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Acer predator G3-605 and onboard sata power

Kenjo
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Hey guys... 

Im swapping out the "standard" Acer PSU (500w) for a 650w corsair one , the thing im thinking of is the fact that on the motherboard Acer has put 2 x Sata power connectors that branch out into 3 Sata power cables and when reading it states that the power to the sata devices are routed thru the motherboard , if i swap PSU do i need to have those connected as the 650w already has like 6 sata cables and there is no need to route thru the Mobo ... 

Its an 1150 board with an i5-4460 and the acer psu (fsp500w) isnt strong enough to power the r9 280x (250w) ... wont boot at all but runs fine with the gtx 760 (150w) 

 

 

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4 minutes ago, bindydad123 said:

by right, no need to route thru motherboard. 

Thank you so much for the quick answer... i will just remove those connectors ;) oh by chance if there is a "special" power going from one of them should i just use that like for the hdd removable bay ? 

 

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On 4/2/2019 at 4:14 PM, bindydad123 said:

by right, no need to route thru motherboard. 

Sorted now.. tyvm for your feedback ;) ended up sorting him out with a z97x gaming 3 board instead , he is happily gaming away now ;)

 

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