Explaining PCIe Slots

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It's really easy to accidentally UNDERPOWER your graphics card by using a split pigtail cable

2 reasons, your cpu doesn't support it or you have a card in the pcie slot that shares lanes with the gpu D If everything isn't equal, than a triple-slot card could actually put less stress on the slot than a double slot card; a triple slot cooler

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