What manufacturer/model GTX1070 and PSU?So I've got gtx 1070 paired with 650w psu and whenever i do benchmark or game, the wire connecting to gpu gets very hot......what might be the problem.
Very Hot? Suggest a poor quality psu using insufficient gauge and/or quality wire. What exact psu is it?
Its 650w psu and its cheap ....i think psu is the problem here... isn't itVery Hot? Suggest a poor quality psu using insufficient gauge and/or quality wire. What exact psu is it?
No everything is newDid you by any chance swap out your old PSU with new one and didnt switch out the cables?
Gpu is msi armor oc......psu is cheap 650w...What manufacturer/model GTX1070 and PSU?
Are you using any adapters for connecting PSU to graphics card?
Does the graphics card have single 8pin PCIE connector or 6pin+8pin?
Did you OC the graphics card?
Its pretty cheap 650w psu.....the wire connecting to gpu gets extremly hot and to run my gpu without wire getting hot I have to underclock gpu power usage to minWhat is the PSU make and model?
How hot is it to touch? Hot is kind of relative unless you can measure it in degrees C for example.
Wires get warm/hot because of their resistance to the current going through them. If the proper wire gauge is chosen when deigning and implementing the design it's mostly OK.
If it's not the gauge necessary for tolerating the current going though (or if because of bad design or failing components an over-current goes through) and the circuit is under heavy load for long it might get too hot and then it's a fire hazard, not to mention it would ruin the PSU and potentially any components connected to it specially the graphic card.
Its pretty cheap 650w psu.....the wire connecting to gpu gets extremly hot and to run my gpu without wire getting hot I have to underclock gpu power usage to min
Its pretty cheap 650w psu.....the wire connecting to gpu gets extremly hot and to run my gpu without wire getting hot I have to underclock gpu power usage to min
Well cheap usually is a bad sign for PSU’s. What exact make and model is it?Its 650w psu and its cheap ....i think psu is the problem here... isn't it
Its goldkist atx-650wbWell cheap usually is a bad sign for PSU’s. What exact make and model is it?
Thanks for the help......but is it possible that gpu is the faultyThe PCI Express supplementary power cable is getting hot because the wire gauge of the cable is too light/thin to properly handle the electric current being drawn through it by the graphics card. The heating of the wire will cause a voltage drop at the graphics card's PCI Express supplementary power connector causing the graphics card to be unstable. Your underclocking reduces the current draw resulting in less voltage loss and better graphics card stability.
The solution? Use a better quality power supply unit.
Thanks for suggestion.....will 600w 80+ bronze good enough for gtx 1070 and i5 8600kI would suggest you replace the PSU with a good quality unit as soon as possible.
What's the point of having a decent graphics card which you have to clockdown to use safely?
More importantly the sooner you get rid of a low quality device that is in fact a fire hazard the better.
It has only 6 pin PCIe and I'm using LP4 to 8 pin PCIeAt 650w, most decent psus have a minimum capacity of 2x 6+2pin pcie, some have upto 2x 6+2pin and 2x 6pin pcie. The single 6+2pin on your psu shows how little faith in the ability the psu manufacturer has. If only 150w is for gpu, where else is all that wattage going. Nowhere really, as that unit will probably melt down if subjected to more than a 60% load.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/StarTech-com-Express-Video-Power-Adapter/dp/B006PHXLRGWhat is LP4 ?
To get 8pin PCIE from 6pin PCIE, 2x 6pins are required.
That should not be used for connecting high power graphics cards. You risk melting your cables and starting fire inside your pc.