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TwistedAegis
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My MSI P67A-GD80 board has a power connector on the motherboard for a 6-pin PCIe from the power supply. The manual states only, "This connector is used to provide power to the graphics card." My 6970 is already using a 8- and 6-pin direct connection; is it necessary to also have an additional line plugged directly into the board? I would like to Xfire, but if this is necessary I now don't have enough connectors to put in a 2nd card.
The only review out there that mentions this says, "Right above the top PCI-E x1 slot there is a 6pin power connector to give your PCI-E slots more juice if they need them." which isn't exactly scientific.
My assumption is that this would only be needed if it seems my cards aren't getting enough power, and that I am OK not having it plugged in. However I just wanted to get some feedback as well. As I built the machine with only card, it is currently plugged in.
The only review out there that mentions this says, "Right above the top PCI-E x1 slot there is a 6pin power connector to give your PCI-E slots more juice if they need them." which isn't exactly scientific.
My assumption is that this would only be needed if it seems my cards aren't getting enough power, and that I am OK not having it plugged in. However I just wanted to get some feedback as well. As I built the machine with only card, it is currently plugged in.