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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

This is straight up wrong. There are people here who have done that maths for you, if you look hard enough.

This diagram was probably created by a specific PSU builder and intended to illustrate their recommendations for their PSUs, not as a general rule.