A technician is building a gaming computer with a PCIex16 graphics card. The graphics card requires 100 watts of power to run. How will this power be supplied?
- from the PCIe slot on the motherboard
- from the AGP slot on the motherboard
- from the PCIe slot on the motherboard, together with a separate PCIe power connector from the power supply
- from the PCIe power connector from the power supply
| Answers Explanation & Hints:
PCIe can supply up to 25 watts of power to each slot. A graphics card can supply up to 75 watts. For potent graphics cards, an additional 75 watts can be supplied by a PCIe power connector from the power supply. |