2-4 pins to the power supply then attach the 8 pin on the gpu right?
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I'm afraid that i would waste a fan please help which cable i should cut for the rgb light. brand is segotep.
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Hey, if i use an argb hub, that splits the motherboard argb connector to 10 different devices, is it possible to connect different devices with different amount of led´s to it? (some fans, argb strips, watercooling parts etc.) I am concerned especially about rainbow effects: Does the motherboard need to know the amount of leds a product connected has to properly control a rainbow effect? Because then it shouldnt work with a hub like this, right? Also, many of these hubs use SATA power connecters, but others use Molex 4 pin. I found it is a type of power connecter, but no powersupply i looked at seems to have those. Where exactly do i connect them / what even are they? An example of a hub im looking at is the Lamptron SP101 ARGB Thank you if you can help
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I got "Ant Esport 250 Air" case. It came with 3 pre-installed argb (auto rgb not addressable rgb) fans. 2 fans have 4 pin cable, 1 fan has 6 pin( 2 of these pins is was connected to reset switch). 4 pins of of these 3 fans are connected (daisy chained). And these 3 plugs are then connected to a 3 pin adapter (adapter plug doesn't have 3rd pin, i think it is preserved for rgb data) kind of plug. pressing reset switch changes rgb effect on all fans. originally I think 12volt is connected to motor, 5volt to LEDs. pin 2 is common ground for for both motor and LED. pin 3 is for sharing rgb data across 3 fans. I connected it to psu with molex adapter but fans are too loud. So I removed the 12volt cable and merged it with 5volt. now both motor and rgb are getting 5volt. now fan is running quietly at reduced speed, but LEDs are not turning on. plugging the fans into unmodded molex then both fans and LEDs work. please help. -
So I wanted to dip my toes into pc games and stop using a 6 year old laptop to do everything and saw Linus' video on the $69 gaming pc. Since I don't play very demanding games, I thought why not do a similar thing, so I got an HP Z230 and a GTX760. Only to realise the PSU had no 6 pin connector. I looked online to see if there were any options and I saw a lot of people arguing over whether a Molex to 6 pin adapter was okay to use or not. I feel like since every combination of parts is going to work differently and I'd quite like my first pc "building" experience to not end in flames I'd ask here. Will a Molex to 6 pin PCIE adapter work, or will I have to get a new PSU and if so, what ones are good at not a very large price point? The one in there already seems to be a DPS-400AB-19 A (in case you can read random letters and numbers lol). Thank you in advance!
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I have a GALAX 1050ti EXOC that I want to put in my HP Compaq 6300 MT. Turns out it has a 6-Pin slot, so I'm looking for the best way to provide power to the GPU. It doesn't seem to have any Molex connectors, would a 6-Pin to SATA be my best bet? Buying a new PSU, PC, or GPU isn't really an option right now. -
Hi Im new here so pls bare with me, I have a RX 480 (4gb). Im just wondering if it is safe to use 2 molex to 6 pin adapter to power it, any suggestions will do -
is there any difference between molex fans and pwm fans, knowing that molex fan runs at full speed everytime? would there be any issues when using a molex fan despite that it is really loud?
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hi, this is my first time asking a question here. i recently built my own PC and i am using my old GPU, gt 630 1GB and everything is fine, but i just bought a used GPU (asus AMD eah6850 1GB) and i want to test it out to see if its better than my gt 630, because it was only 20 dollars. my problem is that i accidentally bought a psu without any PCIe cables, and the AMD graphics card needs 2 6pin connectors. my psu has 2 free molex connectors, and i found an adapter that is from 2 molexes to an 8pin pci, and then another adapter that is 8 pin to 2x 6+2pin pci, so logically it would all connect fine, using the 2 adapters together, but would it be possible and run okay? i searched how many watts my PC would use with that GPU and it said only 370, and i have a 500 watt psu, so to me i think everything should be fine for now until i can afford a better psu. also the graphics card is from like 2011 so i think my 2019 psu should handle it. the specs are ryzen 5 2600x 8gb ddr4 ram asrock b450m-prof motherboard 120gb ssd 500 gb hdd 500w non-modular psu 80+ certificate zotac gt 630 1gb vram i am saving money to get the rx 570 8gb but i am just using my old one for now.
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Hey guys, I just got this cheap rgb fan set. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MMP281J/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 After installing all of the fans and the rgb strips I noticed that the rgb header has a connection that neither my power supply or motherboard have, after doing some research it appears to be a molex connection. could I get an adapter for this to plug into my psu? If so would this one work? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002O21XHQ/ref=cm_sw_r_apa_i_dy4IEbZFP0XEH Or would I have to find something that connects to my motherboard? I have a msi x470 gaming plus max motherboard with a jrgb connection on it. I appreciate any help!
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I've been using a Gigabyte GTX 960 IXOC (Mini-ITX) 2GB for almost a year now. I've been using a standard AcBel 350W power supply which came with my ASUS Essentio CM6730 (Prebuilt). The GPU has a maximum power draw of 120W. The guy at the store plugged the GPU in my system and powered it with a single molex to 6 pin connector. I've read around the forums that it is not safe to use a single molex to 6 pin, as it could cause the adapter to overheat. However I found out that the adapter he plugged in was a dual molex to 6 pin adapter, and he had simply not used the other molex which was available. I want to reduce to risk of the adapter overheating and potentially damaging other components of my system. As the stores here in Pakistan (including online) are closed indefinitely due to the ongoing pandemic, I can't simply go out and buy a new power supply. I wanted to ask that if plugging in the other molex into the adapter will cause any additional power usage from the power supply? My current specs are: ASUS Essentio CM6730 Intel Core i5-2500 3.3GHz ASUS P8H61-M LE/USB3 8GB DDR3 1333MHz (Single Stick) Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB HDD Seagate BarraCuda ES.2 ST31000340NS 1TB HDD GeForce GTX 960 Gigabyte IX OC 2GB Edition ACBel HBA008-ZA1GT 350W PSU
