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Old 08-25-2017, 11:37 PM
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Default Re: GTX 680 or HD7950 vid card and HDX-3 - how do i do power for the cards?

Hello. That tech is on point. The GTX 680 and ATI 7950 will both utilize two AUX power ports.

You don't really have to run a wire from the optical area to the PCIe slot area. Instead you can use the SATA connection from the Drive Bay 3 or 4. You can get a SATA to 6-pin adapter.

To the GPU, I would connect one 6-pin from the logic board and one 6-pin fro the SATA adapter.
To the HDX, I would connect the 6-pin straight from the logic board. The HDX is worth more money, so it's better to be safe with that.

For example:
https://www.amazon.com/UGREEN-Sata15...dp/B01EUSZ0BQ/

The other route will be to connect an external power supply, which can sometimes be complicated with wiring.
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