Can 1 cable power the GPU?

[Dumbee]

Hello, I wanted to ask if I can power my Sapphire RX 580 Nitro+ with only one cable. ( it splits into 2x 6+2)

[Crunchy Dragon]

Yes.

[Dumbee]

1 minute ago, Crunchy Dragon said:

Yes.

Ty

[AnonymousGuy]

Generally yes.  There is a scenario where the PCB uses one of the plugs for a section of the VRM vs. pooling both plugs to the same power plane.

 

Try it and it'll either work or it won't.

[karsnoordhuis]

Got my rx480 plugged in the same way, 1 plug splitting into 2x 6+2

[Dumbee]

5 hours ago, AnonymousGuy said:

Generally yes.  There is a scenario where the PCB uses one of the plugs for a section of the VRM vs. pooling both plugs to the same power plane.

 

Try it and it'll either work or it won't.

It turned on, is that good?

[AnonymousGuy]

6 minutes ago, Dumbee said:

It turned on, is that good?

Yep. 

 

I also misread your OP.  You don't mean powering using 1 of the 2 connectors you mean using one cable with 2 connectors, which is totally fine.  The cable might get a little warm if you were pushing some crazy overclock but that's it.

[Dumbee]

2 hours ago, AnonymousGuy said:

Yep. 

 

I also misread your OP.  You don't mean powering using 1 of the 2 connectors you mean using one cable with 2 connectors, which is totally fine.  The cable might get a little warm if you were pushing some crazy overclock but that's it.

You think I could get 1500MHz on the gpu?

[Morgan Everett]

5 minutes ago, Dumbee said:

You think I could get 1500MHz on the gpu?

With that card, it's plausible. My card gets there, though it remains to be seen if it can handle anything higher. 

[Dumbee]

7 minutes ago, Morgan Everett said:

With that card, it's plausible. My card gets there, though it remains to be seen if it can handle anything higher. 

Can it get 1500MHz with 15-20ºC room temperature? And if so, would I be able to mantain it with 30º-35º C?

[Morgan Everett]

Just now, Dumbee said:

Can it get 1500MHz with 15-20ºC room temperature? And if so, would I be able to mantain it with 30º-35º C?

It's not going to be a matter of your room temperature, but the so-called 'silicon-lottery'. Your card may have the potential to stably reach 1500 Mhz; it may not. It's impossible to tell prior to testing.  

[Dumbee]

I'll start testing stuff Sunday, once I get Windows Installed. Also, i'll be posting pics of the pc (the RGB is still all over the place, it should be Yellow xD)