Which PSU connectors are suitable for a video card in an Aurora R12?
Which PSU connectors are suitable for a video card in an Aurora R12?
Aurora R12 with 1000 watt psu. The psu connectors appear in this format. Kindly confirm the correct ports for powering your Rtx 5070. The card has two 8-pin connections; which ones should you use? Thank you ahead of time.
Thank you for your message. I applied the connectors that resembled those to the GPU. Do you know where they should connect at the other end of the PSU? Which ports are correct? I'm trying to confirm I didn't accidentally use a different 6+2 with lower power output.
Things get complicated with this one.
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For one, PSU has three +12V rails, each at different Amperage rating.
+12Va at 42A = 504W
+12Vb at 52A = 624W
+12Vd at 16A = 192W
And i can't tell if the 6+2 pin should connect to the R1 to R6 ports, or into R13 to R16.
But isn't the connector color coded? Whereby when the other end is black, then it most likely goes into R1 to R6.
Though, i also can not tell which of the PSU side ports are which +12V rails. But that's Dell proprietary PSU for you.
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Which at worst, is 200W PSU. Or at best, 625W PSU. But nowhere near the 1000W (or 912W) the label says.
One just can't combine different rails to magically increase PSU's wattage output. That alone (magically combining rails to increase PSU wattage) is something which makes me to classify such PSUs as crap quality unit.
I'd look towards new, ATX 3.x PSU, rather than messing with this proprietary PSU.
Good quality 750W unit is enough for RTX 5070,
further reading:
https://hwbusters.com/best_picks/best-at...busters/3/
Also, that Dell proprietary PSU is at least 4 years old as of now (Aurora R12 was released in 2021). And it's build quality can't be verified either. But this much is sure, that Dell lies on the label of the PSU.
This multi-rail power supply is not worth it. A solid unit with one robust rail is what you should look for.
I reviewed it again and it seems R1 through R6 are set up for PCI-e. The card is now running on R5 and R6. There are two more unused 6+2 connections from R3 and R4. I value the details about power supplies. I’m wondering if it’s worth trying an upgrade or if I should stick with my Rtx 3060ti for a while longer and eventually replace the whole system. Anyone else who has faced problems with the RTX 50 series on Aurora R12 would appreciate hearing about it?