Personal computing discussed
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The CX430 only has a single 6-pin PCIe power connector and the 5830 requires two. I installed a molex-6pin adapter for the second plug,
Darthutos wrote:As for orientation, you look at the slot on the gpu, it's keyed so that one side of the surface has a indentation. Look at your cable from the PSU, one side is smooth and the other is not....
Darthutos wrote:Never trust a molex adapter.
Seriously? Why would they make 6-pin adapters if they weren't reliable?
Chrispy_ wrote:If it doesn't have the connectors, it's because the rail isn't reliably capable of providing that much juice.
phil42 wrote:please try an entirely separate 12 volt supply
credible wrote:*I need to find a "customer" willing to pay the cost of a decent system. I've had to build far to many sub-budget systems lately and it's destroying my will to live."
That is too damn funny as I have been having that same issue, can you save us as much money as possible,lol.
Do keep in mind that I mentioned the 2 different 6 pin cards that I have been using with the same PSU, perhaps there is an issue with the power outlet that they are plugging the system into at the house, just a thought.
Chrispy_ wrote:Just stop charging a fixed fee and start charging by the hour. Nasty slow computers eat your soul.... not worth your time
DPete27 wrote:I assumed that since 4-pin Molex is a 12V feed and both PSUs are single 12V rail units that hooking up a Molex - PCIe adapter wouldn't be a problem.
Kougar wrote:Regardless the PSU has a 12 volt max load rating of 384w, and you're close to that limit. Factor in the start up surge and you're probably exceeding it
Again, I just wish I could get some kind of consistent behavior from the thing to aid my troubleshooting. Not this: boot up properly 5 times in a row and the 6th time...nothing.