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AMD's Linux Driver Will Likely See A Power Change For The Radeon RX 480 Too
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Originally posted by johnc View PostUmm, no. You should do some more research (beyond reddit) before accusing me of being a fanboy and spreading FUD, when all I did was discount your FUD-spreading.
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Originally posted by Daktyl198 View PostI'm not very knowledgeable on the subject, but many places I've seen talk about this mention that the PCI 2.0 and 3.0 specs allow for more watts to be pulled per slot (100w with PCI 2.0, and more with 3.0, right?)
Originally posted by Daktyl198 View PostSo as long as you're not overclocking the card an extreme amount, if it's in a PCI-E 2.0+ slot it shouldn't damage the motherboard, no? Even cheaper ones.
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BTW the primary power change for Polaris 10 is now in Linus's 4.7 tree:
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/ke...dc9bb9c22b5537
This is the change that shifts a bit of power draw from the slot to the power connector.Last edited by bridgman; 16 July 2016, 12:38 PM.Test signature
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