2 risers per 1 cable is the standard.
just keep in mind if you are powering heavy duty like 1080ti at 100% power I would do 1 riser per cable then.
Topic: Can you power two 6pin risers with one cable directly from psu (Read 169 times)
February 17, 2018, 03:24:41 PM
Can someone explain is it possible and safe to power 2 risers with 6pin on one cable, cable would be connected to 6pin psu on one end and on another end forks into 2x 6 pins, or maybe you can connect 3 risers with one cable that forks into 3x 6pin? Is it better to use 6pin risers then molex or sata.
No problem to do that : you have to use a X2 6 pins adapteur.But be carreful to not oversize your connectors/cables/PSU.
Then, a x3 6 pins adapteur is a bad idea and probably not safe at all...
how much is oversizing am thinking to put 6 rx 580 gpus on one 1200w psu
February 17, 2018, 09:20:07 AM
Can someone explain is it possible and safe to power 2 risers with 6pin on one cable, cable would be connected to 6pin psu on one end and on another end forks into 2x 6 pins, or maybe you can connect 3 risers with one cable that forks into 3x 6pin? Is it better to use 6pin risers then molex or sata.
No problem to do that : you have to use a X2 6 pins adapteur.But be carreful to not oversize your connectors/cables/PSU.
Then, a x3 6 pins adapteur is a bad idea and probably not safe at all...
February 17, 2018, 09:09:05 AM
Can someone explain is it possible and safe to power 2 risers with 6pin on one cable, cable would be connected to 6pin psu on one end and on another end forks into 2x 6 pins, or maybe you can connect 3 risers with one cable that forks into 3x 6pin? Is it better to use 6pin risers then molex or sata.
If the your fork 2x6 is a good quality, will be reliable and safe.
Use 3x6 adapter is bad idea.
February 17, 2018, 09:03:16 AM
What type of card are you feeding?
Why would you want that power flowing throw the riser?
I feed my Vegas from the PSU. The riser got its power from the sata conector.
No power will flow from the riser to the card!
Those melted cenarios was users using bad cable setup.
Why would you want that power flowing throw the riser?
I feed my Vegas from the PSU. The riser got its power from the sata conector.
No power will flow from the riser to the card!
Those melted cenarios was users using bad cable setup.
February 17, 2018, 08:55:49 AM
I currently use 3x6pin cables to power 6 risers via 6pin connectors. So yes its fine. Aslong as the cable gauge is a suitable wuality.
February 17, 2018, 08:25:52 AM
Can someone explain is it possible and safe to power 2 risers with 6pin on one cable, cable would be connected to 6pin psu on one end and on another end forks into 2x 6 pins, or maybe you can connect 3 risers with one cable that forks into 3x 6pin? Is it better to use 6pin risers then molex or sata.
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