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Is there such thing as a safe Molex to Sata power adapter?

trainergames
By trainergames
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I am putting together a server from parts I have and the only spare PSU I have is an older one with more Molex than Sata.

 

My question is there such thing as a safe Molex to Sata power adapter? Or would a Sata power splitter be better? I don't have the funds for a new PSU...

 

 

If it will help here is the PSU I have https://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-Thermal-TM-420-PMSR-Desktop/dp/B00WQO79HA

 

Also here is the specs for the server if it helps.

 

AMD Phenom II X4 925

 

MSI 970A-G46

 

8GB of RAM

 

Nvidia GT 240 

 

6x Seagate 500GB HDD

If there is no safe way to get this PSU working for this, what is the cheapest PSU you would suggest for this? And I will try to sell some of my other parts to pay for it.

| I7 2600@4.2Ghz | Corsair A70 w/H100 fans | 16GB DDR3 1333Mhz | MSI Z77A G45 Gaming | Corsair TX650 | XFX R9 380 | 2x 120GB Samsung 840 SSD in RAID 0 | 2x Seagate 500GB in RAID 0 | 750GB Seagate | 500GB WDHDD + 500GB WD USB HDD | Sound Blaster Recon | Antec Sonta Case | HP LP2480zx @1920x1200 | Acer H243H @1920x1080 | BenQ EW2440

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The crimped connectors are safest :

https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/molex/0887511310/WM10788-ND/3469178

https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/molex/0887511311/WM12809-ND/5117066

 

mouser links

https://eu.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Molex/88751-1310?qs=sGAEpiMZZMvAZU35sbsmiVyE4XRYrcARfdS4sKNhMUs%3D

https://eu.mouser.com/ProductDetail/Molex/88751-1311?qs=sGAEpiMZZMvAZU35sbsmia90uOlZmWyFM6pVS0s5Cb0%3D

 

 

You can also buy them ready to solder to the psu circuit board, but you could just cut the molex connector and solder the wires yourself:

 

https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/molex/0887511410/WM3623-ND/2405312

https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/molex/0685610020/WM8714-ND/2567843

 

Molded SATA connectors are less safe.

 

 

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I've used Molex to power a GPU, so I'm pretty sure it's perfectly fine to power something that runs off SATA.

CPU: Ryzen 9 5900 Cooler: EVGA CLC280 Motherboard: Gigabyte B550i Pro AX RAM: Kingston Hyper X 32GB 3200mhz

Storage: WD 750 SE 500GB, WD 730 SE 1TB GPU: EVGA RTX 3070 Ti PSU: Corsair SF750 Case: Streacom DA2

Monitor: LG 27GL83B Mouse: Razer Basilisk V2 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red Speakers: Mackie CR5BT

 

MiniPC - Sold for $100 Profit

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RAM: G.Skill RipJaws 16GB DDR3 Storage: Transcend MSA370 128GB GPU: Intel 4400 Graphics

PSU: Integrated Case: Shuttle XPC Slim

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

Budget Rig 1 - Sold For $750 Profit

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CPU: Intel i5 7600k Cooler: CryOrig H7 Motherboard: MSI Z270 M5

RAM: Crucial LPX 16GB DDR4 Storage: Intel S3510 800GB GPU: Nvidia GTX 980

PSU: Corsair CX650M Case: EVGA DG73

Monitor: LG 29WK500 Mouse: G.Skill MX780 Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

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PSU: Thermaltake TR2 Case: Phanteks Enthoo Evolv ITX

Monitor: Dell P2214H x2 Mouse: Logitech MX Master Keyboard: G.Skill KM780 Cherry MX Red

 

 

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