Recent content by DSYee

Does the 6800GT come with its own power connector (i.e. directly from the board to the PSU)? If so, then I think it draws power from both rails (from the motherboard via the PCI-E slot, and from the cable plugged directly into the PSU).

But as I understand it, even disregarding the fact that no single 12V rail can put out more than 16.5a (max), you can't just add 16.5 + 15 and assume you'll get 31.5a if you max out both rails. Most PSUs seem to have a cap on total 12V current that is less than the sum of the max output of both...

I just put together my first system, with the following hardware: Athlon 64 3200+ Winchester (939) MSI Neo4 Platinum mobo Thermaltake Tsunami Case w/400w psu WD 800JB 7200rpm 8MB cache HD Chaintech 6600GT 128MB PCI-E x16 Zalman 7000B AlCu HSF The thing has six total fans (not counting...