[SOLVED] XCLIO GREATPOWER PSU

[Essjaythegreat]

Hello all incredibly smart and good looking intelligent people 😁

I’ve just bought a new 3080 series gpu with 3 x 8 pin connectors, I already have a 1200 watt psu, it’s rather old but still going strong!

My quest is that it has a rather strange colour-coded modular connector out put...
2 6pin 1 8pin 3volts in red and..
2 8pin 1 6pin 4volts in blue I

I’ve uploaded a pic so hopefully it makes a better sense ( can’t seem to upload a picture?) I’m just wondering can I just mix and match the red and blue colours 2, 8 pin blue 4 volts with 1, 8 pin red 3 volts??

Any help would be greatly appreciated.. as i’m terrified of blowing up my rig 😅


https://www.newegg.com/xclio-greatpower-1200w/p/N82E16817189018 this is my psu

https://store.overclockers.co.uk/msi-geforce-rtx-3080-suprim-x-lhr-10gb-gddr6x-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-37q-ms.html this is my gfx card

 

[Archaic59]

Hello all incredibly smart and good looking intelligent people 😁

I’ve just bought a new 3080 series gpu with 3 x 8 pin connectors, I already have a 1200 watt psu, it’s rather old but still going strong!

My quest is that it has a rather strange colour-coded modular connector out put...
2 6pin 1 8pin 3volts in red and..
2 8pin 1 6pin 4volts in blue I

I’ve uploaded a pic so hopefully it makes a better sense ( can’t seem to upload a picture?) I’m just wondering can I just mix and match the red and blue colours 2, 8 pin blue 4 volts with 1, 8 pin red 3 volts??

Any help would be greatly appreciated.. as i’m terrified of blowing up my rig 😅


https://www.newegg.com/xclio-greatpower-1200w/p/N82E16817189018 this is my psu

https://store.overclockers.co.uk/msi-geforce-rtx-3080-suprim-x-lhr-10gb-gddr6x-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-37q-ms.html this is my gfx card

Sorry to break it to you but your ancient, group regulated PSU, designed about 15 years ago is simply not up to the job of powering one of the newest, most powerful GPU's ever made. You should have considered replacing it well before your GPU purchase. You should list your complete system specs for a proper recommendation, but in most cases a good quality 850 watt model will work for a 3080, depending on the rest of your systems power requirements. Something like this-
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/26rRsY/corsair-rmx-2021-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020200-na

 

[Archaic59]

Hello all incredibly smart and good looking intelligent people 😁

I’ve just bought a new 3080 series gpu with 3 x 8 pin connectors, I already have a 1200 watt psu, it’s rather old but still going strong!

My quest is that it has a rather strange colour-coded modular connector out put...
2 6pin 1 8pin 3volts in red and..
2 8pin 1 6pin 4volts in blue I

I’ve uploaded a pic so hopefully it makes a better sense ( can’t seem to upload a picture?) I’m just wondering can I just mix and match the red and blue colours 2, 8 pin blue 4 volts with 1, 8 pin red 3 volts??

Any help would be greatly appreciated.. as i’m terrified of blowing up my rig 😅


https://www.newegg.com/xclio-greatpower-1200w/p/N82E16817189018 this is my psu

https://store.overclockers.co.uk/msi-geforce-rtx-3080-suprim-x-lhr-10gb-gddr6x-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-37q-ms.html this is my gfx card

Sorry to break it to you but your ancient, group regulated PSU, designed about 15 years ago is simply not up to the job of powering one of the newest, most powerful GPU's ever made. You should have considered replacing it well before your GPU purchase. You should list your complete system specs for a proper recommendation, but in most cases a good quality 850 watt model will work for a 3080, depending on the rest of your systems power requirements. Something like this-
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/26rRsY/corsair-rmx-2021-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020200-na

 

[Essjaythegreat]

Sorry to break it to you but your ancient, group regulated PSU, designed about 15 years ago is simply not up to the job of powering one of the newest, most powerful GPU's ever made. You should have considered replacing it well before your GPU purchase. You should list your complete system specs for a proper recommendation, but in most cases a good quality 850 watt model will work for a 3080, depending on the rest of your systems power requirements. Something like this-
https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/product/26rRsY/corsair-rmx-2021-850-w-80-gold-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020200-na

you’re not wrong haha! the rest of the spec is ancient also.. but it still plays all the games at decent settings!

I was going to buy the asus flow x13 laptop but thought i’d save a bit of money installing a 3080 into my pre-existing pc plus I didn’t fancy the noise from sitting on top of a laptop!

3770k cpu

maximus v gene mother board

xcelio great power psu

hyperx 32 gb 1866 memory

 

[DSzymborski]

The PSU is a real deal-breaker. It would be extremely baffling to power a GPU that costs four figures with a 15-year-old PSU. The PSU was fine for its time, but the RTX GPUs are notorious for having issues with PSUs that aren't top-tier on a modern platform.

 

[John Chesterfield]

Crap PSU, replace it.

 

[John Chesterfield]

Also wasting a 3080 pairing it with that chip.

 

[Essjaythegreat]

So I end up just replacing my entire rig I’ve listed components below

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
MSI X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI
2x16G CorsVengRGBPRO DDR4 3600
Corsair 850 Watt RM850x 80+ Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
iCue H150i Elite Capellix AIO
1TB WD BLACK SN850 NVM M.2
Corsair Carbide 275R Black Case

 

[DSzymborski]

Good choices. The PSU you selected is an excellent choice. Enjoy!

 

[Essjaythegreat]

Good choices. The PSU you selected is an excellent choice. Enjoy!

Thank you

 

[John Chesterfield]

So I end up just replacing my entire rig I’ve listed components below

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X
MSI X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI
2x16G CorsVengRGBPRO DDR4 3600
Corsair 850 Watt RM850x 80+ Gold Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
iCue H150i Elite Capellix AIO
1TB WD BLACK SN850 NVM M.2
Corsair Carbide 275R Black Case

That's better! You'll get the most out of your 3080 with that system behind it. Excellent power supply too.