Asus ROG MARS II (dual-GF110)

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Originally Posted by AmEv

I don't get it.

On the 6-pin, it's 3 +12V, 3 Gnd. The 8-pin is 3 +12V, 5 Gnd.

Why, and how, would the 2 extra grounds make that much of a difference?


*Oh, and my PSU has 0 PCIe connectors.

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well... to inadvertently quote apple here...

Magic. :santa:

I take it the answer is it's a marketing item; more connections means it's more powerful.


Anyone got an 8-pin connector on a video card with a 6-pin on the PSU?

I know it adds 2 grounds... and I believe it ups the available wattage?

Unfortunately marketing it under the Asus ROG label doesn't fill me with confidence as there are so many people reporting problems with ROG brand and I won't be buying any Asus products again after having problems with two P5N-D mobo's The PSU I just reviewed on the front page has a nice little workaround for this - the PCIe connectors are 6 pin with a 2 pin slide off so they can each be used as 6 or 8.

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Originally Posted by Collinstheclown

Ditto... Both of my cards take a single 6-pin.

They need to focus on making cards better with less power requirements... A video card should not need as many pins as the damn motherboard.

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I've got two cards with two sixes each - moving from two cards with an 8 and a 6 each.

We can't expect silly power without spending silly power

lol... if i was offered one for free i would say nothing.

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Originally Posted by diluzio91

lol... if i was offered one for free i would say nothing.

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I'd say "THANK YOU VERY MUCH".