I have a gtx 1050 ti with now power cable, Does a power cable really make any difference
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Does A power connector on gpu really matter
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You either need it or you don't.
From Wikipedia,
All sizes of PCIe ×16 cards are initially 25 W; half-height cards are limited to this number while full-height cards may increase their power after configuration. They can use up to 75 W (3.3 V×3 A + 12 V×5.5 A), though the specification demands that the higher-power configuration be used for graphics cards only, while cards of other purposes are to remain at 25 W.
So if your card doesn't use more than 75W, then no extra power connection is required.
Probably means overclocking will break the PCIe standards however. Some motherboards will be OK with this. Some might not be.
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