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?