When to use powered risers? And if really needed, how to make them?
Hi, is there a rule when it's really necessary to use powered risers, I mean instead of normal not powered ones?
I would like to use up to 5 (maybe even 6) 7970 / R9 280 cards on a Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 and on a MSI Z87-GD65
And for sure I will use 2 PSUs. I could read that the supply for each powered riser and the associated GPU has to come from the same PSU?
And does someone knows where I can find instructions to make a powered riser out from a not powered? (just by DIY
Here in Europe I had no luck to find a supplier for powered risers, only for normal ones (not powered) 1x and 16x.
But I guess it should not be too difficult to make a powered one out from a normal one...?
Cheers,
BitWalker
I would like to use up to 5 (maybe even 6) 7970 / R9 280 cards on a Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 and on a MSI Z87-GD65
And for sure I will use 2 PSUs. I could read that the supply for each powered riser and the associated GPU has to come from the same PSU?
And does someone knows where I can find instructions to make a powered riser out from a not powered? (just by DIY
Here in Europe I had no luck to find a supplier for powered risers, only for normal ones (not powered) 1x and 16x.
But I guess it should not be too difficult to make a powered one out from a normal one...?
Cheers,
BitWalker