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How much power output can an 8-pin to 2x 6+2-pin connector output?
A common cable included in modern modular PSU's is the 8-pin to 2x 6+2 pin. However, based on reading (such as PCI-e Power - Does 6 + 2 Equal 8?) an 8-pin is effectively the same as a 6+2 pin. If that'...
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Powering 8 pin GPU with 6 pin + Molex
My new graphics card (XFX RX 480 4GB) has one 8-pin power connector. I have Z600 workstation which has limited PSU connectors, one 6-pin connector and 1 additional rail that connects my hard disk and ...
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6-pin PCIe cable for 8-pin PCIe graphics card (GTX 1070 for HP Z820)?
Forgive me, if this has been asked before: While researching I found countless similar threads, yet virtually all of them involved a weaker power supply unit (PSU) than the one I am using. So, just to ...
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Modular Power supply, using other types of modular cables?
I have a corsair cx600 modular Power supply. I ordered from a company corsair cx500 modular cable by mistake.( a 6pin male to 6pin male cable) This was so I could connect my new GPU, a small form ...
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2 GPUs with 6+8 pin connectors: does it help to use 4 cables instead of 2?
I am assembling a new pc and I reached the point where I need to connect the various power cables.
I have 2 graphic cards, each with 6 and 8 pin connectors. I understand I have to connect both for ...
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PSU has 2 PCI-e cables, and I don't know how to use their endings or if I need to use ONLY one cable
I've started to assemble my new PC and when I've finally attached my Gygabyte NVIDIA GPU (GTX 760), it needs some kind of PSU power, in the form of 6 + 8 holed socket.
So far so good.
My PSU (Cooler ...
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