Question 300W TFX PSU with 10 Pin + 4 Pin, for IdeaCentre 510A

[llinfeng]

Shorter question: is there a tested PSU upgrade for IdeaCentre 510A? Here is what I am looking for:

• Form factor: TFX
• Power: 300 Wat minimum
• Pinouts: 10pin + 4pin
• Specs for the computer: http://psref.lenovo.com/Detail/Lenovo Desktops/ideacentre_510A15ICB?M=90HV001PUS

I bought this Ideacentre 510A and have just figured out that I need a 300W PSU to get a VisionTek 7750 Graphics Card to work with 4 monitors. The graphics card listed "300W power supply" as its minimum requirement, although I am booting 3 monitors from it on a 180W PSU from the IdeaCentre machine. I contacted VisionTek and figured out that I shall need a stronger PSU to boot up all the 6 video outputs from the card.

I have tried one PSU from Silverstone, which has standard 20(24) Pin + 4(8) Pin Pinouts. Yet, on the motherboard, there are 10 Pin + 4 Pin receivers. I cannot physically fit the 20-Pin Pinout to the 10 Pin slot, both for the fear of frying things and also due to two nearby sockets that blocked the 20-Pin Pinout to reach the end.

I tried Amazon and did not find any listing that matched the search criteria: TFX, 10pin + 4pin. Looking forward to a recommendation.

 

[jonnyguru]

on and did not find any listing that matched the search criteria: TFX, 10pin + 4pin. Looking forward to a recommendation.

That's because the 10-pin+4-pin Lenovo uses is proprietary to Lenovo.

Lenovo IdeaCenters aren't meant to be upgraded. They're meant to be sent to the recycler and replaced.