Desktop PC with 6-Pin PCE - Searching

KeyHolder on 06/11/2017 - 14:06

Hi guys,

Recently bought a MSI GTX 1050 ti, sadly HP didn't update the bios to select legacy etc and so the pc freezes on hp screen at startup. I have an AMD HD6970 in the desktop at the moment which requires a 6 pin and 8 pin power connectors so I'm thinking I'll sell the pc to someone who could use it with it being set up as it is, I know I could change the motherboard but never done before and read online can be pretty difficult (opinions?). (Also think the HD6970 is still a great card so should be used and this desktop is set up to use it - 2 power pins connected could be rare and so no one buys if I sell it)

I'm thinking of buying a cheap desktop off ebay and doing it up, however I need a 6 pin PCI power connector for MSI's version of the 1050ti card. Wondering if its a standard in most PCs, especially the SFF pcs which proliferate ebay and offer best value. If not, is it hard to install a PSU into a SFF computer?

Thanks heaps for any help.

P.S Heard I can skip BIOS check if install non-efi windows, anyone have a link to how to do it, google just confused me this once instead of helping.

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  • scrimshaw on 06/11/2017 - 14:29

    What kind of platform are you using currently?

    If your PC is so old that it doesn't have UEFI, your CPU might belong in a generation old enough that you should consider a full core upgrade to avoid bottlenecking (e.g you're on something older than Sandy Bridge).

    With 6-pin power connectors — this is something that all power supplies have. Most non-OEM PSU's will have a 6+2pin, and more powerful ones with have two of those to support power hungry video cards.

    The issue with prebuilt systems such as your HP, is proprietary standards, which makes replacing and upgrading parts a nightmare for hardware beginners.

    • KeyHolder on 06/11/2017 - 14:49

      My PC motherboard does support UEFI, however they haven't updated the bios to allow the selection of uefi or legacy boot and no option for secure boot. Reading online it seems those options are why the pc won't load up with the 1050ti installed.

      My cpu is a i5-2500 so was hoping it was still solid enough to handle the 1050ti.

      • scrimshaw on 06/11/2017 - 14:59

        You could replace the motherboard with another LGA1155 but it would have to be a used unit. Try either Gumtree first and if not eBay.

        If the board costs $100, then that's not really worthwhile — you may as well buy a complete system. I've seen Dells with Ivy Bridges go for $250 to ~300 on ebay, most commonly with i5-3470 and some with Core i7's.

        • KeyHolder on 06/11/2017 - 16:29

          I found some on ebay for less than $100 but they have no manufacturer, know if anyones had luck with using these or not worth the risk?

          Thanks heaps for the help as well.

    • Presence on 06/11/2017 - 16:34

      With 6-pin power connectors — this is something that all power supplies have

      All off the shelf PSUs might, but lots of prebuilt Dell, HP and Lenovo systems do not!

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