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Single or Multi rail on corsair HX1000 psu

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Multi rail is the default setting, just leave it on that and you shouldn't have any issues.

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I am building a system with a 3950x and a asus crosshair VIII hero using a hx1000 corsair power supply. The graphics card is going to be a rtx 2080 ti straight from nvidia. I cant find anything helpful enough to figure out which option I should use. Rather not destroy a new pc. Please

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15 minutes ago, nathanl165 said:

I cant find anything helpful enough to figure out which option I should use. Rather not destroy a new pc. Please

You haven't mentioned any options, but I assume you wanted to ask which PSU to buy. The HX1000 is a good PSU and will be sufficient for a 3950X and a 2080 Ti.

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Multi rail is the default setting, just leave it on that and you shouldn't have any issues.

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16 hours ago, r2724r16 said:

You haven't mentioned any options, but I assume you wanted to ask which PSU to buy. The HX1000 is a good PSU and will be sufficient for a 3950X and a 2080 Ti.

The HX1000 is the psu that i have purchased. Im just trying to figure out if I should use it in Single or Multi rail mood. Most of what I've been hearing is to use multi rail though.

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17 hours ago, nathanl165 said:

I am building a system with a 3950x and a asus crosshair VIII hero using a hx1000 corsair power supply. The graphics card is going to be a rtx 2080 ti straight from nvidia. I cant find anything helpful enough to figure out which option I should use. Rather not destroy a new pc. Please

HX1000 doesn't have the option to switch.

 

Unless you actually have an HX1000i.

 

If you have an HX1000i, leave it in multiple +12V rail mode unless for some weird reason your PSU shuts down under heavy load (which is highly unlikely).

 

Neither option will "destroy a new PC" unless YOU screw something up (use a wrong cable, use an adapter or extension, pinch a wire, etc.)

 

 

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29 minutes ago, jonnyGURU said:

HX1000 doesn't have the option to switch.

 

Unless you actually have an HX1000i.

 

If you have an HX1000i, leave it in multiple +12V rail mode unless for some weird reason your PSU shuts down under heavy load (which is highly unlikely).

 

Neither option will "destroy a new PC" unless YOU screw something up (use a wrong cable, use an adapter or extension, pinch a wire, etc.)

 

 

The website actually shows the switch in the product photos. And it says in the listing that you can choose. 

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24 minutes ago, nathanl165 said:

The website actually shows the switch in the product photos. And it says in the listing that you can choose. 

 

 

Oh... shoot. The mechanical switch.  DUH!

 

I forgot about it since most people never ask about it.  :D

 

Same rule applies:  Leave it in multiple +12V rail mode.

 

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On 3/15/2020 at 2:44 PM, jonnyGURU said:

Oh... shoot. The mechanical switch.  DUH!

 

I forgot about it since most people never ask about it.  :D

 

Same rule applies:  Leave it in multiple +12V rail mode.

 

Gotcha gotcha. Thanks for the help!! Wasn't quite sure how to explain it

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