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Title: Powered riser Post by: Vegetablepin on August 11, 2016, 07:39:52 PM Is it okay to use a 4pin molex straight from the psu into a powered riser instead of using a sata to molex adapter? I would assume that it would be okay, but I did this for the first time and the card is running extremely hot.
Title: Re: Powered riser Post by: bathrobehero on August 11, 2016, 07:56:03 PM Is it okay to use a 4pin molex straight from the psu into a powered riser instead of using a sata to molex adapter? I would assume that it would be okay, but I did this for the first time and the card is running extremely hot. You supposed to use molex. Using a sata to molex cable can be problematic (https://i.imgur.com/xzTr75h.jpg). The card being hot is natural as it's working (if it's not super high). If your molex or sata cables start to heat up then you have a problem. I'd recommend only plugging a maximum of two cards per rail even if that rail has 3 or 4 molex or sata connections. Title: Re: Powered riser Post by: miayama on August 12, 2016, 02:42:36 PM Is it okay to use a 4pin molex straight from the psu into a powered riser instead of using a sata to molex adapter? I would assume that it would be okay, but I did this for the first time and the card is running extremely hot. You supposed to use molex. Using a sata to molex cable can be problematic (https://i.imgur.com/xzTr75h.jpg). The card being hot is natural as it's working (if it's not super high). If your molex or sata cables start to heat up then you have a problem. I'd recommend only plugging a maximum of two cards per rail even if that rail has 3 or 4 molex or sata connections. If you use the USB powered rise, that is a good advice. If you use the RX 480, it can draw 75 W each connector. |