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General: You take power from the available SATA power connectors. I wanted to be safe - so I took it from two different sata cables and connected them.
1) I got power from a) HDD sata and b) DVD power. (they are each attached to different places on the MOBO, hence more safe)
2. You...
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I got a little sidetracked with work but I managed to install an EVGA 1060 SC 6 GB - I used one of these SATA 15pin to 6pin PCI Express Card Power Cable and used a splitter (here) so I'm taking the power from two different SATA cables (that origin different places).
I have...
Have you seen the above happen? Any solutions from your point of view?
I also found this discussion and real measure of power supply quite interesting: Max 200W for i5 + 1060
thanks. I assume I can skip a step and just get SATA to 6 pin male?
https://www.amazon.com/Branded-8inch-15pin-Express-Power/dp/B005NJXY7O
thanks again!
p.s. it is a Lite-On.
Thanks. I have no need for 24 hours stress tests finding prime numbers or mining bitcoins :)
Age - When I opened it I was expecting the PC to be dusty and dirty. It was not. I have not cleaned it before taking pics and it shines and looks very clean. I checked the HDD it only has 77 days of...
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I bought an old desktop for $160 with 1 TB HDD, 8gb ram and an i5-3470 quad core. I'm looking to add a GTX 1060.
* The PSU says "max 320W continuous output" and 90% rating. 1060 uses 120W. ( Remaining i5-3470 (77w), small fan, DVD, 1TB HDD, 256 SSD)
* There is no 20/24 pin connector...