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What is the maximum safe draw on the AX1600i SATA Cable?


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My current build in progress will run with the above mentioned PSU.

At some future time, I plan to max out my SATA ports with SSD drives (because why not, and I already have 5 M2 drives) on my build.

The SSD I'm looking at is the 870 QVO, which has a maximum draw of 3.5W (according to a quick google search).

I'm planning to chain 3 to a single SATA power cable, which would put the max draw for one cable at 10.5W.

That feels pretty safe for a single cable, but I just want to make certain that future me isn't going to burn these things out.

So - will it be safe to use 3 of these SSDs on a single SATA power strip with the AX1600i?

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3.5W at what voltage?
Each rail on the SATA power connection (3.3V, 5V, 12V) is rated for 4.5A. So even if that's on the 3.3V rail (I doubt it; I think it's on the 5V rail), you aren't even coming close to the rated load. And the cables should handle the full load on each rail (which will never happen).

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