Im looking to buy a Radeon 5850 but power supply ....

Hey guys !

A couple of months ago my good powersupply stopped working so i bought a cheap one to replace it 550watt.

Now the problem is... i don't have anough power cables.. I have 1 pci-e cable that i can use but thegraphics card needs 2.

I also have a atx 4 pin 12v free and 1 molex 4 pin daisy chained to my dvd. If i use an adapter to turn the atx 4 pin 12v into a molex and then use the two free molex into one pci-e cable (using 1 molex that is daisy chained and the other from an adapted atx 4 pin 12v into molex) ... would that work ?

Or am i doomed to either buy a new powersupply or buy the best graphics card i can get that needs only 1 pci-e power cable ( radeon 5770)

What do you guys think ?

what are ur computer specs like cpu ram hdd?

well i will be upgrading to a Phenom II x4 965 and 4 gig of ram ddr 8500

Bite the bullet and get a quality psu..corsair, antec, pc power & cooling or seasonic. Nothing good ever comes from using a "cheap psu", it will save you a lot of pain and headaches down the road. Cheers

well i will be upgrading to a Phenom II x4 965 and 4 gig of ram ddr 8500

jp6666

What's the PSU in question?

Bite the bullet and get a quality psu..corsair, antec, pc power & cooling or seasonic. Nothing good ever comes from using a "cheap psu", it will save you a lot of pain and headaches down the road. Cheers

--Anna--