Axi 1600

[grirvan]

After still having frequent game crashes with my RTX 3080 FTW3 due to transient spikes, I finally broke down and ordered a Corsair AXI 1600, leaving a Thermaltake Toughpower Grand RGB 850W 80 PLUS Gold, Full Modular.

My question is with single rail and multi rail, which setting should I use and do I have to plug things in a special way or do i even have to worry about it?

Also, is the Corsair monitoring software worth using?

[Cavok]

Hi grirvan.

 

Good choice on PSU - I have it myself. The single/multirail just has to do with overcurrent protection - by default all ports have a 40AMP protection set which accounts for 480 Watts per PCIE 12v connector :D - The 3080 will max pull 150w per connector assuming you use two separate cables. So just leave it single rail mode for max protection.

 

Cheers

 

C

 

EDIT: regarding the Corsair monitoring software - both Corsair Link an iCue works fine - I do prefer HWinfo64 in general but as it does not support the Ax1600i properly and it seems there is no plan to get it fixed you must use the Corsair tools..

Edited January 12, 2021 by Cavok
added comments on monitoring software