Posted in internal hardware. This connector is used to provide extra 12 volt power to pci express expansion cards.
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Molex to 6 pin pcie wiring diagram. Its designed to work that way but will be limited to the lower wattage provided by the 6 pin version of the cable. These high power cards draw most of their power from the 12 volt rail so this cable provides only 12 volts. A graphics card with one 8 pin power connector can get maximum of 225w of power 75w from pci express x16 slot and 150w. Its okay to plug a 6 pin pci express power cable into an 8 pin pci express connector. Many video cards draw significantly more than 75 watts provided by the motherboard slot so the 6 pin pci express power cable was created. 6 pin power connector can supply 75 watt to the graphics card while 8 pin power connector can deliver maximum of 150w to your graphics card.
Graphics card 6 pin and 8 pin connectors explained. I needed to make a working adapter for a mac pro with the stuff i had laying around as the connector that came with my gpu didnt work with the gpu. I need to connect my pci express card to the psu but it doesnt have a 6 pin connector on it. Pci express 6 pin to molex power. Buy adapters or power converter cables for 6 pin pci e and 8 pin pci e connectors. Some video cards come with the 8 pin pci express power connector to support higher wattage than the 6 pin pci express connectors.
I have a 6 pin connector off of an old.
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