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megatron said:
Eh? U only plug 1 end into graphics card other end into the molex lead and the 3rd end is spare so u can power a hard drive or fan ect.
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No, you need 2 molex leads to power 1 PCI-E slot.

The PCI-E connector has 6 pins, which include TWO 12v rails. A 4-pin molex has only ONE 12v rail, so TWO molex's are required to feed a PCI-E with TWO seperate 12v rails.

An 8800GTX would need FOUR seperate molex leads for it's 2 PCI-E slots.
 
Sir Random said:
No, you need 2 molex leads to power 1 PCI-E slot.

The PCI-E connector has 6 pins, which include TWO 12v rails. A 4-pin molex has only ONE 12v rail, so TWO molex's are required to feed a PCI-E with TWO seperate 12v rails.

An 8800GTX would need FOUR seperate molex leads for it's 2 PCI-E slots.
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Worked my way for about 6months...
 
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