Hello,
I have just ordered a 7950 to upgrade from my old GTX275 card. Before installing i need some advice. First of all, my PSU is an Antec Neo-He 550.
For now, i have only
- 1 x PSU connector to PCI-e cable
- 1 x PSU connector to 3 x Molex
- 1 x PSU connector to SATA drive connector.
+ of course the standard not modular motherboard connector.
My computer is quite old and i'm not the one who build it so atm, the cable provide power as follow :
- (1 x PSU connector to SATA drive connector) for my SATA hardrive 5400 rpm
- (1 x PSU connector to SATA drive connector) for the 1st PCI-e port of my GTX 275
- (1 x PSU connector to 3 x Molex) : 1st molex is plugged with a 1 x molex to 1 x PCI-e for the second port of my GTX275, 2nd molex to my DVD burner and 3d molex for 2 case fans.
I use my computer like this for 3 years without any problems, but after reading and earning knowledges about PC, i know that the 1 x molex to 1 x PCI-e connector is not a proper way to provide a clean energy to the GPU. Although, i read any things about a molex and i have seen that a single molex has a +12V cable, a +5V cable and 2 grounds cable, each with a maximum of 11A/pin. It means that the single yellow pin of a molex can provide 132W.
Here is my question, as the needed power for a MSI HD 7950 TF3 is 3*75W (PCI-e mobo slot + 2xPCI-e), is my single (1 x PSU connector to 3 x Molex) enough to provide power to 2 case fans (120mm + 80mm), 1 DVD burner and 1 molex to 1x PCI-e slot for my Radeon 7950 without burning ?
Should i wait to receive an extra (1 x PSU connector to 1 x PCI-e) before using my new GPU ?
Thanks.
I have just ordered a 7950 to upgrade from my old GTX275 card. Before installing i need some advice. First of all, my PSU is an Antec Neo-He 550.
For now, i have only
- 1 x PSU connector to PCI-e cable
- 1 x PSU connector to 3 x Molex
- 1 x PSU connector to SATA drive connector.
+ of course the standard not modular motherboard connector.
My computer is quite old and i'm not the one who build it so atm, the cable provide power as follow :
- (1 x PSU connector to SATA drive connector) for my SATA hardrive 5400 rpm
- (1 x PSU connector to SATA drive connector) for the 1st PCI-e port of my GTX 275
- (1 x PSU connector to 3 x Molex) : 1st molex is plugged with a 1 x molex to 1 x PCI-e for the second port of my GTX275, 2nd molex to my DVD burner and 3d molex for 2 case fans.
I use my computer like this for 3 years without any problems, but after reading and earning knowledges about PC, i know that the 1 x molex to 1 x PCI-e connector is not a proper way to provide a clean energy to the GPU. Although, i read any things about a molex and i have seen that a single molex has a +12V cable, a +5V cable and 2 grounds cable, each with a maximum of 11A/pin. It means that the single yellow pin of a molex can provide 132W.
Here is my question, as the needed power for a MSI HD 7950 TF3 is 3*75W (PCI-e mobo slot + 2xPCI-e), is my single (1 x PSU connector to 3 x Molex) enough to provide power to 2 case fans (120mm + 80mm), 1 DVD burner and 1 molex to 1x PCI-e slot for my Radeon 7950 without burning ?
Should i wait to receive an extra (1 x PSU connector to 1 x PCI-e) before using my new GPU ?
Thanks.