Who here is NOT using the Molex to Sata to PSU connectors?

[ben8jam]

So many posts about melting connectors and fires. Who here is NOT using the riser power from the 6-pack cards. And who here is? Feel like should be a community safety hazard.

[philipma1957]

So many posts about melting connectors and fires. Who here is NOT using the riser power from the 6-pack cards. And who here is? Feel like should be a community safety hazard.

I go six pin pcie cable direct to six pin jack on the riser

[ben8jam]

I go six pin pcie cable direct to six pin jack on the riser

If you are using 6-pin PCI then you must have a PSU dedicated to just powering your risers?

And all the risers I find are only 4-pin male molex. And all the cables I can find are 4-pin male molex too. Am I searching for totally the wrong thing?

https://www.amazon.com/VCOM-12-Inch-VC-POW4EXT-Adapter-CE309/dp/B00GNTTO6I/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1496797120&sr=8-4&keywords=molex+to+4+pin

On NewEgg I went through all their risers and every one is a molex to sata connector. Why are there not more fires???

[bathrobehero]

You mean the Sata to molex cables?



If so, they're fine as long as:
 - you don't connect more than 2 GPUs to a single cable coming from the PSU;
 - you don't use cards that are very hungry on the PCI-E front. For example overclocked GTX 750 Ti without 6-pin or any card reflashed with a badly configured BIOS.

[ben8jam]

You mean the Sata to molex cables?

If so, they're fine as long as:
 - you don't connect more than 2 GPUs to a single cable coming from the PSU;
 - you don't use cards that are very hungry on the PCI-E front. For example overclocked GTX 750 Ti without 6-pin or any card reflashed with a badly configured BIOS.

Yes those cables. Plan on 4 570s on a 750W dedicated PSU. So two cards get their own molex and two cards have to share. But so many posts saying this is a bad idea......

[philipma1957]

I go six pin pcie cable direct to six pin jack on the riser

If you are using 6-pin PCI then you must have a PSU dedicated to just powering your risers?

And all the risers I find are only 4-pin male molex. And all the cables I can find are 4-pin male molex too. Am I searching for totally the wrong thing?

https://www.amazon.com/VCOM-12-Inch-VC-POW4EXT-Adapter-CE309/dp/B00GNTTO6I/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1496797120&sr=8-4&keywords=molex+to+4+pin

On NewEgg I went through all their risers and every one is a molex to sata connector. Why are there not more fires???

No because unlike many I have to have a six or seven card rig miner

I have 3 and 4 card rigs  with 1 riser or no risers at all.

three card riser free 1700 sols for zec at 550 watts


four card 1 riser

[Gunna01]

I go six pin pcie cable direct to six pin jack on the riser

If you are using 6-pin PCI then you must have a PSU dedicated to just powering your risers?

And all the risers I find are only 4-pin male molex. And all the cables I can find are 4-pin male molex too. Am I searching for totally the wrong thing?

https://www.amazon.com/VCOM-12-Inch-VC-POW4EXT-Adapter-CE309/dp/B00GNTTO6I/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1496797120&sr=8-4&keywords=molex+to+4+pin

On NewEgg I went through all their risers and every one is a molex to sata connector. Why are there not more fires???

If you under volt your card why can you not use a 8pin femal to 2 x 6+2 pci-e splitters?

[Liquid71]

I don't use them on most of my rigs, only when necessary

[ben8jam]

I don't use them on most of my rigs, only when necessary

Do you mind sharing what you use then exactly? I'm having a heck of a time find the right adapter that doesn't require more adapters to make it all work.

[hawkfish007]

I use Molex to Sata type risers exclusively since they are cheaper than 6-pins. New Molex risers are built just like 6-pin risers in quality.

[Gunna01]

I use Molex to Sata type risers exclusively since they are cheaper than 6-pins. New Molex risers are built just like 6-pin risers in quality.

But the power provided on the molex\sata rails is low compared to the draw of the riser I thought.

[AFox]

I prefer to use the risers with the 6 pins PCI connector, and directly connected to the PSU.

[hawkfish007]

I use Molex to Sata type risers exclusively since they are cheaper than 6-pins. New Molex risers are built just like 6-pin risers in quality.

https://i.imgur.com/wXKByPR.jpg

But the power provided on the molex\sata rails is low compared to the draw of the riser I thought.

Somewhere here I read, each peripheral port on ATX PSU is rated for up to 150 watts. Each port can safely power 2 risers

[Gunna01]

Here is a good watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAyy_WOSdVc