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12vhpwr adapter bad idea? (self.buildapc)
submitted 1 year ago by justaveg to c/buildapc
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So I am working on upgrading my pc and looking at power supplies. I see that some of them support PCIE 5 power and some do not. So my question is, if I get a PSU that is on the old standard and I later buy a GPU that only has PCIE 5 power, is using an adapter to fit the old power supply to the new GPU a bad idea? Or is this generally something that would be OK assuming quality components?

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[–] cybervseas 1 points 1 year ago

It would be fine as long as the power supply handles the power needs and transients of the GPU.