T3600 and RTX 3050

Question

Hi,

I am considering putting a RTX 3050 inside my oldish workstation. I plan to use it for CUDA rendering in Blender, so I am not afraid that the CPU (E5-1650 v1) would bottleneck too much.
What I am worried about is power. I have a 635W PSU that has two 6-pin connectors from the VGA2 slot. (the VGA2 is actually a single 8-pin but female - cant find matching cables). The card has a single 8-pin input.

So I am thinking if the best solution is a 2x6-pin to 8-pin converter (should be able to find those).
The card itself is 130TDP (similar to the CPU).
Also found one that is only 110mm wide, so should fit the case.

Chino de Oro · Answer

Your power supply should be plenty enough power for the RTX 3050 as the 2x 6-pin cable alone can provide 150w.  While there is a 10-pin to 8-pin cable DP/N 03H4HG for your workstation, it's a hard to find item, so a 2x6 to 8 adapter should work for you.

mglowka · Answer

Thanks, I will probably give it a try then

mglowka · Answer

In case anybody else would wonder - it works with no problems. Only my card has the power connector at the exact spot where the internal handle is (so I have to remove it, despite the card being slim enough)
2x6-pin to 8-pin works fine.

jp_jackalope · Answer

How did you remove the handle? I have a T3610 and my RTX 2060S PNY blower card doesn't fit because of the connector, I'd have to cut off the metal piece that contains the mechanism

mglowka · Answer

Hi, I haven't yet. But I've seen a video on YT where they simply drill a bit the rivets (with a small drill bit like 3mm or so). So I am planning to try that.

mglowka · Answer

Yeap, drilling did the trick. Only I was not too careful and three times went all the way through (but it's better for the ventilation right ?

Mustafa99 · Answer

Did it work ?? Im planning to do the same upgrade 3050 into t3600 ive heard some issues about compatibility can you please confirm if it worked or not

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