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Another 6800 power supply related question.
I see people talking about using a dedicated power supply dongle for their
6800 connection, but so far, I've yet to see official documentation from manufacturers (like BFG) saying this. The official BFG documentation says that for cards that use two power connectors (like the 6800 Ultra), you cannot split a single power supply connection between the two connectors on a card, but that you CAN share each of the two power supply cables used with OTHER devices. Are people just misinterpreting this rule, or have some people actually run into issues by not using a 100% dedicated dongle for their 6800 power connections? Thanks, Larry |
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"Larry L." wrote in message ... I see people talking about using a dedicated power supply dongle for their 6800 connection, but so far, I've yet to see official documentation from manufacturers (like BFG) saying this. The official BFG documentation says that for cards that use two power connectors (like the 6800 Ultra), you cannot split a single power supply connection between the two connectors on a card, but that you CAN share each of the two power supply cables used with OTHER devices. Are people just misinterpreting this rule, or have some people actually run into issues by not using a 100% dedicated dongle for their 6800 power connections? Thanks, Larry It probably depends on the number of other devices. Sharing with more than one other device may cause problems. I have a BFG 6800 ultra OC I had to configure my system so one power connector was only shared with one other device and the other on its own. Since then I've added a supply so the BFG is powered by its own supply. Jim M one other device |
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It probably depends on the number of other devices. Sharing with
more than one other device may cause problems. I have a BFG 6800 ultra OC I had to configure my system so one power connector was only shared with one other device and the other on its own. Since then I've added a supply so the BFG is powered by its own supply. Jim M one other device I'm not sure I follow. Are you saying that you are running TWO power supplies for one system? You say you "had to" configure your system so the 6800 power connector shared with only one device -- exactly what problems were you having such that you found this necessary? Thanks, Larry |
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"Larry L." wrote in message ... It probably depends on the number of other devices. Sharing with more than one other device may cause problems. I have a BFG 6800 ultra OC I had to configure my system so one power connector was only shared with one other device and the other on its own. Since then I've added a supply so the BFG is powered by its own supply. Jim M one other device I'm not sure I follow. Are you saying that you are running TWO power supplies for one system? You say you "had to" configure your system so the 6800 power connector shared with only one device -- exactly what problems were you having such that you found this necessary? Thanks, Larry Yes I'm running two supplies on one system. At random times in windows my screen would go blank and I would have to turn off my system and restart it. After changing the power set up I haven't had that problem. Jim M |
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"JBM" wrote in message ... Yes I'm running two supplies on one system. At random times in windows my screen would go blank and I would have to turn off my system and restart it. After changing the power set up I haven't had that problem. What wattage PSU is powering the 6800UOC?, interesting configuration. GPU having it's own dedicated PSU. |
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This issue is way overblown. I've been tested my BFG6800u for weeks,
and it just doesn't matter how I split them off. I've used: generic 300w zalman 300w tagan 480w antec 430w in all split-off/dongle configs, oced to 446/118 core/mem. works fine . Jeff B |
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"Richard Dower" wrote in message ... "JBM" wrote in message ... Yes I'm running two supplies on one system. At random times in windows my screen would go blank and I would have to turn off my system and restart it. After changing the power set up I haven't had that problem. What wattage PSU is powering the 6800UOC?, interesting configuration. GPU having it's own dedicated PSU. 300 watts |
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http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid...-nv-power.html
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"Ed Light" wrote in message news:bcPWc.102250$Lj.96604@fed1read03... http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid...-nv-power.html http://takaman.jp/D/?english Excellent links. |
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