Yes. A 6-pin PCIe connector is designed to deliver a lot more than 150W. Part 2-The testing
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- Опубликовано: 16 сен 2024
- Talking about how the +2 is wired into the 6-pin connector and putting it on the load tester to show that the +2 has nothing to do with the cable or connectors' capability to do 75W, 150W... or even 300W.
Completely agree with the general point, but I don't know that the slight simplification that the +2 is just sense pins has helped. My understanding is that one is a sense pin, one is ostensibly an active ground that is intended to sink current. That's supported by the slight change in the voltage even with the connector fully seated.
Ostensibly, any additional ground is an improvement in power delivery, but that depends on how those pins are terminated inside the GPU. Where I misspoke was stating they were BOTH sense. Fact of the matter is, pin 6 (the center pin closest to the retention clip on the 6-pin portion) is "sense0". Pin 4 (the pin farthest from the cip on the +2) is sense 1. But I've never seen sense1 not grounded on any PSU. If sense0 is not present, the GPU can only expect up to 50W from the 6-pin. With sense0 grounded, it expects up to 75W is available.
Like I said in the video, the connectors are a bit worn. When I did my test run, I used a different cable on a different port and the voltage didn't budget, but for the video I moved it and it's a little loose. I can shoot a short video showing the other cable and connector to prove the point. With the +2 attached, it physically stabilized the connector and prevent "wiggle" from causing the voltage to drop. For consistency sake, I used the same PSU for the past 5 years for tests like these, but I suppose that's not counterintuitive as it's causing more problems than having a newer reference.