Upgrading PSU and GPU. How do I connect these cables I don't even have?

[Thomasemmm]

This will be my new PC. I have all but the GPU and the PSU. I'm not sure if the PSU will fit?

ASUS Essential Desktop PC CM6730
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3370 CPU @3.40GHz 3.40GHz
16,0 GT RAM
PSU: Fractal Design 450W Edison Modular by Seasonic
GPU: Asus gtx 960 Strix 2GB

Here is a picture of my case:
http://s1027.photobucket.com/user/Thomasemmm/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsr1kqm0ty.jpg.html

I only have one four pin cable leftover, there isn't going any 4,6,8-pin cables in the gt 640 I have
atm: http://s1027.photobucket.com/user/Thomasemmm/media/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsaulbgto3.jpg.html

Is this cause my PSU doesn't have the cable? Will the new PSU have a 6-pin cable or a 2x4- to 6-pin adapter? We are talking about the Fractal Design 450W Edison Modular by Seasonic?

Thanks for any advice in advance!

 

[dsr07mm]

Then you are waiting for this ?

http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/power-supplies/edison-m/edison-m-450w

Which means that PSU have 6+2 aka 8pin cable and you can always make one more 6+2pin through molex cables. So all in all you will have 2x8pins. Which is more then what you need 😉

 

[smorizio]

few things that cable in your photobucket photo is a 4 pin molex. most times now there used for cheap case and cpu fans and older ide drives. the new power suppyl has that plug on the power cable and it has power cables foe sata drives and a 6 plus 2 video cable. if you look on new egg you can see all the cables..for that unit it naice that they gave you more cables then you need. in your photobucket images the drives,,,the one in red is the hard drive the larger drive on top is a cd rom drive. if those drive are sata drives (use small data and power connectors not the 40 pin strip ide.. the power and data ports are keyed. they look like small l. if your carefull you should only need to pull the power off the drives. go to local hardwarre store and pick up small pack of tye wraps and a good small wire cutter. pc vendor did good wire mamangement with tye wraps and you have to cut them off and replace them. in looking at your photos so you dont snap the sata ports on the drives unclip the data cables. there a lock on them push down and slide them off.

 

[Thomasemmm]

Then you are waiting for this ?

http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/power-supplies/edison-m/edison-m-450w

Which means that PSU have 6+2 aka 8pin cable and you can always make one more 6+2pin through molex cables. So all in all you will have 2x8pins. Which is more then what you need 😉

Horrayy!! Thank you very much 😛. Why didn't I think of going to the website lol....I guess I am a complete noob in PCs haha

 

[Thomasemmm]

few things that cable in your photobucket photo is a 4 pin molex. most times now there used for cheap case and cpu fans and older ide drives. the new power suppyl has that plug on the power cable and it has power cables foe sata drives and a 6 plus 2 video cable. if you look on new egg you can see all the cables..for that unit it naice that they gave you more cables then you need. in your photobucket images the drives,,,the one in red is the hard drive the larger drive on top is a cd rom drive. if those drive are sata drives (use small data and power connectors not the 40 pin strip ide.. the power and data ports are keyed. they look like small l. if your carefull you should only need to pull the power off the drives. go to local hardwarre store and pick up small pack of tye wraps and a good small wire cutter. pc vendor did good wire mamangement with tye wraps and you have to cut them off and replace them. in looking at your photos so you dont snap the sata ports on the drives unclip the data cables. there a lock on them push down and slide them off.

It's funny because you just answered alot of other questions I have asked before haha, thank you very much for that, although I don't understand that much of PCs as probably you do😉

 

[dsr07mm]

Have fun with your new PC 😉

 

[Wolfshadw]

Do not spam the forums with multiple threads asking the same question! Once is quite enough.

Wolfshadw
Moderator

 

[Thomasemmm]

Do not spam the forums with multiple threads asking the same question! Once is quite enough.

Wolfshadw
Moderator

Well it seems like I still get no answer, sir.

 

[Wolfshadw]

1) That's no excuse. Tom's Hardware does not support spamming of forums or bumping of threads.
2) Seems like you got all the answer you needed in this thread. If you didn't why did you mark it "Solved" by selecting the "Best Answer"?

Wolfshadw
Moderator

 

[Thomasemmm]

1) That's no excuse. Tom's Hardware does not support spamming of forums or bumping of threads.
2) Seems like you got all the answer you needed in this thread. If you didn't why did you mark it "Solved" by selecting the "Best Answer"?

Wolfshadw
Moderator

1) Why couldn't it be an excuse? I can't do anything about it when people don't answer. That's the reason why I'm using this site. Last time I bought something I asked if it would fit from this website Forum, and guess what? It wouldn't fit. R.I.P 200€.

2) People like trolling on this website apparently. Either that or then they don't know anything. That is the reason why I asked it multiple times to get many answers. This way there is less of a risk that I would buy wrong...AGAIN.
Why couldn't I mark THIS thread as "solved"? I want to be polite towards those who actually put effort to answer. Not just answer quick and give me some crap advice.

By the way, this thread doesn't even have the same question like in those threads I spammed FYI.

Thomasemmm,
Casual user of the tomshardware site at the moment.

Mod Edit for Language

 

[Wolfshadw]

Why couldn't it be an excuse?

For the exact reason I stated. Tom's Hardware does not support it.

I can't do anything about it when people don't answer.

Except wait. You posted nearly identical text five times within four minutes. No matter how you slice it, that's spamming the forums and it's not tolerated

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2679905/psu-fit.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2679906/psu-fit.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2679907/psu-fit-physically.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2679910/psu-fit.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2679913/psu-fit.html

Then of course, there's this thread, which when glancing at all six threads, all look like the same question.

Typically, if you don't get an answer within a day, you can go ahead and re-post your question (note, I said "re-post" and not "bump").

Last time I bought something I asked if it would fit from this website Forum, and guess what? It wouldn't fit. R.I.P 200€.

Apologies for that, but it does happen. It's a sad fact of forum life that not everyone who posts here is an expert. Not everyone who posts here is going to give you accurate information (sometimes intentionally). The best we can offer is to wait and get as many answers (in your ONE thread) and act on the best. If you have questions about the accuracy of the information you've received, do some more research with the additional information you have or even ask for more opinions (in your one thread).

People like trolling on this website apparently. Either that or then they don't know anything.

As I said, a sad fact of forum life and it's not just this site. You'll get the same or worse on most technical forums.

That is the reason why I asked it multiple times to get many answers. This way there is less of a risk that I would buy wrong...AGAIN.

Again, sorry this happened to you, but it's still not tolerated on Tom's Hardware.

Why couldn't I mark THIS thread as "solved"? I want to be polite towards those who actually put effort to answer. Not just answer quick and give me some crap advice.

If you have the answer you feel is the best one, then by all means, select it as the Best Answer, but understand that does mark the thread as solved. For many forum posters, when they come across a thread already marked as solved, they don't even bother reading through it. If you are quick on the draw for selecting a Best Answer, you may be losing the benefit of having more than one or two people reading and answering your question.

By the way, this thread doesn't even have the same question like in those threads I spammed FYI.

And as I already mentioned, the posts look so similar as to be counted as the same. However, this one, I left open.

As a recap, be patient. No one is going to be here 24/7 making sure that every thread gets an answer (let alone a correct one). Post your thread and give it time to accumulate some responses before marking it solved. Most of us here actually do try to answer as many questions as we can, in the time that we spend here (we're all volunteers), but we can't get to everyone, all the time.

Wolfshadw
Moderator

 

[dsr07mm]

If you dont mind Wolfshadw, friendly advice to OP or anyone else who is new to this forum. Always google about your problem, find some facts and assure yourself that you might, just MIGHT now what could issue/solution be. Then ask your question and if one or more people confirm that you are most likely correct, but waiting only for answer without doing research is never a safe bet. Even a best people at hardware makes mistakes.

 

[Wolfshadw]

Excellent advice, dsr07mm. I will admit, however, that 10 years ago, if I saw that power supply's specifications page, I wouldn't have had a clue as to what any of it meant.

Regardless, since the OP has since created yet another duplicate thread, he'll have a few days to research without our help.

Wolfshadw
Moderator