triplepen Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Hello, I am planning to get another gtx 980 ti to setıp an sli with my msi mpower x99a motherboard . I assume power will be enough but my question is about the connections. This is the current setup of my system. http://i63.tinypic.com/2rorrkg.jpg There is 3 empth 6 pin connector. Can i simply power new gpu with these 3. Or should i replace jpwr2 and jpwr3 to these empty slots to open space for gpu ? Does it make any difference ? It doesn't have to be SLI by the way, i just wanted to setup this for rendering purposes. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee jonnyguru Posted December 1, 2017 Corsair Employee Share Posted December 1, 2017 You can't use the 6-pins for PCIe or EPS12V. They're wired differently with different voltages (+3.3V, +5V). The AX850 is older and was designed without SLI of two higher power cards in mind and was released before many boards had multiple CPU power connectors (ATX12V and EPS12V on the same board). If you have a motherboard that needs both 4-pin ATX12V and 8-pin EPS12V power AND four PCIe connectors, I strongly suggest getting a newer PSU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegan Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 I suggest the AX1500i to handle power pig video cards in SLI to be safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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