SATA - Molex cables

milomak

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Can one use one of these to power a video card (eg HD8470)?
 
I think you can get an adapter that combines 2 to 6 or 8 pin for your gpu
 
You can get a connector that takes two molexes to make 1 6pin connector.
 
i suspect he knows

stop derailing the thread :D -runs away-

-comes back-

you get molex to 6 pin pci express adapters and also dual molex to 6 pin pci express adapters. Afaik you do not get sata to 6 pin pci express adapters. The 4870 needs 2x6pin adapters, so make sure your psu has 2 of those connectors/buy sufficient adapters :)
 
stop derailing the thread :D -runs away-

-comes back-

you get molex to 6 pin pci express adapters and also dual molex to 6 pin pci express adapters. Afaik you do not get sata to 6 pin pci express adapters. The 4870 needs 2x6pin adapters, so make sure your psu has 2 of those connectors/buy sufficient adapters :)

actually as it turns out i need a molex (female) to SATA power (for my HDs)

I have dual molex to 6 pin with my videocard
 
actually as it turns out i need a molex (female) to SATA power (for my HDs)

I have dual molex to 6 pin with my videocard

Yes you do get them, I installed my setup into a different chassis and was forced to use them.
Luckily I had them handy :erm:
 
actually as it turns out i need a molex (female) to SATA power (for my HDs)

I have dual molex to 6 pin with my videocard

i'm still not getting you.

Ok, you get molex male to sata female power connectors, not molex female to sata female connectors.

i'm guessing you want a molex male to sata female power adapter

guess2 is that you want to convert your sata power cables running from your psu to molex because your hdds take a molex power connector.

which one of the above guesses are right? Or are they both wrong? :confused:
 
What I have is a single female molex which connects with the PSU's male. The female then has further cabling which runs into the SATA bit :)
 
Oh i see. I got confused with the molex male female thing (forgot which is which)

milomak, check prophecy shop, they usually stock the "arb" adapters

edit

scratch that, i was right about the male female thing, power supplies have female connectors on them, not male ones...
 
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If it's like this below, then it's a single male molex which connects to the female PSU molex, and a female SATA on the other end...

molex_sata_power.jpg
 
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