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4-pin Molex to 8-pin adapter?

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hiddenseal87 hiddenseal87 NewcomerOP
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#1 ·
Greetings! A few weeks back, I decided to embark on the journey of building my own computer from individual components, but unfortunately, I hit a bit of a snag when it came time to actually power it up. It turns out—according to some advice I received—that I am missing a specific Molex 4-pin to 8-pin adapter for the CPU power connection. Now, I must admit, my technical expertise in this area is somewhat limited, as a close friend of mine was kind enough to assist me with the initial assembly process, and I find myself a bit lost regarding the specifics of these cables. I have spent quite a bit of time searching through the local inventory at places like Best Buy, Micro Center, and even some smaller specialized shops nearby, but to no avail 😢

Would any of you perhaps know where I might be able to track one of these down?
fadedorca66 fadedorca66 Regular
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joined Nov 2022
#2 ·
Just give me a solid build list—especially the PSU, motherboard, and CPU—then we can figure out if you actually need that beast
hiddenseal87 hiddenseal87 NewcomerOP
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#3 ·
Corsair RM550x
ASrock 870 Extreme3 R2.0
Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5 GHz 16 mb
fadedorca66 fadedorca66 Regular
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joined Nov 2022
#4 ·
Yeah, that CPU pulls quite a bit of power, so grabbing that adapter is probably a smart move.

You can find it at this link:

If those don't work for you, maybe check Amazon or something.
hiddenseal87 hiddenseal87 NewcomerOP
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#5 ·
thanks so much :-)

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