You don't see the cables at all they come out of the PCIe side of the GPU and straight in to the motherboard tray passthrough to the cable management side of the case.
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You don't see the cables at all they come out of the PCIe side of the GPU and straight in to the motherboard tray passthrough to the cable management side of the case.
Like this....
How much is it really gonna effect thermals I think not much at all
Cables should be hidden by the size of the card , also the 12VHPWR connector splits for 8 pin so the connector only should be going into the tray back it's not thick as 3 x 8 pin
You are not gonna see the cables once the cover is on
The real question is why does a 300W card need a 12VHPWR connection?
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Nothing to upgrade 7900xt to for similar money this gen. Rubbish.
Yeah I feel like it's just copying Nvidia which is a shame. AMD has the potential, but innovation is the opposite of imitation
Sapphire's design might be the one thing where they might by right for the job. you couldn't do that with the old PCIe connectors.
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We'll have to wait until RDNA5/UDNA for that.
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Nvidia didn't come up with 12VPWR, It was made by PCI-SIG, Nvidia were just the first ones to use it.
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It's a 330w card and there will be some power overclocking as well. would need at least 3 connectors.
Most modern cards have a backplate which obstructs the air passing through anyway. All the hot air is usually directed to the top where the LED strip is and towards the pci-e slot.
Wasnt it bending the power chord like that what led to some of the melting?
Technically you could, as pcie power can be mounted on that end of the card, but yeah its good for sales.
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If there's going to be a price hike in April then I'm more concerned about the bots... as a price hike is an opportunity for the scalper scumbags
Lads - Just remember to use the supplied connector to avoid any warranty loopholes that the manufacturer may throw at you in the event of any meltdowns
I have a 4070Ti too have similar frustrations.
That's a very silly post.
E: Personally I'll be looking at the Pulse though for the 8pin connections
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This is why I'm leaning towards keeping my 7900XTX, I have seen upwards of 18GB used in various games, Just under 20GB in Indiana Jones, 16GB is cutting it way too close for me IMO.
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Bending is not the issue since my 3080FE connector is very bent but still hasn't melted. The real problem is that Nvidia's power design in the 4090/5090 doesn't detect current imbalance thus allowing higher current in some wires which causes the overheating/melting. The older cards had shunt resistors per pair of wires which allowed the VRM's to adjust current afaik.
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I obviously didn't describe my concerns very well, I'm not bothered in the slightest by being able to see a bit of cable. My concern was having to deal with 3 x 8-pin connectors. In the example picture it's fine, but what if your case doesn't have a gap to pass through right at the exit point? Also in my experience of cable management that section is usually one of the busier points behind the motherboard tray to suddenly add 3 x 8-pin connectors to.How much is it really gonna effect thermals I think not much at all
Cables should be hidden by the size of the card , also the 12VHPWR connector splits for 8 pin so the connector only should be going into the tray back it's not thick as 3 x 8 pin
You are not gonna see the cables once the cover is on
Makes you wonder why everyone has a go at Nvidia for any issues with it.
I think it's fine if AMD do it.
But yes it does seem to go against the advice we got with these connectors. I'd say you'd think Sapphire would've tested it, but then you'd have thought Nvidia and it's board partners also did some testing but it didn't prevent issues with the connector.