sli / xfire power connector

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I just got my Fatal1ty Killer board, and I see where it says to use this power connector if you run 2 or more cards, my question is, is there any benefit of using this connector if you only have 1 card, ie: xtra or more solid power?.

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Gman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 07 Nov 2015 Status: Offline Points: 3	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gman Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: sli / xfire power connector Posted: 07 Nov 2015 at 3:42am
	I just got my Fatal1ty Killer board, and I see where it says to use this power connector if you run 2 or more cards, my question is, is there any benefit of using this connector if you only have 1 card, ie: xtra or more solid power?.

ASRock Expert Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04 Oct 2015 Location: Croatia Status: Offline Points: 220	Post Options Post Reply Quote ASRock Expert Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 Nov 2015 at 7:29pm
	If You have a solid PSU, You should be good without it. If You have a bad PSU - just change it, for a better future. So, for one PCI-e GPU, You are fine with the PCI-e power provided by the MBO via 24+8pin.
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	There is no benefit from using it with a single card as far as I have seen in testing on my own systems.