I recently bought all my components from Microcenter, including a PowerSpec 750w 80 Plus Gold power supply. My ASUS 9070xt OC graphics card has three 8-pin PCIe power ports, but my power supply only has two PCIe connectors available. Both cables are daisy chained, giving me a total of four PCIe connections. Is it safe to connect the first two cables to the 9070xt and use the daisy chained cable for the third slot?
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For sure! Using two daisy chained cables for your GPU is the recommended method in this case. Just watch the load on your PSU to ensure stability, but it sounds like you’ll be just fine!
Yep, you're good to go! It's perfectly fine to plug in the first two cables into your 9070xt and use the daisy chained cable for the third slot. That's how most setups manage it when they're in a similar situation. Just make sure everything is connected securely!
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