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I saw this picture while looking at overclocking guides and I wondered if I may have my power setup incorrectly. My GPU is currently connected exactly like the don't do this diagram.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Yes, this is the way. I've had to do the maths manually without one of those calculators before, but people still wouldn't believe me.

Best advice is to always do what your PSU maker recommends. If they put the connector on there it probably means they want you to use it.