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Re: molex to pwoer the risers
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aliitp2
on 19/03/2021, 15:39:51 UTC
the riser only consume around 15watt or less, and dont use molex to pcie, it will burn your cable
Power draw depends entirely on the graphics card and there are many that pull more than the specified 75W. But I don't know if risers that use e.g. USB cables actually do deliver 75W over the USB cable. I always was under the impression that modern risers don't take power from the motherboard at all and use their power connector to deliver power to the GPU. BUt I might be wrong, a clarification on that question would be nice.
Molex-4-pin is safe if it's a well built adapter that uses original Molex connectors and thick enough cables. I wouldn't use flimsy 3$-adapters from China indeed.

i also did buy these just not sure what wattage they can handle, should i return them back ?!?...
https://www.amazon.ae/gp/product/B08YCX59QV/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I don't like these splitters as the 6-pin connector is designed for 150W and the 8-pin connectors are designed for 225W. So theoretically you could send 450W via a connector that is rated at only 150W. Bear that in mind. Should be fine for powering the risers but don't connect powerhungry GPUs to those splitters.

i was refering to the original modular Molex cables from the PSU not cheap 3$ stuff,,,

and yes ill only use the splitters for the risers not really for any GPUs those can run with dedicated pci cables from the PSU...