[SOLVED] Will a 8pin gpu work with a 6 to 8 pin adapter

[viktormitic]

Hey guys, i have an Asus expedition rx570 with a 8pin power conector. My psu is a 600w unit with 2x4pin and 1x6pin conector. The TDP of the gpu is 120w and i was going to power it with a 6 to 8 pin adpter so the 6pin can give it 75w+75w from the mobo. Will this work as i am not going to buy a new psu currently?

 

[jojesa]

Hey guys, i have an Asus expedition rx570 with a 8pin power conector. My psu is a 600w unit with 2x4pin and 1x6pin conector. The TDP of the gpu is 120w and i was going to power it with a 6 to 8 pin adpter so the 6pin can give it 75w+75w from the mobo. Will this work as i am not going to buy a new psu currently?

What's the model of the PSU?

 

[jeremyj_83]

Hey guys, i have an Asus expedition rx570 with a 8pin power conector. My psu is a 600w unit with 2x4pin and 1x6pin conector. The TDP of the gpu is 120w and i was going to power it with a 6 to 8 pin adpter so the 6pin can give it 75w+75w from the mobo. Will this work as i am not going to buy a new psu currently?

When it comes to 6pin to 8pin adapters, I never recommend using them. I have a feeling your PSU is quite old anyways since it is 600W with only 6pin adapters.

 

[viktormitic]

When it comes to 6pin to 8pin adapters, I never recommend using them. I have a feeling your PSU is quite old anyways since it is 600W with only 6pin adapters.

my last gpu was hard wired to my former psu worked great for 2 years, this is a new psu less than 10 days old

 

[jojesa]

my last gpu was hard wired to my former psu worked great for 2 years, this is a new psu less than 10 days old

It isn't just about how old the PSU is, must importantly how reliable it is.
I would take jeremyj_83 advice, but give it a try... you have a 50% chance it will work.

 

[viktormitic]

It isn't just about how old the PSU is, must importantly how reliable it is.
Give it a try... you have 50% chance it will work.

i agree, but the tdp is not something ridiclous like 200w its just 120w so it should get enough power 150w(mobo+adapter)

 

[jeremyj_83]

my last gpu was hard wired to my former psu worked great for 2 years, this is a new psu less than 10 days old

Physical age might not be that old, but since it only has 1x6pin that is a very old platform. What is the make and model of your PSU?

Yes the TDP is only 120W, but that doesn't mean that for micro bursts the PSU won't pull 200W. At that point you are going to try and pull almost double the power down the line. When you do that you will increase the chances of something going wrong, up to the point of an electrical fire.

 

[viktormitic]

Physical age might not be that old, but since it only has 1x6pin that is a very old platform. What is the make and model of your PSU?

Yes the TDP is only 120W, but that doesn't mean that for micro bursts the PSU won't pull 200W. At that point you are going to try and pull almost double the power down the line. When you do that you will increase the chances of something going wrong, up to the point of an electrical fire.

Its a
600W Falcon FLC-600L
has SCP , OVP , UVP protection thats as much as i can find

 

[jeremyj_83]

Its a
600W Falcon FLC-600L
has SCP , OVP , UVP protection thats as much as i can find

Do NOT use any adapters with that PSU! You are going risk having an electrical fire doing that. I would return that thing as fast as I could. It is NOT a 600W PSU. It only does 288W on the 12V line and 96W on the 3.3V/5V line. In modern PSUs that would not even be 300W. There is a thread dealing with that PSU on Tomshardware.

 

[viktormitic]

Do NOT use any adapters with that PSU! You are going risk having an electrical fire doing that. I would return that thing as fast as I could. It is NOT a 600W PSU. It only does 288W on the 12V line and 96W on the 3.3V/5V line. In modern PSUs that would not even be 300W. There is a thread dealing with that PSU on Tomshardware.

just saw the thread where the psu caused a fire, okay defo not going to put the 570 in wow

 

[bignastyid]

That's not even close to a 600w PSU. Can't even deliver 300w on the 12v rails(most used rail on modern systems).

 

[viktormitic]

what do you reccomend me to get? is a 500w good quality psu going to be okay? and do i look for the gold raiting?

 

[bignastyid]

A decent quality 450w would work, something like the CX450.

 

[jeremyj_83]

what do you reccomend me to get? is a 500w good quality psu going to be okay? and do i look for the gold raiting?

What country are you in, what is your budget, and do you have any trusted online vendors?

 

[bignastyid]

The 80 plus ratings are just for efficiency not quality, there are 500w gold PSUs that are trash quality.

 

[jojesa]

Its a
600W Falcon FLC-600L
has SCP , OVP , UVP protection thats as much as i can find

All that printed in a box means nothing, check the PSU specifications.
That PSU will be fine in a PC without a dedicated GPU or a GPU without external power requirements.
If you look at the power specs it could only deliver 288W/10A on the 12+.... in contracts the Corsair CX 550W has 549.6W/45A on the 12+

 

[viktormitic]

What country are you in, what is your budget, and do you have any trusted online vendors?

my options are
some Raidmax
RX-535AP-V
there is one cooler master
MPW-5002-ACABW, bulk
or a ms industrial
Platinum pro 80+ 500w

 

[jojesa]

The Cooler Master MWE 500W is the best of those PSUs...considering is a entry-level, budget power supply.
It should be ok for a RX570.....At least it meets the 80 plus certification.

 

[jeremyj_83]

my options are
some Raidmax
RX-535AP-V
there is one cooler master
MPW-5002-ACABW, bulk
or a ms industrial
Platinum pro 80+ 500w

That Raidmax isn't very good "Overall the RX-735AP [this is the 735W version so same as the 535W] took a pretty good beating. It showed below average results when it came to voltage regulation. Looking at the efficiency, it hit bronze at 20%, but only hit standard at 50% and didn’t even stay on the scale at just shy of 100%. Granted this unit does have a little age on it, but still, we’ve been past the 80+ mark for some time. " https://www.jonnyguru.com/blog/2016/09/05/raidmax-rx-735ap-power-supply/6/

That Cooler Master is of low quality as well. Granted it is better than the Falcon, but that doesn't stop it from being trashy either.

Again what is your budget, country, and trusted retailers?

 

[viktormitic]

The Cooler Master MWE 500W is the best of those PSUs.

Is this any good
Fractal design FD-PSU-ES1B-SI9-500W - Essence 80 Plus ATX, 120mm, bulk
Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W PS-LTP-0550NHSANx-1
Zeus 500W 80+ Bronze ZUS-FOR500S

 

[jeremyj_83]

Is this any good
Fractal design FD-PSU-ES1B-SI9-500W - Essence 80 Plus ATX, 120mm, bulk
Thermaltake Litepower RGB 550W PS-LTP-0550NHSANx-1
Zeus 500W 80+ Bronze ZUS-FOR500S

Fractal Design - low end but at least does full power on 12V line from what I can see.
Thermaltake Litepower - Garbage. I'd say worse than the Raidmax.
Zeus - That is another old design and up there with the Falcon for quality.

I cannot believe I am going to say this, but so far the best might be the Cooler Master. Well either that or the Fractal Design. Can you get a Seasonic S12III or M12II EVO? Perhaps a Seasonic Core, Corsair CXM (2017 or later)?

 

[viktormitic]

Fractal Design - low end but at least does full power on 12V line from what I can see.
Thermaltake Litepower - Garbage. I'd say worse than the Raidmax.
Zeus - That is another old design and up there with the Falcon for quality.

the fractal is my best option as the state of emergency in my county has closed a lot of pc shops an the shop that has this one is still open, i see that it has a legit 8pin(6+2) conector and seems better quality. Will this be adequate for the asus rx570? also running on an OEM foxconn mobo

 

[jeremyj_83]

the fractal is my best option as the state of emergency in my county has closed a lot of pc shops an the shop that has this one is still open, i see that it has a legit 8pin(6+2) conector and seems better quality. Will this be adequate for the asus rx570? also running on an OEM foxconn mobo

It will be adequate. It shouldn't be the fire hazard that the Falcon is.