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Board Mining (Altcoins)
Re: How much is the power draw for a SATA connected riser?
by
nick1803
on 31/01/2018, 17:12:37 UTC
SATA does 55W, an a PCI-E slot needs 75W, so you run the risk of burning out a riser or possibly causing a fire.

Now if you can get a card to below 55W, you may be fine. YMMV

Use the 4-pin molex or a PCI-E 6pin power riser

The cards would be powered from the PSU, not via the risers themselves