GuitarDaddy
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- Nov 9, 2004
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I have read this entire thread and all the linked information, and I'm still not convinced. Until someone comes up with a dual rail PS with 25a on one of the rails, I won't be trusting my SLI rig to a dual rail PS.
Although Ive read tons of technical mumbo jumbo, the issue is pretty simple. Can the amps on two or more seperate rails be added together to meet the requirements of the motherboard? I say No, and I haven't seen any convincing arquments to the contrary. The concept of the power rails "sharing" amps doesn't make sense to me, How is a rail with 18a going to share amps with another rail with 18a?
Ignoring the technical aspects for a moment, and focusing on first hand experiences. I post regularly here at Anandtech and on three other forums, and I have been watching postings closely regarding the A8N-SLI since I received mine 12/13/04 (it has become somewhat of an obssesion according to my wife.).
And what I have seen is a high percentage of the people having power related issues on this board are using dual rail PS's. And I have read several posts of people who RMA'd their dual rail, replaced it with a strong single rail and their problems went away.
And if your waiting on "Professional Reviewers" to do an in depth analysis of single rail versus dual rail on SLI boards, don't hold your breath. These guys are not much more than paid advertizers and they will steer clear of a sticky issue like this that could jepordize their relationship with any of the major manufacturers.
Although Ive read tons of technical mumbo jumbo, the issue is pretty simple. Can the amps on two or more seperate rails be added together to meet the requirements of the motherboard? I say No, and I haven't seen any convincing arquments to the contrary. The concept of the power rails "sharing" amps doesn't make sense to me, How is a rail with 18a going to share amps with another rail with 18a?
Ignoring the technical aspects for a moment, and focusing on first hand experiences. I post regularly here at Anandtech and on three other forums, and I have been watching postings closely regarding the A8N-SLI since I received mine 12/13/04 (it has become somewhat of an obssesion according to my wife.).
And what I have seen is a high percentage of the people having power related issues on this board are using dual rail PS's. And I have read several posts of people who RMA'd their dual rail, replaced it with a strong single rail and their problems went away.
And if your waiting on "Professional Reviewers" to do an in depth analysis of single rail versus dual rail on SLI boards, don't hold your breath. These guys are not much more than paid advertizers and they will steer clear of a sticky issue like this that could jepordize their relationship with any of the major manufacturers.