Power supply mod?

[Nathanpater]

Hey there fellow pc builders,

 

I was looking to buy myself a new pc, but in the Netherlands this is all very expensive, so I decided not to build one from the ground of. I decided to buy a desktop with a solid i5 processor and a 730 graphics card, looking to replace that graphics card with an rx 480, which my dad could bring from one of his business trips to America for a reasonable price. But, after recieving the pc, it turned out the 730 graphics card didn't have a 6-pin connector on it, it ran solely powered by the motherboard. This is an issue, seeing that I can now now longer swap it out for an rx 480, because I don't have a 6- pin connector to power it. Then a really crazy idea popped into my head, what if I were to buy a cheap 30-ish euro powersupply just to give the rx 480 its power. Do you guys this would work, or have any tips on how to do it otherwise? That would be greatly appreciated.

[SLAYR]

Cheap psu = house fire

 

it may work but it is very much not recommended, the best solution would be to do it properly and get a better psu.

[Nathanpater]

3 minutes ago, SLAYR said:

Cheap psu = house fire

 

it may work but it is very much not recommended, the best solution would be to do it properly and get a better psu.

I was thinking about something like a EVGA 430, its EVGA, it shouldnt burn my house down, right?
 

[SLAYR]

4 minutes ago, Nathanpater said:

I was thinking about something like a EVGA 430, its EVGA, it shouldnt burn my house down, right?
 

Those are very low end evga psus, and even though they are evga they are not great at all, I would recommend a seasonic, xfx, or corsair cx with the grey label to run the entire system with, you should only need about a 500w psu depending on the rest of the system.

[SysBus]

Just get a cheap molex-to-6-Pin adapter. It would be cheaper than another psu.

[Mr.Meerkat]

22 minutes ago, Nathanpater said:

I was thinking about something like a EVGA 430, its EVGA, it shouldnt burn my house down, right?
 

http://de.pcpartpicker.com/product/zW4NnQ/xfx-power-supply-p1430sxxb9

 

Simple and cheap, It's quite a bit better in terms of quality of components than the EVGA 80+ white PSU you've listed so...go for that?  

[ShadowCaptain]

34 minutes ago, Nathanpater said:

SNIP

You can get molex to 6 pin!

 

OR get a not shit PSU

[Mr.Meerkat]

2 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

You can get molex to 6 pin!

 

8 minutes ago, SysBus said:

Just get a cheap molex-to-6-Pin adapter

The moment his house catches fire from a blow PSU...

[Clanscorpia]

3 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

You can get molex to 6 pin!

 

OR get a not shit PSU

Most OEMs that aren't custom builders have decent PSUs

[Nathanpater]

Daaamn, chill y'all, I get it, you want me to replace the powersupply completely

[jagdtigger]

And for the sake of your PC do not use a cheap one:

(Who knows how much voltage theyput out before throwing in the towel. Once i seen one that put ut 10+V on the 5V rail while switching on and off the damn thing...)

[WkdPaul]

1 hour ago, Nathanpater said:

*snip*

forget about the house fire paranoia and get this;

 

https://www.amazon.com/Electop-Express-Molex-Power-Cable/dp/B01D0XATL8/

 

Then move-on, it'll be perfectly fine.

[daniielrp]

I accidentally sent 240v down a 110v psu. No fire, just a bang an odd smell