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Hello, I saw one of the new Alienware Area 51 desktops for sale locally that is the complete pc minus the video card and I was thinking of buying it but I am having some confusion if the psu in it will work with an older graphics card.
Specifically it is the 1500w psu and from what I could find reading up on it, it comes with either one 12VHPWR connector and an 8 pin connector or 2 12VHPWR connectors. The graphics card I want to install is an EVGA 3080ti FTW3 with 3x8pin connectors.
I am a bit worried trying to buy some random converter to get the 3x8pin connectors I need, and don't want to risk damaging my gpu. Is there anything officially supported that is safe to use with that psu to do this? Or does it only support the newer 12VHPWR gpus?
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Posted September 12th, 2026 10:58
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Posted September 12th, 2026 17:55
The 14H71 12VO PSU in Area-51 is using the industry standard 12VHPWR 2x6 pinout & cable = 6 GRD Top (BLK) + 6 12V Bottom (WHT) & as seen in the "generic" DELL 1500w version of 14H71 (above) that comes with both a 12VHPWR + a dual 6+2 type, so you'll want to buy and use a 12pin ("16pin") to triple 8pin (from a reputable company) as opposed to say an adaptor