revenant
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My psu (Enermax Platimax 850w) has 4x 12x rails and the pci-e 12v rails are individual 30a each with dual 8pin pci-e connectors on the end of each cable. It's a good psu, reviews show it capable of delivering over 900w easily. I was going to connect the 12v2 and 12v3 leads to each MSI GTX 980 ti which should supply 360w (12v * 30a) to each card's extra power inputs.. From my reading it seems those cards draw around 250w each real world, maybe 275ish with an OC - and 75w~of that is through the pci-e slot. I guess my question is will this psu / config be safe for these in SLI? I head says it should be ok, it will run the psu warm during gaming load but should be ok. I just am a little paranoid about pushing it too much. My cpu is a 3820 @ 4.6 and 2x ssds 2x spinners several fans... nothing too intense.
Am I being paranoid or is this gonna just work?
Am I being paranoid or is this gonna just work?