Question about PCI-e cards

[Corporate Thug]

why is it that you cant power a PCI-e card with a standard molex contector?

 

[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?

 

[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.

 

[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?

 

[mwmorph]

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]

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]

???

 

[Doctorweir]

Originally posted by: Zebo
???

Haha...good counter... :laugh:

 

[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.

 

[RobsTV]

Or, no plug at all, like x800 PCIe.

 

[Lonyo]

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.

You could request an RMA with it maybe?