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Originally Posted by LDS
Yeah, it seems like a bit of a minefield out there in this regard. Just to clarify, when you say you spliced into the PCIe AUX power for your HDX card, would using a simple 6-pin mini-PCIe Aux 'Y' cable achieve the same thing? I have a Mac Edition GTX 680 sitting here that uses 60w less power than your 280x, so the same solution should work fine.
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Yes, same thing. I cut the mini 6-pin to large 6-pin in half, then using a pinout diagram and multimeter made sure I knew which pins on the four pin HDX connector needed 12V and gnd and soldered them all together again!
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