4x PCIe connections needed, only 3 cables in the box. Safe to pigtail the GPU?
Posted by amateursniper@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 1 comments
Hey everyone,
I'm currently putting together a high-end build and ran into a bit of a power delivery math puzzle. I want to make absolutely sure I'm doing this safely before I plug everything in and flip the switch.
My Core Specs:
- CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU: XFX Mercury OC Radeon RX 9070 XT (Requires 3x 8-pin PCIe power connectors)
- AIO: Corsair iCUE LINK H150i LCD (The System Hub requires 1x 8-pin PCIe power connector)
- PSU: Lian Li EDGE GOLD 850W ATX 3.1
The Problem:
My components require a total of four 8-pin PCIe connections (3 for the GPU, 1 for the Corsair Hub). However, my Lian Li EDGE 850W only comes with three individual PCIe cables in the box.
The cables do have "pigtail" / daisy-chain connectors on them (two 6+2 heads on a single cable wire).
Proposed Solution:
Someone suggested I wire it like this:
- Cable 1: Dedicated separate cable from PSU $\rightarrow$ GPU Port 1
- Cable 2: One cable from PSU $\rightarrow$ Daisy-chained across GPU Port 2 and GPU Port 3
- Cable 3: Dedicated separate cable from PSU $\rightarrow$ Corsair iCUE LINK System Hub
Given that the Lian Li EDGE is a high-quality ATX 3.1 unit, is it completely safe to run a premium custom board like the XFX 9070 XT with one of its lines daisy-chained like this? Or should I look into getting a different PSU / separate cable configuration?
Would love a second opinion on this before I finish managing these cables. Thanks in advance!
BaronB@reddit
Totally safe with an RX 9070 XT.
The warning against using daisy chained PCIe cables is only applicable on Nvidia GPUs, but PSU manufacturers don't want to get on Nvidia's bad side, so they don't say that.