Dell 3050 Switching PSU

[daneilanthor]

The dell PSU is only 180W, and i wanted to switch the whole motherboard to a case with a new case, it fits on the case (Will just ignore the front USB ports), problem is that the new PSU doesnt have a 6 pin connector to power up the motherboard, it only has 24 pin as usual retail mobos.

Is there any adapter that can allow me to connect to the motherboard ?
Also the dell PC runs from a SSD, so buying a new board with a m.2 will cost me like $40.

Noob into this, so any help, helps.

 

[C12Friedman]

Are you looking to add hardware such as a graphics card? If not, there are mounting adapters available so you can continue to use the Dell PSU if it's a smaller form factor than an ATX PSU.
Another concern, did the new PSU come with the new case? What brand/model PSU are you wanting to connect to the Dell motherboard?

 

[daneilanthor]

Are you looking to add hardware such as a graphics card? If not, there are mounting adapters available so you can continue to use the Dell PSU if it's a smaller form factor than an ATX PSU.
Another concern, did the new PSU come with the new case? What brand/model PSU are you wanting to connect to the Dell motherboard?

PSU is only 180w, also its a small form factor (SFF), it already has a gt 1030, and i want a 1050 ti.

Also using GPU-Z it showed that my motherboard seem to have Board Power Limit of 40W

Since the gt 1030 only used a TDP of 30w i guess is the best i can get.

 

[william p]

Maybe this will help.
https://www.discountelectronics.com/dell-optiplex-xe2-sff-power-supply-315w-vx372/
It has the Dell 8 pin MB connnector, 4 pin CPU cable, and 1-6 pin PCIe.
Some peopl;e report success ignoring the 40W PCIe limit. But the risk is on you. Maybe you can find a Dell XE2 sff MB to play with?