The question about Super Flower Gold with 12VHPWR remains unchanged.
The question about Super Flower Gold with 12VHPWR remains unchanged.
If you locate a different adapter and attempt it, perhaps the person holding the card is also responsible.
I just placed an order for a Super Flower Dual 8-Pin to 12VHPWR cable.
Hopefully it gets delivered in time so I can test it out. I should have sufficient time to return the GPU if it doesn’t work.
Currently, I’m only testing my games with the CPU upgrade. There have been some decent improvements across the titles I tried before and after.
it comes with a 10 year warranty.
if you've been using it longer than that for your main system, it might be wise to upgrade.
you can still attempt to use the single cable you're currently using, connecting both of its available heads to the adapter.
it may not provide sufficient power during high usage spikes while under stress, but it could help identify problems with the other cables you've tried or the adapter itself.
Today I performed some careful testing that left me a bit more puzzled than before. I tested without using any GPU at all—removed the old one and didn’t install the new one.
Current configuration: GPU powered via a single VGA power cable, two heads connected in a daisy chain, sourced from "XFX playhard". The PSU came with it.
Testing steps:
- First test: Disconnected GPU power and completely removed the old GPU. Kept VGA power linked to the PSU. System started up.
- Plugged both VGA heads into the "adapter" and system booted again.
- Second test: Disconnected GPU power, removed the old GPU, kept VGA power on. System booted.
- Third test: Connected a single PCIe cable to the PSU. System booted.
- Fourth test: Connected only the PCIe cable to the "Adapter". System failed to boot.
- Fifth test: Removed the adapter and went back to step 2. System still didn’t boot.
- Sixth test: Disconnected the PCIe cable from the PSU and returned to step 1. System booted.
- Repeating steps 1–6 with the other free VGA power port on the PSU also produced identical results.
I’m not sure what this process revealed. I thought steps 1–3 would lead somewhere, but steps 4 and 5 were unexpected. It seems like the PSU might be rejecting the cable until it’s fully removed. That could be normal behavior.
The results point toward either the adapter being defective or the power requirements not matching the PCIe cable over VGA connections. The first test seems to support the second possibility more strongly.
In any case, I think it’s best to wait for the higher-quality cable I ordered later. Alternatively, I could visit a local shop today and get a better VGA cable.
^ Well that's quite intriguing. To be truthful, I'm beginning to question my own mental state. I don't remember ever purchasing any cables on my own before this weekend. These "XFX playhard" are the only ones I own now. I assumed they were included with the PSU, but it's possible they came with other components I bought, like the 3070 GPU or the Tomahawk Mobo. I have no clue where they ended up. If that's accurate, then I have no idea where the cables from the PSU have vanished to either. I didn't throw them away, and I have a single high-quality box for storing all my cables, so they must have been misplaced. At this point, I'm completely confused. But I hope the cable I bought from the same manufacturer as my PSU arrives soon and fixes everything!