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- Mar 19, 2003
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- Surrey, UK
I'm a little confused, so hoping someone can just answer a simple question for me. Its applies to both the PSU and GPU hence why i posted here.
I have got a bunch of parts today and building a new system.
My problem however is this.....
The Radeon x1800xt that comes with its own power cable, this is a 6 pin to standard molex that the graphic card documentation says i should use. However the enermax has its own red coloured PCI-E cables that are 6 pin and the manual says they should be used for PCI-E VGA etc......
The problem with this is that the 6 pin connector for the Radeon only actually has 3 or 4 pins inside the 6 pin connector, and my PSU cables have all 6 pins inside, and along with this the PSU manual says using the incorrect cables can cause system damage. Now i would'nt mind using the Radeon cable, but this means i needlessly have to plug in a molex connector where i don't need it. I have a sata drive going by the card so it will be a total waste to have a standard molex in that area of the board if there is no need.
Can someone with an enermax and a radeon that uses the same design verify wether they were able to use the PCI-E psu cables or wether they didnt take the the risk and stuck with the Radeon's supplied cable.
I'll stick the Radeon supplied one for now while i test the system, all the same i'd like some feedback on wether the PSU supplied cables will be fine with the card or not, i don't wanna take a stupid risk for the sake of curiousity.
Appreciate any help on the matter, or a link to where i can find the info would be just as helpful.
TIA
I have got a bunch of parts today and building a new system.
My problem however is this.....
The Radeon x1800xt that comes with its own power cable, this is a 6 pin to standard molex that the graphic card documentation says i should use. However the enermax has its own red coloured PCI-E cables that are 6 pin and the manual says they should be used for PCI-E VGA etc......
The problem with this is that the 6 pin connector for the Radeon only actually has 3 or 4 pins inside the 6 pin connector, and my PSU cables have all 6 pins inside, and along with this the PSU manual says using the incorrect cables can cause system damage. Now i would'nt mind using the Radeon cable, but this means i needlessly have to plug in a molex connector where i don't need it. I have a sata drive going by the card so it will be a total waste to have a standard molex in that area of the board if there is no need.
Can someone with an enermax and a radeon that uses the same design verify wether they were able to use the PCI-E psu cables or wether they didnt take the the risk and stuck with the Radeon's supplied cable.
I'll stick the Radeon supplied one for now while i test the system, all the same i'd like some feedback on wether the PSU supplied cables will be fine with the card or not, i don't wanna take a stupid risk for the sake of curiousity.
Appreciate any help on the matter, or a link to where i can find the info would be just as helpful.
TIA
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