How many eps do I need

James Randsfelid · July 12, 2022

I was wondering if one 8-pin eps connecter is enough for an amd 5800x cpu with some light overclocking.

The motherboard that I am using is a micro ATX board from MSI.

More detailed board here: MSI MAG B550M MORTAR WIFI Micro ATX AM4

Motifator · July 12, 2022

Just one, the cables on paper aren't rated extremely high, but they can take continuous beatings to no end. For example, on my 1500i, the over circuit point trips at 40A, which equals to 420W at +12v - and really that's around the point of the cable melting due to a short. You can pull a lot of big power even with one cable without worries at all. The second is mostly there for not much but the super extreme cases (think overclocking with a water chiller).

BiotechBen · July 12, 2022

28 minutes ago, Motifator said:

Just one, the cables on paper aren't rated extremely high, but they can take continuous beatings to no end. For example, on my 1500i, the over circuit point trips at 40A, which equals to 420W at +12v - and really that's around the point of the cable melting due to a short. You can pull a lot of big power even with one cable without worries at all. The second is mostly there for not much but the super extreme cases (think overclocking with a water chiller).

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