TDvorak
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Wednesday, November 11, 2020 8:13 PM
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So I am setting up my new system with a 3080FTW3 Ultra and an EVGA G5 850W Gold PSU. The PSU has two individual 8 pin (6+2) cables and two daisy chained 8 pin (2x 6+2) cables. Obviously the card needs 3 connections. Is it ok to use one of the individual 8 pin cables and one of the daisy chained cables to make 3 connections for a cleaner look? Would there be too much power draw on the one daisy cable or nah?
post edited by TDvorak - Wednesday, November 11, 2020 11:20 PM
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sparetimepc
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Re: 3080 FTW3 Ultra power supply connection...Ok to use daisy chained cable?
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 8:23 PM
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It's always best to use a separate cable for each connection and to daisy chain should always be used only as a last resort.
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Re: 3080 FTW3 Ultra power supply connection...Ok to use daisy chained cable?
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 9:12 PM
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I thought using 2 seperate cables with 1 daisy chained was fine for the FTW3 Ultra 3080? I have 2 with 1 daisy chained and seems ok.
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Re: 3080 FTW3 Ultra power supply connection...Ok to use daisy chained cable?
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 9:20 PM
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OP has 4 cables, two are single 6+2, and two double 6+2. Best practice is to use 1 cable per PCIE power plug for the 30 series. So in the OPs case, the two single 6+2 cables, and one of the dual 6+2 cables with the extra 6+2 hanging to the side & unused.
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Re: 3080 FTW3 Ultra power supply connection...Ok to use daisy chained cable?
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 9:30 PM
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Yes 2 on a daisy chain + 1 is fine.
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TDvorak
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Re: 3080 FTW3 Ultra power supply connection...Ok to use daisy chained cable?
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 11:19 PM
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Thank you for the responses. I'd like the cleaner look of just two cables so will start with the daisy chain + 1.
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Re: 3080 FTW3 Ultra power supply connection...Ok to use daisy chained cable?
Friday, November 13, 2020 5:59 AM
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EVGA_JacobF
Yes 2 on a daisy chain + 1 is fine.
What's the max wattage a 3080 FTW3 ultra can draw using one daisy chained connection? I don't plan on overclocking whenever my step-up queue arrives
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Re: 3080 FTW3 Ultra power supply connection...Ok to use daisy chained cable?
Sunday, December 27, 2020 4:24 PM
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"Humans are not rational animals, humans are rationalizing animals." -Robert A Heinlein
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Re: 3080 FTW3 Ultra power supply connection...Ok to use daisy chained cable?
Saturday, May 29, 2021 11:27 PM
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Nah dude the link u posted also confirms what Jacob said
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Re: 3080 FTW3 Ultra power supply connection...Ok to use daisy chained cable?
Sunday, May 30, 2021 2:35 AM
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Unless each port needs more than 210+ watts, it's usable option. If you can, I would go for 3 separate ones if possible but that does not mean 1 + 2 (daisy chain) won't work unless that daisy chained ports suck up 425+ - maybe kingpin with extreme cooling? not sure.
IMO, the point is it will still work with at least with 3090 according to its latest power draw limit on the XOC bios.
Should you use daisy chain while you can avoid it? I would not.
But if you have to live with it, yes it will work fine.
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