So today I get a call from my supplier that she has just had a bunch of PowerColor RX480s come in. At first, I thought they were the reference design ones. Then she told me it had 3 fans on the card. ![:o]( ":o")
I told her to keep them for me and guard them with her life before someone else grabs them. Literally threw some clothes on without showering or shaving, jumped into my car, and raced into town to pick them up.
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So I now have 6 of these beauties in my hands![:)]( ":)")
Got an awesome deal on them too, since I bought so many of them at once ![:)]( ":)")
I wanted to connect them up ASAP without having to waste too much time, so I've decided to replace my slowest rig, a 6x380X rig, with these cards.
However, something is stopping me from turning the rig on. I have 6 powered risers, but i've been hearing horror stories on how much power these cards consume from the PCI-E bus..
What I want to clarify is if this problem is only with reference-design boards, or whether it also affects non-reference design boards (like the ones I have in front of me now).
Second thing I want to know is how I should be connecting the powered risers. They all have molex connectors. Am I safe to connect 3 risers with one molex string connected to my PSU? My main PSU on this rig is a top of the line Corsair AX1200i PSU, with a Corsair RM750 as a second PSU. Hopefully I can run everything off the one AX1200 PSU (fingers crossed).
Can anyone with RX480 experience tune into this thread and give me some advice? I'd greatly appreciate it! Thanks![:)]( ":)")
I told her to keep them for me and guard them with her life before someone else grabs them. Literally threw some clothes on without showering or shaving, jumped into my car, and raced into town to pick them up. 
So I now have 6 of these beauties in my hands
Got an awesome deal on them too, since I bought so many of them at once I wanted to connect them up ASAP without having to waste too much time, so I've decided to replace my slowest rig, a 6x380X rig, with these cards.
However, something is stopping me from turning the rig on. I have 6 powered risers, but i've been hearing horror stories on how much power these cards consume from the PCI-E bus..
What I want to clarify is if this problem is only with reference-design boards, or whether it also affects non-reference design boards (like the ones I have in front of me now).
Second thing I want to know is how I should be connecting the powered risers. They all have molex connectors. Am I safe to connect 3 risers with one molex string connected to my PSU? My main PSU on this rig is a top of the line Corsair AX1200i PSU, with a Corsair RM750 as a second PSU. Hopefully I can run everything off the one AX1200 PSU (fingers crossed).
Can anyone with RX480 experience tune into this thread and give me some advice? I'd greatly appreciate it! Thanks