Gpu Pin connector not going in all the way

[Owrw]

My Pc has been crashing ever since i added my gpu, it would crash when it would use higher watts but i’ve discovered that my pin connector isn’t fully in and i can’t get it in any more? any tips?

[Levent]

You are using a molex to PCIE power adapter, that makes me believe you got a shitty PSU. What PSU do you have there? Halfway in connector can cause problems but using a PSU without a PCIE power is the major suspect here.

[Zagna]

Best option would be to buy a modern PSU that actually has a proper PCIe power connector instead of using that ancient PSU with a Molex to 8-pin adapter.

Your PSU most like isn't able to provide enough wattage.

[Owrw]

Just now, Levent said:

You are using a molex to PCIE power adapter, that makes me believe you got a shitty PSU. What PSU do you have there? Halfway in connector can cause problems but using a PSU without a PCIE power a major suspect here.

I got the psu with my pre built i bought 6 months ago, it is 500w but idk the brand 

 

1 minute ago, Zagna said:

Best option would be to buy a modern PSU that actually has a proper PCIe power connector instead of using that ancient PSU with a Molex to 8-pin adapter.

Your PSU most like isn't able to provide enough wattage.

I will have to buy cables for everything separately and then remove my mobo i think and i’m not a pc hardware wizard so i don’t want to risk it 

[Levent]

1 minute ago, Owrw said:

I got the psu with my pre built i bought 6 months ago, it is 500w but idk the brand

If you are powering a 5600X and a RX6600 using a noname crap PSU that is allegedly 500W and doesnt come with a PCIE power, you have major problems coming your way.

[Kilrah]

Regarding the connector, might help wiggling it a bit when inserting. 

[Owrw]

1 minute ago, Levent said:

If you are powering a 5600X and a RX6600 using a noname crap PSU that is allegedly 500W and doesnt come with a PCIE power, you have major problems coming your way.

What about SATA to pcie? i also found this cable if this is any use 

[Zagna]

And it's single channel memory, ouch.

[Levent]

Just now, Owrw said:

What about SATA to pcie? i also found this cable if this is any use 

 

Same thing, dont use it. That EPS 12V (used for motherboard).

[Owrw]

CiT Builder 500W PSU that’s the psu i have 

[Owrw]

2 minutes ago, Zagna said:

And it's single channel memory, ouch.

I would get dual but then i would have 32gb which is too much 

[Owrw]

so why won’t it go all the way in? my pc was fine before but it stopped posting even though pc had power so.. do i have to get a new psu to resolve my pin not going all the way in 

[Kilrah]

The connector will go all the way in as long as it's the correct one. Check that, and try harder if it is.

[Owrw]

Just now, Kilrah said:

The connector will go all the way in as long as it's the correct one. Check that, and try harder if it is.

it’s 8 pin to 8 pin but the little square on the pins arent the same 

[mariushm]

You need to buy a better power supply.

 

If this is your power supply - I took the picture from an eBay listing for CIT Builder 500w - then your power supply can only output 360 watts on 12v output :

* 3.3v x 15A = 49.5 watts

* 5.0V x 15A  = 75 watts

* 12.0v x 30A = 360 watts

 

In reality, it's probably even worse than 360 watts on 12v, and there's probably extra limitations like the 3.3v and 5v together not capable of going over 100 watts or stuff like that.

 

The 5600x will consume around 60-80 watts only from the 12v output, and the RX6600 will consume up to around 180-200 watts.  You then have around 10-15 watts on 12v consumed by fans, motor on mechanical drives, stuff around the motherboard, so your power supply most likely can not supply this much power to all the components even though it may be below 360 watts if you add them together.

 

The adapter you use is also not suitable for video cards that consume A LOT of power like the RX 6600 - they're made with thinner wires, and also often those wires are not even pure copper, often they're a mix of steel and aluminum and copper strands, because such wires are much cheaper than pure copper wires.

All this - thinner and poorer quality wire - means higher resistance, which means cables will heat up more and the connectors may also get damaged over time from the heat.

 

The adapter you have there is more like for a video card that consumes just a bit more than what power is available in the pci-e slot - ex a card that consumes 100 watts and takes 60 watts from the slot and 40 watts from the extra 6/8 pin connector.

The RX6600 pulls over 100 watts from the extra power connector or connectors, and these adapters aren't meant for that

SATA to pci-e 6/8 pin is even worse, the SATA connector is worse than old Molex (hdd) connectors.

 

[Owrw]

1 minute ago, mariushm said:

You need to buy a better power supply.

 

If this is your power supply - I took the picture from an eBay listing for CIT Builder 500w - then your power supply can only output 360 watts on 12v output :

* 3.3v x 15A = 49.5 watts

* 5.0V x 15A  = 75 watts

* 12.0v x 30A = 360 watts

 

In reality, it's probably even worse than 360 watts on 12v, and there's probably extra limitations like the 3.3v and 5v together not capable of going over 100 watts or stuff like that.

 

The 5600x will consume around 60-80 watts only from the 12v output, and the RX6600 will consume up to around 180-200 watts.  You then have around 10-15 watts on 12v consumed by fans, motor on mechanical drives, stuff around the motherboard, so your power supply most likely can not supply this much power to all the components even though it may be below 360 watts if you add them together.

 

The adapter you use is also not suitable for video cards that consume A LOT of power like the RX 6600 - they're made with thinner wires, and also often those wires are not even pure copper, often they're a mix of steel and aluminum and copper strands, because such wires are much cheaper than pure copper wires.

All this - thinner and poorer quality wire - means higher resistance, which means cables will heat up more and the connectors may also get damaged over time from the heat.

 

The adapter you have there is more like for a video card that consumes just a bit more than what power is available in the pci-e slot - ex a card that consumes 100 watts and takes 60 watts from the slot and 40 watts from the extra 6/8 pin connector.

The RX6600 pulls over 100 watts from the extra power connector or connectors, and these adapters aren't meant for that

SATA to pci-e 6/8 pin is even worse, the SATA connector is worse than old Molex (hdd) connectors.

 

the Radeon RX 6600 uses 100w max 

[Owrw]

that’s not the same psu but it’s similar 

[mariushm]

3 minutes ago, Owrw said:

the Radeon RX 6600 uses 100w max 

My bad, I was thinking of RX 6600 XT  ... but the power consumption for RX 6600 is closer to 125 watts, BUT it can spike up to 250 watts for 20 ms or less.

 

See  https://www.techpowerup.com/review/powercolor-radeon-rx-6600-fighter/37.html

 

 

 

Nevertheless, it doesn't make what I wrote about the power supply quality, and you can't see the label in your pictures.

Also, it's debatable how much you can actually TRUST what it says on the label. 90% guaranteed the numbers are inflated.

 

[Poinkachu]

Pretty sure RX6600 listed TDP is 132w.
Both in techpowerup site and amd site.

[Owrw]

1 minute ago, mariushm said:

My bad, I was thinking of RX 6600 XT  ... but the power consumption for RX 6600 is closer to 125 watts, BUT it can spike up to 250 watts for 20 ms or less.

 

See  https://www.techpowerup.com/review/powercolor-radeon-rx-6600-fighter/37.html

 

 

that’s probably what causes pc shut downs, the problem is that last night it crashed again so i left it off woke up today and it’s not posting but pc has power, I suppose i can replace cpu with modular as long as it comes with the cables i need but i’m worried it might still be broken as the connector won’t even go in to the gpu fully, is the connector supposed to look like mine it is it supposed to be flush?

[Poinkachu]

2 minutes ago, Owrw said:

that’s probably what causes pc shut downs, the problem is that last night it crashed again so i left it off woke up today and it’s not posting but pc has power, I suppose i can replace cpu with modular as long as it comes with the cables i need but i’m worried it might still be broken as the connector won’t even go in to the gpu fully, is the connector supposed to look like mine it is it supposed to be flush?

If you ask me, from the pic of the connector pins, it looks questionable and unreliable.
I see 1 pin or 2 slanted there.

[Ralf]

1 hour ago, Owrw said:

that’s not the same psu but it’s similar 

That's even worse, 22A on the 12v rail, which is 264W, no wonder it shuts down when the gpu can spike to 250w.

The adapter looks very low quality, not surprising that it doesn't fit correctly.

[heatonpkmassive]

Swap the C in CiT for an S and a H and that's your power supply, that's what it is.

Even if it isn't the problem here, you should replace it. 

[Owrw]

On 6/11/2022 at 11:49 AM, mariushm said:

You need to buy a better power supply.

 

If this is your power supply - I took the picture from an eBay listing for CIT Builder 500w - then your power supply can only output 360 watts on 12v output :

* 3.3v x 15A = 49.5 watts

* 5.0V x 15A  = 75 watts

* 12.0v x 30A = 360 watts

 

In reality, it's probably even worse than 360 watts on 12v, and there's probably extra limitations like the 3.3v and 5v together not capable of going over 100 watts or stuff like that.

 

The 5600x will consume around 60-80 watts only from the 12v output, and the RX6600 will consume up to around 180-200 watts.  You then have around 10-15 watts on 12v consumed by fans, motor on mechanical drives, stuff around the motherboard, so your power supply most likely can not supply this much power to all the components even though it may be below 360 watts if you add them together.

 

The adapter you use is also not suitable for video cards that consume A LOT of power like the RX 6600 - they're made with thinner wires, and also often those wires are not even pure copper, often they're a mix of steel and aluminum and copper strands, because such wires are much cheaper than pure copper wires.

All this - thinner and poorer quality wire - means higher resistance, which means cables will heat up more and the connectors may also get damaged over time from the heat.

 

The adapter you have there is more like for a video card that consumes just a bit more than what power is available in the pci-e slot - ex a card that consumes 100 watts and takes 60 watts from the slot and 40 watts from the extra 6/8 pin connector.

The RX6600 pulls over 100 watts from the extra power connector or connectors, and these adapters aren't meant for that

SATA to pci-e 6/8 pin is even worse, the SATA connector is worse than old Molex (hdd) connectors.

 

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