Need help with a Power supply for my motherboard

[scott buonya]

i just bought a new graphics card (gtx 960) and i needed to upgrade my power supply which is currently 250w. I notice that my motherboard does not have a 20+4 pin connector, but it has a 10 pin connector. any ideas on where i can get something like this? ive been looking at reviews for the corsair ax650 and that seems like it would work. idk i need help from experts, im quite new to this so i dont know what to do.

[nskceaj]

Such thing actually exists ? Never heard of it lol. Buy a new Mobo

[Moonzy]

picture of the connector?

 

hope its not a proprietary connector

[scott buonya]

yeah lol 

[Frosty]

Do you have a prebuilt computer?

 

[scott buonya]

5 minutes ago, Moonzy said:

picture of the connector?

 

hope its not a proprietary connector

Frosty yes it is

[Moonzy]

3 minutes ago, scott buonya said:

Frosty yes it is

well i've never heard of 10pin motherboard power, so i guess you're out of luck `-`

maybe you can get a motherboard for the processor its using, if it isnt soldered on

[Energycore]

17 minutes ago, scott buonya said:

i just bought a new graphics card (gtx 960) and i needed to upgrade my power supply which is currently 250w. I notice that my motherboard does not have a 20+4 pin connector, but it has a 10 pin connector. any ideas on where i can get something like this? ive been looking at reviews for the corsair ax650 and that seems like it would work. idk i need help from experts, im quite new to this so i dont know what to do.

Give us model number for your CPU and we can find you a motherboard.

 

You'll also find cheaper PSUs than the AX that are still of great quality in case you need to make budget for the mobo.

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/seasonic-power-supply-s12ii520bronze

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-xfxts550w

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-power-supply-220gs0550v1

[Corsair Joseph]

AX650? hmm, not sure if that's really the case. That PSU will support ATX12V 2.01 systems and later. You said your board only has 10pin connector and not 20+4, what is the make and model of that board? I'm just curious if it's from an OEM system. 

[scott buonya]

Corsair Joseph I have a Lenovo Skybay (U3E1)

or so it says lol. can you help?

[The_Denks]

These are the only PC's with a Skybay board

Which of these do you have

http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/catalog/component/dmi/1617/dmi%3ASKYBAY/

[scott buonya]

@UberGamerKing http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/hardware/201508-19152/

 

[The_Denks]

I see.

 

Unfortunately, due to the type of pc you have, it is unlikely that you would be able to put a new GPU in there.

Even if you could, it is a proprietary design, as this is not a standard ATX form factor, and they do not sell higher wattages.

 

Sorry I couldn't help

Callum 

[quan289]

12 hours ago, scott buonya said:

@UberGamerKing http://www.ubuntu.com/certification/hardware/201508-19152/

 

The Thinkcentre M800z is an all-in-one computer. Even if the GPU is upgradeable, you would get to buy a MXM type graphic card (the ones you see in laptops). That's not factoring cooling issues and support (may require a BIOS update).

 

Seeing how you were able to identify the connector type and that it's a 250w (I believe the M800z supposed to have a 150w unit), I'm assuming you had misidentified it. Even if that's the case, it's not as easy to upgrade. A 10-pin connection mean you have a proprietary motherboard and PSU, and you simply can buy a retail PSU like the AX650 and expect it to work.

 

You would either need to mod the PSU cables, make / find an adapter that would convert the 24-pin connection, or buy a new motherboard as well as PSU.

Here's an example of the adapter you may need to buy (I couldn't find a 10 pin one) : http://www.moddiy.com/products/IBM-Lenovo-PSU-Main-Power-24%252dPin-to-14%252dPin-Adapter-Cable-%2830cm%29.html