5700xt Nitro+ Daisy Chained

dietboobies · March 15, 2020

My PSU doesn’t come with 2 PCI cables (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078HJ2RCW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_OrOBEbSMPF3EC)

is it okay to daisy chain this 5700xt Nitro+? I can’t afford a new PSU right now. The PSU came out of my brothers build that was running a 1080ti SC2 daisy chained so I’m sure if it can handle that, it can handle this 5700xt, right? Any help is appreciated.

Stockholmes · March 15, 2020

It seems like the 1080ti draws around 35% more power than the 5700xt, so you should be good on that front. This is no expert advice, mind you. Just from quick googling. Here's a link: https://www.techspot.com/review/1907-geforce-1080-ti-vs-rtx-2070-super-vs-radeon-5700-xt/

Craptastic · March 15, 2020

The power supply you send usualy comes with 4 PCIe connectors 6+2.
Mayby your brother hast the other spare cables still stored somewhere?

I dongled wired stuff together in the past, even soldered my own power adapters if I had to. If you're just adapting molex to 6-pin PCIe then you should be fine.
Use a proper adapter though and ask for the spare cables first.