8 pins from PSU? No 20 pins on mobo

[Ki____]

I wanted to change my GPU but it turned out my PSU has 290 watt power so I had to change my PSU too. I realized that my motherboard has no 20 pins slot and connected to PSU by only 8 pins. Someone said it's due to Dell proprietary, is there anyway to solve this? Or is there a PSU with 8 pins cable to connect to mobo? Remember my motherboard has no 20 pins slot

 

[Ki____]

Please help

 

[alexoiu]

See if this one does help: http://www.moddiy.com/products/Dell-OptiPlex-3020-PSU-Main-Power-24%252dPin-to-8%252dPin-Adapter-Cable-%2830cm%29.html

 

[Ki____]

See if this one does help: http://www.moddiy.com/products/Dell-OptiPlex-3020-PSU-Main-Power-24%252dPin-to-8%252dPin-Adapter-Cable-%2830cm%29.html

Do you think it will work? Mine is Dell optiplex 9020

 

[alexoiu]

Not 100% sure, but I'd say that it's worth a try.

 

[Ki____]

Not 100% sure, but I'd say that it's worth a try.

I dont have any PSU to try tho. Is this moddiy site popular can I order from here?

 

[alexoiu]

Then it's up to you to decide if buying both power supply and cable.

 

[helpstar]

which gpu you wanna install?

Which psu did you buy?

a new B85m board would be the safer choice, I think. The adapter should work, but you should get a good PSU, which doesn´t burn down your house, if the cables melt.

 

[Ki____]

which gpu you wanna install?

Which psu did you buy?

a new B85m board would be the safer choice, I think. The adapter should work, but you should get a good PSU, which doesn´t burn down your house, if the cables melt.

I didn't buy anything yet. Didn't even choose anything to buy. Im not willing to buy motherboard. What should I care about when buying PSU and GPU?

 

[helpstar]

because you said something about a 20pin connector, which would be outdated by now.

8 cables AWG18 versus 24 cables AWG18. Do you see the electrical problem? less cables = more heat if the gpu draws the full load over the PCIe port. Just wanted to warn about a safety issue there.

 

[Ki____]

which gpu you wanna install?

Which psu did you buy?

a new B85m board would be the safer choice, I think. The adapter should work, but you should get a good PSU, which doesn´t burn down your house, if the cables melt.

because you said something about a 20pin connector, which would be outdated by now.

8 cables AWG18 versus 24 cables AWG18. Do you see the electrical problem? less cables = more heat if the gpu draws the full load over the PCIe port. Just wanted to warn about a safety issue there.

Thank you. I don't know much about those. Do you have any recommendations for Dell Optiplex 9020.