Placobravo :
I wonder if they could simply solve this by a driver update, so that the card could function as any other card (which means taking most of the power from the 6-pin connector rather then the PCI-E).
Anyway at this point it is clear to me that anybody wishing for an rx-480 should wait for aftermarket solution. Brands like Sapphire will definitely solve those issues
The protocoll, used by their PWM controller allows a re-balancing and it is in theory also possible to supply the whole card with only two of this oversized phases
I'm sure they will move a little bit more load to the 6-pin PCIe, beacuse he is completely connected. My own tests showed that they will survive 300 watts and more without damage.
frzsk :
Specifications covering just how much power is allowed to flow through the pins of a 16x PCIe motherboard slot were established a long time ago. However, saying that they include a maximum wattage isn’t just misleading, but flat out false.
This is exactly what I wrote on top of page Two. Only the current is interesting, the voltage is within the ATX specs and a completely other story. The translation from German is clear enough - in original I wrote, that this wattage product is used from the masses to simplify the problem but it is totally unusual
I wrote this also to our editor-in-chief and hope that he can fix it asap. Thx for finding.