brisimmons105 0 Posted Wednesday at 03:36 PM 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! Quote Share this post Link to post
testdasi 136 Posted Wednesday at 03:46 PM 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. Quote Share this post Link to post
brisimmons105 0 Posted Wednesday at 03:54 PM Thanks testdasi. They are 3.5" HDD. Any particular brands for the MOLEX to SATA? Quote Share this post Link to post
Michael_P 4 Posted Wednesday at 05:39 PM 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 Quote Share this post Link to post
brisimmons105 0 Posted Wednesday at 05:47 PM Thanks! Any idea if this type will work? Quote Share this post Link to post
Michael_P 4 Posted Wednesday at 05:59 PM Here's a good example, they're individually pinned https://www.amazon.com/Molex-Power-Dual-Serial-Adapter/dp/B00AAZ4P4C Quote Share this post Link to post