On Thu, 3 Aug 2023 02:08:27 +0200 zithro <sl...@rabbit.lu> wrote: > On 03 Aug 2023 01:25, Celejar wrote: > > I'm not sure I understand your point: if we assume that the fact that > > my adapter burned indicates that my particular adapter must have been of > > very poor quality, than this implies that such adapters in general are > > not dangerous (which, as I've noted, is supported by the fact that > > reputable companies sell them, with no warnings that they're dangerous). > > You will never find in a car owner's manual that driving on pedestrians > may be dangerous ;)
But you certainly will find warnings regarding safe vs. unsafe use of the product. > Joke aside those companies just wanna sell products. > Do the products fit you ? Read my previous email: YOU must check. > > To remove the confusion : your graphic card is rated at 150W, but it's > the MAX power it can use, not the power it uses all the time. > So, until you don't stress the GPU, those adapters will be perfectly fine. > Example from a Win domU, GPU-Z reports ~40W in idle (browsing, videos, > ...) for a Polaris20 GPU (AMD RX580), with a TDP of 185W. > That's why you only had problems when REALLY using the GPU. > > For instance, let's say you built a server, but only have a RX6600 as > video card, a 6 pins connector and a 6-to-8 adapter. > THIS will be perfectly fine : your GPU will never exceed limits, as it > will at most display a framebuffer. > > (To go even further : AFAIK, most graphic cards won't boot without the > external PCI-E power connector plugged, but if there wasn't such > "protection", as the x16 PCIe slot provides 75W, in my example above it > would be perfectly fine to use the card w/o the external plug). Thanks for the explanation. -- Celejar
