I'm 50cm away from an open test bench set up, and i'm dangerous
I'll be using a 4x8pin>12pin cable (no adaptors), and see what happens
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NVIDIA RTX 50 SERIES - Technical/General Discussion
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I'll be using a 4x8pin>12pin cable (no adaptors), and see what happens 
Hmmm - it's probably ok*, but Wikipedia rated the 8 pin connectors at 288W
NVIDIA RTX 50 SERIES - Technical/General Discussion
Especially if it's a cable carried over from the 40 series as the 5090 draws up to 56 Amps through a (the newer)cable designed for 60 Amps. 56A.... that's 672 Watts. The Connector is specced for 684 Watts Max, so already it's gone from a frankly terrible 1.1 Safety factor to basically no...
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* I'd imagine Corsair have sourced specific connectors that have higher rated current per pin than the 8A mentioned - indeed I think the Molex catalogue listed 10A parts as available which gives more headroom.
(But other lesser PSU manufacturers may not have, or may have used incorrect gauge cable, hence the warnings in the past not to use both 6+2pin connectors on a branch with older PSU/graphics cards)
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Hmmm - it's probably ok*, but Wikipedia rated the 8 pin connectors at 288W
NVIDIA RTX 50 SERIES - Technical/General Discussion
Especially if it's a cable carried over from the 40 series as the 5090 draws up to 56 Amps through a (the newer)cable designed for 60 Amps. 56A.... that's 672 Watts. The Connector is specced for 684 Watts Max, so already it's gone from a frankly terrible 1.1 Safety factor to basically no...
* I'd imagine Corsair have sourced specific connectors that have higher rated current per pin than the 8A mentioned - indeed I think the Molex catalogue listed 10A parts as available which gives more headroom.
(But other lesser PSU manufacturers may not have, or may have used incorrect gauge cable, hence the warnings in the past not to use both 6+2pin connectors on a branch with older PSU/graphics cards)
Good to note, thanks. What a total minefield this is.
Yes, I have faith that we can at least trust what Corsair are saying about their own connectors.
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i was able to order a FE even though i have a 5090 Astral preorder in place ... i wasn't sure if it would go through as supposed to be 1 per customer but i think as its sold direct by Nvidia then sort of exempt from that rule
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The Gigabyte Master Ice is showing add to basket then sold out
WhY buY a 5080 thooo whEn yoo caN juS bUy a UsEd 4090?????I've sold a few GPU on the bay now and touch wood never had an issue .... i am past the 30 day period now as well so its a done deal . for what its worth it seems i let it go cheap as they are selling for £2000 now which to me is insane considering they never cost anything like that new , were £1700 brand new at release
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That’s with a third party cable like cablemod then right? I have x2 8 pin with the 4090 and thinking x4 might be the way to go.I'm 50cm away from an open test bench set up, and i'm dangerous
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Wdym? Just hop in your time machine and buy it a year ago like I did!
5080 at MSRP ( that's the important part!!!) is a much better buy than the 4090 is currently selling for .... problem is with the prices certain companies ( cough , cough ) are charging for their 5080 stock it makes them 2 grand 4090 more appealing
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The whole situation is messed up. It's a second hand product FFS, should be half price! But apparently it's still a GREAT OPTION.5080 at MSRP ( that's the important part!!!) is a much better buy than the 4090 is currently selling for .... problem is with the prices certain companies ( cough , cough ) are charging for their 5080 stock it makes them 2 grand 4090 more appealing