December 4, 20196 yr I purchased a new power supply a few years back that came with 6 SATA power cables, which are now used up. I want to add a few new drives, so I was wondering what the best way to do that would be. I have 3 molex cables from the power supply that I can get a SATA connector for, or should I buy a splitter for the SATA cables and extend them that way? The PS is 500 Watts which should have no issues handling the load, I'm just out of cables. Thanks!
December 4, 20196 yr If powering 3.5" HDD then I would use the MOLEX -> SATA since I don't want to overdraw current on a single SATA cable (which can happen if multiple HDD spins up simultaneously). If powering 2.5" SSD then it doesn't quite matter due to relatively low power draw of SSD but I would still use MOLEX -> SATA just to be safe. The quality of the cable, in contrast, is a bigger concern. Dollar-store stuff is highly not recommended.
December 4, 20196 yr Author Thanks testdasi. They are 3.5" HDD. Any particular brands for the MOLEX to SATA?
December 4, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, brisimmons105 said: Thanks testdasi. They are 3.5" HDD. Any particular brands for the MOLEX to SATA? Don't use the molded style, make sure they're the punch down type
December 4, 20196 yr Here's a good example, they're individually pinned https://www.amazon.com/Molex-Power-Dual-Serial-Adapter/dp/B00AAZ4P4C
October 23, 20214 yr how much more sata connectors can be added on line, were 3 original sata power already ? corsair CX600 power suplay 2 line x3 sata power connectors . the WD Red 4TB has 1.75A on spin up ,and 18awg = 10A so its 6 sata HDDs on line, so 3 more can be added?
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