Where would I put a SATA power cable in my PSU?

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Not bought my parts yet but just making sure I have all the correct parts ready for when I do buy, I am buying white sleeved cables for my PC to go with the colour scheme but I dont understand where this cable http:// Would go in this PSU http://

Sorry if its a dumb question but been looking ages for the answer and its bugging me now, Hope someone can help!



 
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A molex cable is only designed to carry 132 watts.
The 8 pin connector for a video card is designed to carry 150 watts.

If you use an adapter to go from molex to 8 pin video card connector, and the card starts pulling a full 150 watts, over time, the connector may overheat.

I hope that you purchased white replacement cables that were specifically designed to replace the cables that would normally be used with a fully modular power supply. If your power supply is not fully modular, then I would not recommend using extension cables to do what you are attempting to do.
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The one end goes into your storage or other device that needs the sata power, the other is a molex connection. Your power supply will usually come with a cord that has female molex connections on it, which you would then plug that molex male into.
 
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I'm swapping all the cables from the black ones that come with it, to white ones which will match my colour scheme,

So your saying my PSU will come with an adapter which will be able to take that cable I linked?

 
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Although the molex connector is a standard for basically all power supplies, if you really want to be sure, check to see if there is at least 1 molex cable.

No adapters are required, and honestly most power supplies come with Sata power cables too, so that cord you wanted might not even been necessary.
 
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A molex cable is only designed to carry 132 watts.
The 8 pin connector for a video card is designed to carry 150 watts.

If you use an adapter to go from molex to 8 pin video card connector, and the card starts pulling a full 150 watts, over time, the connector may overheat.

I hope that you purchased white replacement cables that were specifically designed to replace the cables that would normally be used with a fully modular power supply. If your power supply is not fully modular, then I would not recommend using extension cables to do what you are attempting to do.
 
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I'm looking around and It says that there is 4x Peripheral connectors, What are these?

Also the PSU is fully modular, I linked it in my first post aswell as the cables I am wanting to use
 
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CABLE LENGTH
ATX CABLE 1x 600mm (m)
EPS CABLE 1x 650mm (m), 1x 550mm+550mm (m)
PCIE CABLE 1x 500mm, 600mm (m)
SATA CABLE 1x 550mm, 650mm, 750mm, 850mm (m), 1x 550mm, 650mm
FOUR-PIN PERIPHERAL CABLE 1x 550mm, 650mm, 750mm, 850mm (m)
FLOPPY ADAPTER 1x 100mm
AC POWER 1x 1500mm (m)
MODULAR CABLE TYPE Full

That is what EVGA shows for cables with that unit. The 4 pin peripheral cables would be the 4 pin Molex connectors.
 
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You should have more than everything you need.

The peripheral connectors are just molex cables. From the picture it looks like you get 1 cable that plugs into your PSU, then has 4 molex connectors daisy-chained on it. These are fine for powering things such as case fans, etc. I would recommend using the included sata power connectors for anything your using that takes sata power.

I don't think the adapter you want is necessary unless you have an obsurd amount of sata powered devices. The PSU comes with a total of 6 sata power connectors, 4 on one cable, 2 on another.

 
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Jords, to answer your question: you do NOT need an adapter, you need the white sleeved cable EXTENDER. The extenders are what you want to replace the modular cables, not adapters. These will connect either to your power supply or at the end of the cables that come with the power supply.

They make these extensions for all of the cables that come out of your power supply including the 24-pin power and 8-pin power connectors. You will also want some for your PCI-E connectors as well (6 or 8-pin PCI-E) for your graphics card. I would also suggest getting the 24-pin and 8-pin power extenders if you're going for the full "clean" look.

SATA to SATA Extender (white)
 
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The sata (often ranked by speed, such as Sata III) that plugs into your motherboard transfers data. The sata power transfers power from the PSU to a sata device, such as a hard drive. Two different types of cables.

 
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Correct. So, what you'll want to do is buy white SATA III cables that connect the motherboard to CD-ROM/DVD/SSD/HDD, etc. AND buy white SATA power cable extensions that will go from the PSU to the CD-ROM/DVD/SSD/HDD.

You will need as many white SATA III cables as you have devices that require them then the SATA power cable can usually connect up to 4 devices.

Example: I have 4 HDD, 1 SSD and 1 DVD drive so I have 6 SATA III cables from my motherboard to those devices. Then I have 2 SATA power cables from the PSU to those devices.
 
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That is how it works, but you only need a sata extension cord if your case is too large for the normal plug to reach.

 
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I'm wanting all my cables white so I will use that method anyway even if the black on provided with the psu will reach,

I was wondering though, the peripheral connectors for the psu you say go to molex, so would it also be possible to plug the molex end of the cable I linked into the molex of the peripheral cable in my psu?

Just trying to understand everything
 
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The cable you linked is a male molex. The molex on the power supply are female. You just plug the male to female, then plug that adapters sata power into your sata device and you're good to go.

 
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@dayguy20 -- He's "replacing" the black cables with white.
 
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Typically, nowadays, there are very few devices still using molex. SATA devices use SATA power, most fans use 3-pin or 4-pin fan connectors and graphics cards use PCI-E power cables.

You are welcome to use the MOLEX to SATA adapter to achieve your outcome but I would suggest using the extensions (SATA to SATA) to maintain consistency.
 
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I don't think you'd run into problems converting molex to sata, but it would make more sense to just use a white sata power extension cable, versus an adapter cable. Just for peace of mind, as the cables are made for sata, whereas the molex aren't.

 
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I can't speak from personal experience but I tend to stay away from adapters, if possible. You're essentially going from one connector type to another so there is always the possibility of "stuff" happening. Personally, I use extension cables in my setup (black/blue). I used extensions to replace all the power connectors in my PC and i have no issues.

I'm assuming you have a case with good cable management so most of the cable will be somewhat hidden anyway.
 
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I'm using the White NZXT S340, With that case the PSU is hidden along with all the wires so you would only see the extension cable coming out,

I will go for the extension method then, can anyone help me find a white sata extension from a more trusted and used website? The one that LB3 put is from a website I have never heard of or been on so would rather buy from somewhere else,

Looking all over and I cant find a white one, Also I am in UK
 
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