Quote from: DeathAndTaxes on December 15, 2013, 11:23:32 PM

Quote from: HarrisonS on December 15, 2013, 09:21:08 PM

I just realized this, 6pin PCI-e connectors are only rated for 75W, and you could probably get MAX 200W out of them.

The PCIe graphic card standard (which has nothing to do w/ ASICs) limits power to 75W on 6 pin connector and 150W on 8 pin connector (using no more power pins) however those are artificial limitations. The actual connector is good for 9A per pin, 3 power pins (both of 6 & 8 pin connector), 12 V means 324W (9*3*12) per connector max or 648W for a pair.

Now how much power a particular PSU can push to the connector is another question. The VRMs on the board also have a max current limit so the chip can only be provided so much power but the connector is a total non-issue.

Now can you please provide data for the maximum 24/7 safe current per 18AWG wire.
My own research led me to believe it is much lower than 9A.