Question about PCI-e cards

Matthias99

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Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
why is it that you cant power a PCI-e card with a standard molex contector?

...Because they use a different plug?

Is this a trick question or something?
 

mwmorph

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Originally posted by: Matthias99
Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
why is it that you cant power a PCI-e card with a standard molex contector?

...Because they use a different plug?

Is this a trick question or something?

i think he's asking why the would use a different plug and the answer is because they can.
 
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Originally posted by: mwmorph
Originally posted by: Matthias99
Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
why is it that you cant power a PCI-e card with a standard molex contector?

...Because they use a different plug?

Is this a trick question or something?

i think he's asking why the would use a different plug and the answer is because they can.

yeah, thats what i'm asking. is there anything more to it than because they can?
 

mwmorph

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Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
Originally posted by: mwmorph
Originally posted by: Matthias99
Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
why is it that you cant power a PCI-e card with a standard molex contector?

...Because they use a different plug?

Is this a trick question or something?

i think he's asking why the would use a different plug and the answer is because they can.

yeah, thats what i'm asking. is there anything more to it than because they can?


It can supply more power(amps) than a molex I think.
 

hans007

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uh the pci-e one is a 6 wire plug. the current is spread out over more wires. normal molex are 4 pin and 2 of those are ground. the last agp cards with power had to use dual molex. it is a lot of strain on the physical cables if they are not of a certain gauge etc (like on cheap PSUs)
 

Zebo

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Hehe had to edit & show a different shot since the first showed serial .. not sure why guys cover it in thier pics but I'll go with the flow.:p
 

Lonyo

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Originally posted by: Zebo
Hehe had to edit & show a different shot since the first showed serial .. not sure why guys cover it in thier pics but I'll go with the flow.:p

You could request an RMA with it maybe?