R9 295X power connection

davidst95

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Hi, I purchased a R9 295X that has 2x 8 pin connection. I also have a Seasonic X 1250. The card says each 8 pin connection needs 28 Amps. Can I use one cable that has two 8 pin connections or use two cable and use only one connection on each one? Thanks.

David
 
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It is better to separate the cables if you can but I currently have the exact same power supply you do and I have to GTX780s so I ran out of cables and each card is running on one cable. I have not had any problems.

Watts = 28 amps *12v

So that is 336 Watts per cable.

JimF_35

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It is better to separate the cables if you can but I currently have the exact same power supply you do and I have to GTX780s so I ran out of cables and each card is running on one cable. I have not had any problems.

Watts = 28 amps *12v

So that is 336 Watts per cable.
 
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