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PCIe Splitter for 6870

imb4tman

imb4tman

imb4tman

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Just wondering the best way to go about powering two 6870's. My PSU is a 700w OCZ mod and has two PCIe ports which is fine for my current single card solution but I need two more for crossfiring.

So I can either go for two splitters, so each card has two connections but they're both coming from the same source. Or, get two molex to six pin adaptors, meaning I will be using up 4 molex connectors?
 
Both PCI-E connectors in one card and use the two molex-PCI-E connectors that come with the card on the other one.

Do you need the molex connectors for something else?
 
Nymins said:
Both PCI-E connectors in one card and use the two molex-PCI-E connectors that come with the card on the other one.

Do you need the molex connectors for something else?
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Don't need them for anything in particular, though one is being used for a molex to 3x sata adaptor. I just thought the splitter might be a tidier solution but worried it wouldn't give the cards enough juice.
 
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