The way this article was written is pretty confusing what this connector is even for.
they say it’s “designed for next gen cards” but I don’t know what that’s supposed to mean. The PCIe spec is still 75W per slot. So having a 150W connector added to the board won’t change that. Unless you’re planning to add power to multiple GPUs. But then again, most normal boards have no trouble supplying power to 2 GPUs anyway without any power connector at all. And I supply power to 7x GPUs no problem with just the 6-pin connector on my boards.
sounds like marketing nonsense. Or some miscommunication in how this is actually used.
It's supposed to help with "power excursion". Am I having issues with power excursions on the gpus that is preventing them from functioning properly? Well, they mb maker would like to make us think that.
The way this article was
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The way this article was written is pretty confusing what this connector is even for.
they say it’s “designed for next gen cards” but I don’t know what that’s supposed to mean. The PCIe spec is still 75W per slot. So having a 150W connector added to the board won’t change that. Unless you’re planning to add power to multiple GPUs. But then again, most normal boards have no trouble supplying power to 2 GPUs anyway without any power connector at all. And I supply power to 7x GPUs no problem with just the 6-pin connector on my boards.
sounds like marketing nonsense. Or some miscommunication in how this is actually used.
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I dug a little deeper and am
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I dug a little deeper and am skeptical of how this will help anyone. Here is a little more info: https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/motherboards/msis-x870-boards-get-gpu-power-boost-for-pcie-slots-with-new-power-connector-atx-31-ready-motherboards-have-an-extra-connector-to-feed-power-hungry-gpus-and-multi-gpu-setups
It's supposed to help with "power excursion". Am I having issues with power excursions on the gpus that is preventing them from functioning properly? Well, they mb maker would like to make us think that.
So, this is a slightly updated pcie spec?