So I have this old PC I received. I noticed it had a semi modular PSU, with four ports labeled PCIE/HDD(10pin) and two labeled HDD (5pin).
The GPU is a R9 270 and has two 6 pin power connections, which runs to a Molex splitter which runs to a 5pin (4pins being used) connector that was plugged into a portion of the PCIE port of the PSU. This doesn't seem right to me, I would think the GPU would be drawing way too much for that setup. To be fair this PC has been running without issue for 2 years, but is this setup safe?
Here are some photos
First Cable
Plugged into this
Then plugged into here on the PSU
The GPU is a R9 270 and has two 6 pin power connections, which runs to a Molex splitter which runs to a 5pin (4pins being used) connector that was plugged into a portion of the PCIE port of the PSU. This doesn't seem right to me, I would think the GPU would be drawing way too much for that setup. To be fair this PC has been running without issue for 2 years, but is this setup safe?
Here are some photos
First Cable
Plugged into this
Then plugged into here on the PSU