Fails to boot.

dan958 · 12 Aug 2013 at 21:19

Hi, i'm having PSU issues.

On another thread I said I already have these;

Here is my current build (What I already own);

YOUR BASKET
1 x AMD A10-5800K Black Edition 3.80GHz (Socket FM2) APU Trinity Quad Core Processor **FREE SIMCITY PC GAME** (AD580KWOHJBOX) £99.95
1 x Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (ST2000DM001) HDD £74.99
1 x Gigabyte F2A85X-D3H AMD A85X Chipset (Socket FM2) DDR3 ATX Motherboard £68.99
1 x Patriot Viper "Black Mamba" Generation 3 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (PV38G160C9K) £49.99
1 x BitFenix Shinobi "Core" USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £46.99
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £39.95
2 x Cooler Master 12cm Sickleflow Red LED System Case Fan - (CM-R4-L2R-20AR-R1) £6.98 (£13.96)
Total : £415.34 (includes shipping : £17.10).

And people spec'ed me the following upgrade;

YOUR BASKET
1 x VTX3D HD 7870 Black Boost Edition 2048MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £155.99
1 x Silverstone Argon SST-AR01 CPU Cooler - 120mm (Socket 775 / 1155 / 1156 / 1150 / 1366 / 2011 / AM2 / AM2+ / AM3 / FM1 / FM2) £28.99
Total : £196.38 (includes shipping : £9.50).

The problem is, that GPU has 2 6 pin power whilst my PSU only has 2 4 pin. On the box it also says requires 500w PSU. Why did people spec me this? or am I doing something wrong?

dan958 · 13 Aug 2013 at 08:19

should I have a 6 pin for gpu and a 6 pin+2 for the gpu. because I can only find the 6pin+2, on boot the gpu fans spin...but I can't get output, no matterwhat gfx I set in bios.

dan958 · 13 Aug 2013 at 08:58

I've searched multiple times and can only find the 6+2 pin. I'll take the PSU out tonight and see if it's hiding behind anything.

dan958 · 13 Aug 2013 at 19:00

I'm home from work now. I took the PSU out hoping I was just blind and didn't see it. Definitely only 1 6+2 pin pcie

Here are some images;

http://ordinarygamer.co.uk/1.jpg
http://ordinarygamer.co.uk/2.jpg
http://ordinarygamer.co.uk/3.jpg

dan958 · 13 Aug 2013 at 19:17

RJC said:
Hmm, looking at the review here you can see all the cables which come with the PSU.

It has 1 x 4 & 1 8 pin for cpu power as well as the 2 PCI-E Cables.

http://www.kitguru.net/components/p...o-series-450w-and-550w-power-supply-review/2/

can you count the amount of leads coming of the PSU and possibly take a pic with all the cables stretched out.

I just plugged it all back in! haha

All the main cables were in the first picture - the rest were just sata power.

dan958 · 13 Aug 2013 at 19:29

Idleman said:
Do you have all the paper work that came with the Psu, you should have a list of all the cables and what they are for. Seems strange as all reviews and the XFX specs say 1x6 pin and 1x6+2 PCI-E cables.

Nope

Got it 8 months ago and threw the box away after a month (silly me, but dont have the space), didn't check for things like that (mainly because I didn't know graphics cards needed 2 pcie power connectors)

I still have the overclockers order on my account, ao at least I have some sort of evidence that I bought it.

dan958 · 13 Aug 2013 at 19:37

So despite getting the older version of the PSU, if I get the molex to PCIe adapter - will it run everything ok powerwise?

dan958 · 14 Aug 2013 at 10:41

Past the 14 day period for returns. Not a problem though. I have bought molex to 6 pin adapter. Now just have to wait till it arrives.

Thanks

dan958 · 14 Aug 2013 at 12:11

Since I don't have the original packaging then I doubt i'll get a replacement. Also, Overclockers already told me it's past the 14 day period.

If I have any trouble with the molex adapter and really need a new psu, I will put a bit more effort into getting a replacement.