High-end Desktop

[Ken g6]

The mobo needs none of those red 8 pin sockets. It uses the enormous socket labeled MB,and the black 8 pin one labeled cpu1.

 

[stanzlavos]

The mobo needs none of those red 8 pin sockets. It uses the enormous socket labeled MB,and the black 8 pin one labeled cpu1.

Hehe.... Lots of confusion !!! Leave the 24pin socket

You are referring to the EVGA PSU picture. In that, yes I agree :

CPU1 -> gets connected to the CPU connection on the Mobo
CPU2 -> gets used for the additional 4pin connection in the Asus RVE

Now for 2 GTX 1080s with 2 power connectors each (8pin + additional 6pin). The question is : how many of those red connectors will be used ?

1) 4 : one cable for each power connection to the GTX 1080
2) 2 : one cable has two connectors at the other end


From a Corsair perspective :

There are 6 8pin sockets on the PSU (I guess they can be used interchangeably for CPU as well as PCI-E - that's how they are marked). So,

if the answer to the above question is (1), it would mean that I need 2 + 4 8pin sockets on the PSU. And only the RM1000x has it.

if the answer is (2), 2 +2 8pin connectors are enough and I can move to a lower wattage PSU.


Now, is the question not clear from the time I have been asking it ? I am really very confused. I believe that I cannot put forward the question in any more simple terms

 

[stanzlavos]

Bump...

 

[UsandThem]

I'm probably going to regret coming in this thread, but for each GTX 1080 (6-pin + 8-pin on card), you will need use one PCI-E cable from the power supply.

If you are buying a non-reference heavily overclocked version, you might want to use separate cables for stability.

Plus, the motherboard you listed, stated in the manual that if you are running cards in SLI, to use a 1000w+ power supply for stability.

That's all I have to contribute. Good luck.

http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html

http://www.overclock.net/a/gpu-and-cpu-power-connections