Power cables

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  1. Z

    Question what is this thing's name ?

    Hi can someone please help me out since i am unable to find out the name of this black clip-type thing that is holding the power cord from the back of the woofer case.. i have attached the images for reference with red circles:
  2. K

    Question Rtx 4080 with HX850 Gold

    Hello, just bought an rtx 4080. The 12pin to three 8pin adapter comes with it. However the hx850 is semi modular with two 6+2 cables being already routed from the psu so to speak. All good so far, thing is I need three 6+2 pins cables from the psu to plug into the three 8 pins on the adapter. I...
  3. X

    Question PSU Cables?

    I recently purchased a Thermaltake Toughpower Grand Series 850w Platinum RGB PSU off of eBay and unfortunately it did not come with all of the cables... What I get for trying to save money. I have looked everywhere to find replacement cables with no luck... I have 2 flat cable PCI-E cables...
  4. zzz1

    Question No power

    Today I switched out my old power cables for new sleeved cables. Somehow my new gpu 2x8pins fits in perfectly in my cpu power and I didn’t realize until later I checked. I tried booting it up without my gpu in, right when I pressed the boot button the whole pc went dark and no more power went...
  5. DeatM47

    Discussion Thermaltake PSU defects? My rant and your thoughts?

    Alright, So this is gonna be kind of a rant, But I wanted to share a very concerning experience that I had with a Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB 750 Watt PSU, This supply I got from my current workplace at my local high school where the system it was in was used for visual ASL teachings and...
  6. McCoffee

    [SOLVED] CPU power connected to GPU ?

    I was swapping my GPU and power supply today I accidentally connected a pcie power cable to what I believe is a CPU power connector on the EVGA G2 1000W PSU. The connector fit perfectly and was not forced. When I realised the error I swapped gpu and power connector as I did not actually have...
  7. akemi

    Question Monitors are burning

    I have a dual screen setup and been working from home for 7 years so usually my PC is turned on 24/7. But of course it set to sleep when I don't use it. Four years ago, my other monitor got broken, its power cable actually melted. I found out about it since I have been smelling a weird burning...
  8. D

    I have a UPS, but some of the things i need to connect have big wide connectors that interfere with my available UPS outputs.

    I apologize in advance if my wording was not exact. I have a Cyberpower UPS that is connected directly to the wall, I can't find the exact model at the time, but I think it's the previous model before this one (https://www.cyberpowersystems.com/product/ups/intelligent-lcd/cp1500avrlcd/) or this...
  9. S

    [SOLVED] Disks wont mount after replaced power cable

    Hello, I have an issue with a very long story but I'll cut to the chase. I have had power problems in my apartment recently and as a result I began having electrical problems inside my PC. Some disks started to fail and one fan stopped working. After some trial and error I figured out one...
  10. Scotland2011

    [SOLVED] PCIE power cables

    I have just received my new GPU that requires two 8 pin power cables I have the Corsair HX750 Platinum PSU Unfortunately due to breaking up with the ex and moving out of the house I have lost my spare cables. My mate has a spare 8 pin power cable from his Inwin PSU Can I use this in conjunction...
  11. Duke Of Syrup

    [SOLVED] I cant for the life of me find a compatible cable for my power supply to my GPU

    I recently bought a new GPU for my rig. Its an RTX 580. It has 1 (6+2)PCi e slot. My power supply has 2 (6+2) slots. And it is impossible to find the correct (6+2) male to (6+2) male power cable. Please help me!
  12. G

    Question PSU Failure

    I have a desktop computer that runs a Gigabyte GA-X79S-UP5 motherboard combined with a Gigabyte GV-R775OC-2GI graphics card. Up until the other day all has worked fine for several years, however since then, the computer starts up fine, but there is no video output and the cooling fan on the...
  13. W

    [SOLVED] I'm upgrading from a 970 to a 1650 and wondering if its ok to use 6 pin to 8pin/6pin with 1650

    the gtx 970 used one 6pin - 8/6pin and an 8 pin to 8/6 pin connection, Is it okay if I use a single cable to connect it to my power supply? which one do I use? the 8-8/6 pin , or the 6 - 8/6 pin
  14. Simonky16

    [SOLVED] Is there a (safe) way to run a Vega56 from an Antec TruePower 550W (regarding power supply cables)?

    I have a system that I bought a Sapphire Vega 56 for. The card has two 8-pin power connectors, and I realized too late that the power supply (Antec TruePower 550w) only has a 6+2- and a 6-pin connector. Is there any way to still use the power supply to power the graphics card? Are Molex to...
  15. techflame700

    [SOLVED] Will this PSU work with my Motherboard?

    Will the Corsair CX450 work with the Gigabyte Z390 UD? My concern is over the CPU power connectors since the Z390 UD uses 8 + 4 CPU power connectors and I’m not sure if the CX450 has enough cables to support it. Thanks for your help! https://www.gigabyte.com/us/Motherboard/Z390-UD-rev-10#kf -...
  16. J

    New HDD with a fresh install and a clone of an the old HDD

    I got a new WD Blue 1TB and cloned my HDD onto it before it failed and needed to be reformatted. So I've reformatted it and had a fresh install of windows onto it. I'm wondering if it was possible to use my cloned drive as primary and boot on the other drive. I'm currently booting and using...
  17. C

    Asking If This Certain Mouse Is A Good One For Games

    So my mouse I was using broke kind of. The mouse button 5 broke which I use a lot when playing games. I was looking online and I found a cheap mouse that sounds okay - good but not really sure since it has no reviews. It is called a Nexxtech Corded USB Optical Mouse - Gunmetal. These are the...
  18. N

    best solution to make my wifi reach neighbor.

    about 100ft away max and the walls are drywall but my frontier router wifi doesnt reach her. link to my apt layout all on ground level
  19. V

    update problem total security 2014

    today ihave total security 2014 update and problem is error 1001 and not update