6-Pin vs 8-Pin GTX 1060

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If one were to overclock the GTX 1060 to the farthest it could possibly go, do you recommend the 6-pin or 8-pin card? As well, is the extra $10-15 for dual fan cards worth it compared to the single fan card when you're overclocking? I know the single fan will do fine in most cases, but maybe having 2 fans will allow it to run at a lower RPM for less noise.
 
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If you are going to OC on air cooled card, then dual fan solution is of absolute critical importance. When the cards reach thermal threshold, they throttle and things slow down, so you want to have your cooling as close to water block temps as possible. I'd go for a 3 fan solution even...

6-pin connectors are rated for 75W and 8-pin connectors are rated for 150W, plus you have the PCI-E socket for 75W or so. So in theory cards with 6-pin connectors should be able to safely consume 150W. GTX 1060 being rated for 120W overall, 8-pin connectors are probably a bit overkill. Ref: https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/4v3ag2/is_a_8pin_conncector_necessary_on_a_1060_for_best/ and http://www.geforce.com/hardware/10series/geforce-gtx-1060

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If you are going to OC on air cooled card, then dual fan solution is of absolute critical importance. When the cards reach thermal threshold, they throttle and things slow down, so you want to have your cooling as close to water block temps as possible. I'd go for a 3 fan solution even...

6-pin connectors are rated for 75W and 8-pin connectors are rated for 150W, plus you have the PCI-E socket for 75W or so. So in theory cards with 6-pin connectors should be able to safely consume 150W. GTX 1060 being rated for 120W overall, 8-pin connectors are probably a bit overkill. Ref: https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/4v3ag2/is_a_8pin_conncector_necessary_on_a_1060_for_best/ and http://www.geforce.com/hardware/10series/geforce-gtx-1060

 
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