I have a Silverstone Strider Essential Series ST60F-ES, it has 4 PCIE connectors, if each PCI connector has only 75W and each klondike uses 60W wont I be able to only use 1 per connector rather than split each connector? I thought originally each Klondike would consume 32W, but steamboat says the F16 uses 60W. Any advice on this? Will I be able to power 8 K16's with this power supply or only 4
One of those 4 connectors is a 6+2 pin, which is designed for 150W. Assuming they use the same gauge wiring on all the cables, it should be safe to pull 150W from each 6-pin's as well (both 6 and 8 pin connectors use only 3 positive wires). Though I suppose the PSU's internal connections could be poorly designed. The PSU can do a total of 500W on the single 12V rail, so I'd say you can probably run 8 K16's without problem.
Incorrect. The terminals are rated for 75W each (72Watt actual), this is why a 200W graphics card will have 2x6pin connectors for 150W plus the 75W from the PCI-e slot (~225W)
and 250W cards will have 8+6pin (the 8 pins (8 and 6+2) are rated for 150W, 6 pins are only 75W (72Watt actual)).
My point is that both 6-pin and 8-pin connectors use the same number of wires for the 12v line, so if they use the same quality wires for both 6-pin and 8-pin cables, then you can be sure the connector and cable can handle 150W on even the 6-pin connectors. As long as they tied all the 12v wires to the same mount point in the PSU, you're fine to pull 150W on the 6-pin's.
There is only 12V line on all PCI-E 6 and 8 pin connectors, and it's not ncessarily the wire that will catch fire/melt (unless low-gauge poor quality and long length), but the connector itself
If Anyone tries to pull 150W from PCI-E 6 pin connector you MUST keep an eye on the connector temperature, preferably using a FLIR Thermal Camera. IT IS UNSAFE!
You've been warned!
Thats funny,my BFL 30GH'er pulls 130 watts+ & works just fine on a 6 pin PCIExpress cable & the cable nor connector are warm,hmmmmmm
I'm not saying it's not possible, but that's going well above the standard specifications and you need to pay attention to it right after hooking it up so you don't leave your house 5 minutes later and come back with it burnt to the ground, right?
And as you may notice you got two 6+2 pins coming off that wire, so naturally the gauge on that should be able to carry over 300W or ~25Amps
Good that you checked if the plug got warm or not
There are so many that are surprised when electricals have torched down their house.