This is a prebuilt PC since I have almost no knowledge on how to mount a PC together, I've been using it for about a month without a single issue so far but today I just noticed that it is daisy chained
PSU: Corsair TX850M Gold
GPU: Gigabyte RTX 3080 Gaming OC (Stock) 8*2 pins
My PSU only has one PCI-E (6+2) output that I presume is the one connected to the GPU and then split into the two pins
I looked into how much GPU draws power (HWiNFO64) and it totals on a little over 320w with each 8-pin input mostly drawing over 130 (one maxed at 110w while the other's maxed 130w)
I saw many topics saying that this could be dangerous and a potential fire hazard and can quickly damage both GPU and PSU while the cables get very hot, but I also saw others saying it's practical and perfectly safe IF the PSU is of quality.
I'm honestly lost, I couldn't find a clear answer and I certainly don't want to blow my GPU up because it wasn't easy to find and cheap to buy.
Is this safe? I haven't noticed any problems yet, clock speeds seem to hit where they are supposed to and I had 0 games crash on me just yet and no performance issues, everything's stable
Here's a picture to demonstrate how the power cables are set up:
PSU: Corsair TX850M Gold
GPU: Gigabyte RTX 3080 Gaming OC (Stock) 8*2 pins
My PSU only has one PCI-E (6+2) output that I presume is the one connected to the GPU and then split into the two pins
I looked into how much GPU draws power (HWiNFO64) and it totals on a little over 320w with each 8-pin input mostly drawing over 130 (one maxed at 110w while the other's maxed 130w)
I saw many topics saying that this could be dangerous and a potential fire hazard and can quickly damage both GPU and PSU while the cables get very hot, but I also saw others saying it's practical and perfectly safe IF the PSU is of quality.
I'm honestly lost, I couldn't find a clear answer and I certainly don't want to blow my GPU up because it wasn't easy to find and cheap to buy.
Is this safe? I haven't noticed any problems yet, clock speeds seem to hit where they are supposed to and I had 0 games crash on me just yet and no performance issues, everything's stable
Here's a picture to demonstrate how the power cables are set up: