- May 27, 2016
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Hey there. I might just be the furthest thing away from tech-savvy you've ever come across, so I hope I don't make you cringe too much with these questions, but here goes. I was wondering if anybody could help me out in understanding some things in order for me to figure out if I need a new PSU to supply a gtx 1070 or 1080 that I am planning on purchasing, bearing in mind that these will require 8 pin connectors in order to be powered. Further details below, many of which might be unnecessary, but, again, I really don't know what you guys need to know or not in order to help me. So,
I have a PSU that I cannot tell for sure which one it actually is. The inside of the computer case blocks off part of the label on the side, and the only things I can read are a table with the voltages and other similar details, a bar code, a description that goes like "Model: ADK-A700" (it's a 700w PSU, maybe three years old, cost around 40EUR at the time), and a partial logo (or what I think might be one). I went on PSU Review Database but found nothing with a logo that slightly resembled the partial picture that I can see on the side of the PSU. Googling this model number has yielded no results.
This PSU has a casing that doesn't show any pins. The wires go directly inside this casing through a hole. It says on the label not to remove this casing. I have no idea if this is normal, so I'm describing it as best I can.
My current graphics card is powered by a 6 pin connector.
Now what I need to know is how on earth am I to figure out if I can get an 8 pin card in there and properly power it. There are lots of connectors with 4 pins coming out of the PSU, some connected to stuff, some not, and one 8 pin connector feeding the motherboard.
Would I be able to use some sort of adapter and turn this single connector into two connectors and power both the motherboard and the graphics card? Or does this picture mean that, if I only have one 8 pin connector coming out of the PSU, I can only power one thing that requires an 8 pin connection? Is there any way you guys can think of that might help me figure out which exact PSU this is, bar actually dismantling the thing, which I am really not comfortable doing?
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide me here. Cheers!
I have a PSU that I cannot tell for sure which one it actually is. The inside of the computer case blocks off part of the label on the side, and the only things I can read are a table with the voltages and other similar details, a bar code, a description that goes like "Model: ADK-A700" (it's a 700w PSU, maybe three years old, cost around 40EUR at the time), and a partial logo (or what I think might be one). I went on PSU Review Database but found nothing with a logo that slightly resembled the partial picture that I can see on the side of the PSU. Googling this model number has yielded no results.
This PSU has a casing that doesn't show any pins. The wires go directly inside this casing through a hole. It says on the label not to remove this casing. I have no idea if this is normal, so I'm describing it as best I can.
My current graphics card is powered by a 6 pin connector.
Now what I need to know is how on earth am I to figure out if I can get an 8 pin card in there and properly power it. There are lots of connectors with 4 pins coming out of the PSU, some connected to stuff, some not, and one 8 pin connector feeding the motherboard.
Would I be able to use some sort of adapter and turn this single connector into two connectors and power both the motherboard and the graphics card? Or does this picture mean that, if I only have one 8 pin connector coming out of the PSU, I can only power one thing that requires an 8 pin connection? Is there any way you guys can think of that might help me figure out which exact PSU this is, bar actually dismantling the thing, which I am really not comfortable doing?
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide me here. Cheers!
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