Originally Posted by perkam
I hope the modular ps makers will be sending out complete 6-to-8 pin conversion cables instead of just an adapter for use at the end of the existing cable. From what I've been able to glean from reading, esp. at JonnyGuru.com, the simple cable-end adapters are not rated to carry as much voltage as a complete cable can.....so instead of the cable being able to deliver 150W, when using a cable-end adapter it can only deliver 75W, or so Jon says in one of his 8-pin PCI-e threads......such as this one:
http://www.jonnyguru.com/forums/show...t=1220&page=11
Don't know if this is significant or not.
But there are more than a few power supplies already supplying native 8-pin PCI-e cables.....the Ultra X-3 does, as do a few others.
Then, of course, there was the problem with the early deployment of the 8-pin cables prior to the standard for the connector being finalized.....and early deployment meant that the connector had the incorrect shaped connector....one of the "squares" became a "D" in the final revision of the standard for the connector. Fortunately, the supply chain is pretty much cleared of the incorrect connectors and any power supplies that were sold with the wrong one can have an adapter sent to correct the situation....typically for free; well, at least from Silverstone.
Pic of incorrect vs. correct 8-pin PCI-e connectors.
But this is all probably old news to y'all, anyway.
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of course though take it for whats it worth.
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