PSU - Graphics cable problem - quick fix needed

Skullfish1 · 21 Jul 2009 at 13:15

Hi Guys

I've just taken delivery of a new gfx card, a 4890. I hadn't realised that modern cards need two 6pin 75 cables from the psu.

I've currently got an old tagan 580w modular psu, old enough that I've lost the box containing all the spare cables.

My question is this: Is it just a case of popping out to a local computer shop and buying a 75w pin cable, and plugging it into a spare slot on the psu? There's no propiertary rubbish with the cables, and the slots in the psu should all be the same?

http://www.tagan.de/pages/products/easyconS/e_tg580_u15.html this is the PSU.

Cru54d3r · 21 Jul 2009 at 13:18

yes you can get a cable split from a computer shop to work for this

siumatfung · 21 Jul 2009 at 13:19

contact tagan and ask for the cables

Skullfish1 · 21 Jul 2009 at 13:21

Cru54d3r said:
yes you can get a cable split from a computer shop to work for this

There's a spare blue (PCI Express?) slot on the PSU, better idea to get a second cable?

Cru54d3r · 21 Jul 2009 at 13:25

Skullfish1 said:
There's a spare blue (PCI Express?) slot on the PSU, better idea to get a second cable?

I'm confused which cables you have.. unless you mean the slot is free but you dont have the cables? I think you might be pushed to find a pci-express cable(s) but you should be able to find 4pin molex to 6pin pci-express converter cables easily

Lemin · 21 Jul 2009 at 13:29

Akasa PCI Express 6-Pin to 4-Pin Power Adaptor for PCI-E Graphics Cards
£3.44 inc VAT
£2.99 ex VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-018-AK&groupid=701&catid=48&subcat=153

Skullfish1 · 21 Jul 2009 at 14:01

Lemin said:
Akasa PCI Express 6-Pin to 4-Pin Power Adaptor for PCI-E Graphics Cards
£3.44 inc VAT
£2.99 ex VAT
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CB-018-AK&groupid=701&catid=48&subcat=153

Excellent, thats exactly what I need.

Ta.