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[GoogalyMoogaly]

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

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.

Nvidia didn't come up with 12VPWR, It was made by PCI-SIG, Nvidia were just the first ones to use it.

Makes you wonder why everyone has a go at Nvidia for any issues with it.

Wasnt it bending the power chord like that what led to some of the melting?

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.

 

[Hostile_18]

Only one card has a gem sticking out its rear end. The other AIBs have already lost.

 

[michty_me]

Makes you wonder why everyone has a go at Nvidia for any issues with it.

I would imagine because they haven't implemented it correctly with the use of onboard fuses and resistors.

 

[Dicehunter]

Makes you wonder why everyone has a go at Nvidia for any issues with it.

Because it's a bad design and Nvidia are smart enough to know this, They hire some of the worlds most intelligent people, More than 1 person highly likely said it was a bad idea.

Nvidia could've chosen to go with 3 x 8 pin connectors and along with the PCI-e slot the 4090, And now 5090, Would still have access to 520+ watts, That's still a ludicrous amount for a single GPU.

 

[Firegod]

Wonder when we'll see the new drivers drop. Guessing on the 5th - they'd have to come out before people purchase the cards?

 

[gpuerrilla]

The AIB partners should be doing more of this to make cable management better and re-siting the port so that it is in the best place. The Nitro card looks good for this.

That's very sensible, however the 12gb really bothers me. Even though it's fine in most games, there are exceptions. EG I can't run Indiana Jones at max settings because of this. It's performance is great but it's held back by vram.

 

[Dicehunter]

Wonder when we'll see the new drivers drop. Guessing on the 5th - they'd have to come out before people purchase the cards?

Remember this is AMD, AMD will AMD the bed and there'll be AMD everywhere.

 

[Tarqy]

Whats the recommended PSU wattage if i get one of these cards?

 

[Dicehunter]

Whats the recommended PSU wattage if i get one of these cards?

750 watts for the XT according to AMD's page.

 

[novalis]

That's a very silly post.

E: Personally I'll be looking at the Pulse though for the 8pin connections

How so?

 

[novalis]

Nvidia didn't come up with 12VPWR, It was made by PCI-SIG, Nvidia were just the first ones to use it.

Fair enough, I just meant I feel like they're only using it because Nvidia is. If there's no power requirement to do so, is there another reason? Genuinely asking

 

[uscool]

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.

What case do you have ?

 

[Gerard]

Yeah I feel like it's just copying Nvidia which is a shame. AMD has the potential, but innovation is the opposite of imitation

I suppose when they both used pcie 6 or 8 pin cables they were also "copying" each other? ...

 

[Dicehunter]

Fair enough, I just meant I feel like they're only using it because Nvidia is. If there's no power requirement to do so, is there another reason? Genuinely asking

Reducing PCB space is likely 1 of the reasons.

 

[Gerard]

Reducing PCB space is likely 1 of the reasons.

In the case of sapphire it seems to have been done to hide the power cables, which would be harder to do with conventional connectors.

 

[Tarqy]

750 watts for the XT according to AMD's page.

If that's the minimum what would people recommend these days if i want to future proof?

 

[novalis]

In the case of sapphire it seems to have been done to hide the power cables, which would be harder to do with conventional connectors.

Good points, I was under the impression it was mostly for power requirements

 

[Kirby Wurm]

750 watts for the XT according to AMD's page.

I think some AIB have recommended 900w for their variants.

 

[Dicehunter]

If that's the minimum what would people recommend these days if i want to future proof?

I'd go for a 1000w unit, Something from Seasonic would be good.

 

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

£1 = $1.26.

600 / 1.26 = 476.19 + 20 VAT = £571.43.

They were talking about the RX9070.