PSU with 4 PCIe?

[Dlakins3]

Hard to find a PSU with enough [at least 4] PCIe connectors at a REASONABLE cost. Suggestions?

 

[Wayfall]

I have a EVGA G2 550w Gold rated and it has 2 PCIE cables and each cable holds two 8 pin connectors (so I have 4xPCIE power cables) and 2 of the pins on these connectors can be pull back so it can be used either as 8 pin or 6 pin.

That's the best your going to get really

 

[Rogue Leader]

I have a EVGA G2 550w Gold rated and it has 2 PCIE cables and each cable holds two 8 pin connectors (so I have 4xPCIE power cables) and 2 of the pins on these connectors can be pull back so it can be used either as 8 pin or 6 pin.

That's the best your going to get really

If you need more power the EVGA 750B2 is often VERY competitively priced and has 4x PCIe 6+2 pin connectors

 

[nukemaster]

4 x 8 pin pci-e power cables are rated for 150 watts each so if you need that many you need a fairly beefy power supply.

When combined with the PCI-E slot and assuming 2 video cards it would be good for 750watts(I am not the video card uses every last drop of power the interface offers).

4 x 6 pin pci-e power cables are rated for 75 watts each. That would be 450 watts for 2 cards including the card slot power.

This would be the biggest reason for power supplies with that much connectivity costing so much.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Hard to find a PSU with enough [at least 4] PCIe connectors at a REASONABLE cost. Suggestions?

Very reasonable cost and high quality.

4x 8pin (6+2) 😀

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $59.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[Wayfall]

I recommend this one:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/EVGA-SuperNOVA-750W-Power-Supply/dp/B00J01K3E8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454083204&sr=8-1&keywords=evga+g2+750+gold

EVGA PSU's also come with a little niffy connector you can attach ATX MOBO cable to test that the PSU runs.

 

[Dlakins3]

I have a EVGA G2 550w Gold rated and it has 2 PCIE cables and each cable holds two 8 pin connectors (so I have 4xPCIE power cables) and 2 of the pins on these connectors can be pull back so it can be used either as 8 pin or 6 pin.

That's the best your going to get really

Thank you!

 

[Wayfall]

You get like a small black connector that you plug/attach onto the ATX cable that comes out of the PSU. You then plug the PSU into the wall and turn the power switch on at the wall then the PSU's switch and it should run.

I used it when I thought the PSU had died as the computer randomly shut off (and I mean 'click' off) my PSU turned on with the adapter and so I figured the PSU had turned off due to a surge which means it was doing its job and protected my pc.

Also small side note. If you are going for a fully modular one then I would like to say the ATX MOBO power cable comes as a cable with one end going into the MOBO which is the 24pin one and then at the other end you have the cable split into to two smaller MOBO looking cables but these actually 'both' plug into the slots in the PSU that are labelled MOBO above the slots.
I was puzzled when I saw this cable but figured it out in the end.

 

[nukemaster]

The adapter to short power on to ground is not a good test of power supplies.

A power supply under low load may run just fine while under load it may fail(shut off if it is not junk).

Those adapters are however very useful for filling liquid cooling loops and leak testing.