Major issue exists.
Major issue exists.
Alright so I messed up and upgraded my graphics card the other day, and when I did I wanted a little bigger power supply than what i had. I originally had a 520w bronze (cant remember exact brand) and a EVGA GTX 1050ti OC. These was replaced by a 650w Gold EVGA (fully modular) and a 5600 XT. After i got the card i realized that for full potential i needed a 4.0 pcie slot so i had to up grade my board now, so I went from a b450 steel legend to MSI x570 Gaming Edge. After I got the board I realized it needs a extra 4pin that my power supply doesn't have. So my question is can i order a second 4+4 connector and plug it into the VGA 8 pin on the power supply and just use one of the two 4pins. If thats not a usable option could I use a adapter, and if so which style adapter, how reliable are they, and are there any good brands or places to get them?
Use the 8 pin CPU power connector unless you intend for heavy overclocking.
I intend to experiment with overclocking but not at the highest levels. The device includes features like the fan, Wi-Fi, and more I wasn't aware of—maybe the extra 4-pin was added for things like 128GB RAM or similar. If this applies to what I'm using, Corsair Vengeance 3600MHz 4x8GB (32GB) works fine.
Thank you for your message. I understand you were concerned about spending a lot of money due to insufficient research.
The 5600 XT doesn’t reach full PCIe 3.0 performance, which is why you might have thought an upgrade to PCIe 4.0 was necessary. Right now, the main advantage of PCIe 4.0 is for SSDs. Others mentioned it’s mainly about overclocking with special solutions like chilled water or liquid nitrogen. You can’t connect the VGA cables for CPU power—using them would damage the system. There’s a good reason these are treated differently. Stick with the 8-pin for CPU power and it should work just fine.
Using the 4.0 support on the card provides a modest boost in performance. This happens because if your VRAM is low, the system can evaluate memory usage more quickly. It’s not a perfect guarantee since internet knowledge helped me understand computers, and it aligns with what reviewers mentioned in videos. My results seem a bit high based on those reviews too.
It wasn't accurate—I faced a problem and had to purchase a PSU for the 8+4 pin CPU power, which just arrived in my mail today.