- Oct 28, 2014
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I've got a Dell T5600 and a (proprietary) 825W power supply that plugs into a power-distribution-board. The board itself has one output for PCIE that splits to two 6pin cables; two 8pin outputs for the two CPUs (the board supports dual CPU, but I only have one).
I wanted to know what my options were for a new video card. I know most newer GPUs use one 8pin and one 6pin PCIe power cables. If I wanted to SLI, could I unplug the 2nd 8pin output for the CPU and somehow use that for PCIe? How much wattage / amps can I safely get for the 2nd GPU?
Is there a way to convert the EPS 8-pin into a PCI-E 8-pin (like the 20->24 pin or 24->20 pin) so that I can use the power trapped in that rail?
Thanks,
I wanted to know what my options were for a new video card. I know most newer GPUs use one 8pin and one 6pin PCIe power cables. If I wanted to SLI, could I unplug the 2nd 8pin output for the CPU and somehow use that for PCIe? How much wattage / amps can I safely get for the 2nd GPU?
Is there a way to convert the EPS 8-pin into a PCI-E 8-pin (like the 20->24 pin or 24->20 pin) so that I can use the power trapped in that rail?
Thanks,
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