HELPPPP!!!! My psu dosent have a 6 pin and my new 7870 wont power HELP

[TheAterix]

Hey i am just wondering if you can help me.... I bought a Club 3D RoyalKing 7870 and it didnt come with either a crossfire bridge or a 2 molex to 6 pin adapter and i have plugged it in and it wont be recognized by windows and the fan isnt spinning either....

what can i do to power it on my nearby pc shop said my 300w psu is good enough to run it because the rest of my system uses next to nothing power wise as its low spec...

Please helpp i really wanna play crysis 3 Beta PLLLLLLLLLLLZZZ

Cheers

 

[getochkn]

500W (or greater) power supply with one 75W 6-pin PCI Express power connector recommended

That's what AMD recommends. I doubt your 300w will handle that, especially if you don't have any 6 pins, you are probably only dealing with 1 12v rail for the entire system. You could try a molex to 6 pin, but considering your PSU doesn't have, it's either old, or probably cheap and it may run, it may catch fire.

$10 for adapters that may kill your PSU, and possibly motherboard, chip, ram, in the process OR $50 for a good power supply that would power your card properly.

 

[TheAterix]

its a good psu very durable the guy in the pc shop said he had it at one point (where i bought it from 2 years ago)
Anyways is there a way i can power it off the pci slot?

 

[getochkn]

What PSU is it? No, you can power it off the PCI slot. If it could power off the slot, they wouldn't need you to add extra power from 6pin connectors. The 7750 doesn't need much power or extra connectors.

 

[TheAterix]

its a zoostorm psu (i think they are owned by dell) so basically a dell gpu idk though it has 2 12v rails i may get a new on tomorrow from a pc shop the guy usually give me a good deal haha but dunno yet

 

[chugot9218]

Moral of the story, you are gonna need a new DECENTLY made PSU.

 

[getochkn]

its a zoostorm psu (i think they are owned by dell) so basically a dell gpu idk though it has 2 12v rails i may get a new on tomorrow from a pc shop the guy usually give me a good deal haha but dunno yet

Hope it's not the same guy who told you zoostorm was a good brand or that a 3 year old 300w PSU would work with a 7850 no problem, because that guy doesn't seem to know much about gaming pc's and such.

 

[daswilhelm]

lol, time to find a new computer guy, yours doesnt seem to know what he's talking about. and these brands you are using, i have never heard of either of them.

 

[rshillshooter81]

this whole post is very sad to me.

"zoostorm" sounds like something you buy at a dollar store in Australia .

 

[TheAterix]

he said " it should power it but wont be able to handle heavy loads so i need a upgrade" but all i want for tonight is for it to power on

 

[daswilhelm]

be ready for that power supply to pop once it does hit any kind of load. and when it does, it will most likely take out some components with it.

 

[Kurz]

he said " it should power it but wont be able to handle heavy loads so i need a upgrade" but all i want for tonight is for it to power on

Well Tough luck... You didn't read up the requirements of a gaming PC.
Go out buy a new PSU/Order online.

Sorry dude you are out of a PC for how long.
(I was out of a PC for 2 weeks while I tried to find time to diagnose the problem it was having).

ANTEC, Seasonic, Zalman, These are good brands.

 

[Kurz]

BTW You need at least 500W, 750W for if you want to make sure your PSU runs cool/ability to upgrade in the future.

 

[emesis]

he said " it should power it but wont be able to handle heavy loads so i need a upgrade" but all i want for tonight is for it to power on

When lower quality PSUs encounter a load they can't handle, they tend to do things like explode & start fires, or send a voltage spike down the lines and fry motherboards and other components.

So I would be cautious of trying it out.

Antec was running a rebate deal on a 620 watt here in the US but I'm not sure about the UK (I'm assuming you'er UK because AFAIK Club3D is a UK brand)

 

[raclimja]

he said " it should power it but wont be able to handle heavy loads so i need a upgrade" but all i want for tonight is for it to power on

would you really risk killing your entire system just to run that thing?


http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/26/exploding_computer_vs_reg_reader/

 

[TheAterix]

holy crap thats not good i think ill just wait!

 

[coozie7]

^Sensible chap.
And you could tell us where you live, that way we can guide you towards a decent replacement powersupply.

 

[TheAterix]

i live in the uk, england and ill get one from the computer shop (the computer guy) btw i dont usually listen to him i just ask him tips and ill get a 650-700w one and ill make sure its decent like a known brand like corsair btw have you guys heard of CIC? i think its that my dad has a CIC psu and it does well for him

 

[TheAterix]

CIT*

 

[MC_K7]

Never heard of CIT. Just get a well known brand like Antec, Corsair, Seasonic, etc... They all make really good PSU.

And I wouldn't trust that "Computer Guy" anymore... If he was a good tech he would have asked you about the PSU before selling you the card and he should have known that a 6-pin power connector was required. Connecting a high-end card like 7870 to an underpowered 300-Watt PSU is not a good idea... I don't know why he told you that would do it...

By the way, what CPU do you have? Another question the guy should have asked you, because there's no point in spending money on a 7870 if your CPU is going to bottleneck it. Can you give us the rest of your specs please?

 

[Derza10]

Sales people for the most part will tell you anything to get you to buy. Although if he was smart he would have said the PSU would not work and then offer you a decent PSU to go with the GPU... Either way he does not sound like a guy I would trust (hes either a scumbag, uninformed, or both).

 

[daswilhelm]

just my personal experience, but i've had some bad luck with corsair power supplies recently. i would reccommend something from antec or seasonic

 

[bigshootr8]

Well, I hate to break it to you but a lot of what Corsair makes is Seasonic based. There is a tier list that newegg has placed out which should help you kind of decide a brand/series that is good for you.

http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx

 

[Deleted member 217926]

Well, I hate to break it to you but a lot of what Corsair makes is Seasonic based. There is a tier list that newegg has placed out which should help you kind of decide a brand/series that is good for you.

http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx

Actually Seasonic only makes 3 current Corsair power supplies.

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page447.htm

OP an HD 7870 needs a recommended 500w power supply. Corsair, Seasonic, PC Power and Cooling, XFX, Silverstone, Enermax, OCZ, and Antec are all good brands.

The tier list posted above is a very good general guide. Stay with tier 3 and up for a non overclocked system and tier 2 and up for anything you plan on overclocking.

 

[daswilhelm]

Well, I hate to break it to you but a lot of what Corsair makes is Seasonic based. There is a tier list that newegg has placed out which should help you kind of decide a brand/series that is good for you.

http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx

i understand seasonic makes alot of psu's for different vendors. unfortunately the corsair units ive been coming across havent been doing well, thats why i brought it up.