Caldigit FASTA-6GU3 Pro TDP power draw

[steviewhy]

Does anyone happen to know the power draw of this card. I can't find it documented anywhere including their site. The reason I ask is I don't want to overdraw the pci-e 300 watt total combined limit when I upgrade my video card.

Anyone know?

 

[TzunamiOSX]

I see a maximum of 1 Ampere in my 7 days timeline.

P = U x I
P = 12V x 1A
P = 12 Watt

But what are you talking about? 300 Watt total combined? The Mac Pro PSU has 5 rails, but no one can really say, which rail is for what. If you want a GPU who need over 225 Watt it is better to use a Aux PSU.

 

[steviewhy]

I see a maximum of 1 Ampere in my 7 days timeline.

P = U x I
P = 12V x 1A
P = 12 Watt

But what are you talking about? 300 Watt total combined? The Mac Pro PSU has 5 rails, but no one can really say, which rail is for what. If you want a GPU who need over 225 Watt it is better to use a Aux PSU.

Thanks for that. That 12 Watts is pretty low so it shouldn't be a problem. The 300 Watt total I was referring to is the total watts that all of the pci-e slots combined can equal. I was toying with the idea of dropping a pc gtx770 (230 Watt) in there but it's not worth the gamble. Or maybe it is. 😀

 

[h9826790]

For your info.

My 7950 also draw about 230W under full load. It only get about 50W from the PCIe slot, the other 180W from the 6 pin cables.

Even though it draw 75W or even 100W from a single PCIe slot, it still far from the 300W limit.

 

[TzunamiOSX]

300 Watt is 75 Watt for each of the 4 Slots. 75 x 4 = 300

BUT: You can't get 300 Watt form only one PCIe slot. If you install a GPU you get 75 Watt from the PCI and the rest from the GPU power connectors.
The cMP has 2 x 75 Watt GPU power connectors. If your GPU need more then 225 Watt (1 x 75 Watt PCIe + 2 x 75 Watt GPU connector) you need a AUX PSU or you get the power from other sources like the HD connector.

You think, 5 Watt more is not a problem i will use an Adapter! But there is a problem. The 770 has a 8 Pin connector who can pull up to 150 Watt (2 x 75) and the the power is split approximately evenly to all connectors. 230 Watt / 4 = 57,5 Watt

So you can get:
PCIe ~ 57,5 Watt
GPU con 1 ~ 57,5 Watt
GPU con 2 (with a 8 to 6 adapter) ~ 115 Watt (not good)

But perhaps when you downclock the 770 to 225 Watt (-5 Watt) this can eliminate the 115 Watt problem. But it is better to ask guys like MacVidCards about this.

 

[h9826790]

He can run the 780 Ti with just the 2 aux power cable.

https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/18741561/

My 7950 also able to draw more than 230W due to OC. No problem at all.

It seems that the 770 can also run with the aux power cable only.