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Originally posted by: Sdiver2489
Originally posted by: Googer
Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
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Remember that the PSU business is not the most honest one, manufacturers tend to exaggerate specifications or operating temperatures to give them more marketing potential. Modular connections are still a break in the wire and a potential failure point or wear point.
Should we hardwire our cables into ours cards and hard drives as well? Or is, for some reason, that loss acceptable while an additional loss over a contact not acceptable at the power supply?
If you are obsessive compulsive then the answer is YES. Otherwise it' not too practical and the amount of load demanded by a HDD is very very low (around 12w or 1a).
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Nice math. What about a video card which has significant current draw?
The power load is spread out across multiple pins (connections) so no one wire is bearing 100% of the load. Also those PCI-e connectors are usualy built to handle slightly higher amperage.