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cuz a PCI-E power y-splitter is colloquially a pigtail connector, right? Pigtail is traditionally referring to PCIe connectors that have a second 8 pin dangling off as provided by the PSU manufacturer, aka 8+8. https://www.corsair.com/us/en/explorer/diy-builder/power-supply-units/individual-8-pin-vs-pigtail-connectors-for-gpus/ Those are safe to use. 2x8 pin splitters are not. Fucking around with a PSU over $20-30 is a waste of time/money and puts yourself at risk. The other person is acting blatantly stupid when the risk/reward doesn't even work in the splitter's favour.
where did he say molex/sata adapter? colloquially in EE, pigtail simply refers to raw wiretap on that same rail Maybe read the whole conversation and context before you come in hot and heavy? OP used pigtails in this entire conversation to refer to additional adapters. Only has a single 8 pin no 2x6, so you will be limited to what GPUs you can use. https://old.reddit.com/r/bapcsalescanada/comments/1uhv52u/psu_asrock_pro_series_pro650g_650_w_atx_31/ouaxpyl/ It’s only 650W though, and my package has not arrived yet (5 days from Richmond Hill to Markham! Really don’t understand how Newegg’s shipping work) so I gotta wait & see how it actually is. Prolly need a pigtail cable soon. https://old.reddit.com/r/bapcsalescanada/comments/1uhv52u/psu_asrock_pro_series_pro650g_650_w_atx_31/ouayx12/ 150-200W tdp GPU is safe because the card pulls up to 75W directly from the PCIe slot on the motherboard, leaving only 75W to 125W to be drawn through the 8-pin power cable. Since the total load stays well within both the 150W connector rating and the 18 AWG wire spec, a pigtail split will handle a RTX 3060 perfectly fine A lot of cards don't draw the full 75W from the PCIe slot. Irrelevant if the actual wire gauge of the PCIe 8 pin originating from the PSU isn't to spec. If you're going to buy an 8 pin to 8+8 pin adapter, you're well on your way to a better PSU. https://www.amazon.ca/2-Pack-Adapter-Inches-Heat-Shrink-Tubing/dp/B0DMP4K4L8 It's well known that sometimes PSUs don't follow the PCI-SIG standards for cable thickness.