لأصحاب بطاقة Asus ROG 5090 Astral BTF، يظهر سؤال شائع يتعلق بتوصيل الطاقة. على وجه التحديد، هل من الممكن توصيل وحدة المعالجة الرسومية بكل من منفذ 12VHPWR القياسي ومنفذ BTF الخلفي المخصص في نفس الوقت؟ هذا التكوين، الذي يوزع عبء الطاقة، هو ميزة معروفة في نموذج 5090 Matrix الأعلى فئة.
يهدف الكثير من المستخدمين ليس بالضرورة إلى فتح أداء إضافي، بل لضمان تشغير أكثر أمانًا واستقرارًا ومنع الضرر المحتمل الناتج عن استهلاك طاقة مركّز. هذا يؤدي إلى استفسار تقني إضافي: هل سيتطلب تمكين هذه الحالة ذات الطاقة المزدوجة تحديث BIOS لـ Astral BTF بBIOS من نموذج 5090 Matrix؟ فهم التوافق بين هذه واجهات الأجهزة والبرامج الثابتة أمر مهم لأي شخص يسعى لتحسين موثوقية نظامه.
You’ll need an ASUS BTF motherboard for the Astral. Do not flash the BIOS, as the Astral does not support the Matrix BIOS. It should work as intended out of the box with a compatible BTF motherboard.
It’s important to research components before making such a significant purchase to ensure compatibility.
I have a Crosshair Hero BTF motherboard. I saw a video from Paul’s Hardware explaining that you can flash a Matrix BIOS on any 5090, not just Asus models, to gain around +300 MHz in clock speeds. I’m not interested in the extra performance; I just want to ensure my PC doesn’t overheat. The Crosshair Hero BTF still uses the same problematic 12VHPWR connector on the back.
To my understanding, the idea is to use both. Does it not work when you use both, or have you not tried?
I haven’t tried it myself. I’m concerned it might cause damage. The promotional materials state you can use a standard cable on a non-BTF motherboard, but they don’t specify if you can use both connections simultaneously, unlike the Matrix model.
I understand the confusion now. In June, Asus demonstrated that using both connectors simultaneously is technically possible, but it’s not officially supported due to load balancing issues. It could cause problems since the design isn’t intended for that, unlike the Matrix model.
I apologize for my earlier comment; I wasn’t fully aware of what BTF entailed. It appears the focus is more on cleaner cable management rather than replacing the standard power connector.
Thanks for the information. I’ll just use the BTF connector. At least motherboards are cheaper to replace than graphics cards if they fail. The main reason I chose BTF is that if the connector on the back of the motherboard burns out, I still have the regular connector as a backup.
You cannot flash the Matrix BIOS onto the Astral because the Astral only has two fan power connectors, while the Matrix has three, if I recall correctly.
The fan configuration is the same as on the Matrix model, but I’m not sure about the connectors.
I attempted the Matrix firmware update, but it was unsuccessful. The device is now showing Error 43 in Device Manager.
I can’t find any information on whether the Astral BTF can accept power from two sources at the same time, since it has two power connectors. I mentioned the Matrix card as an example because that is how it is designed to work.
You can check with GPU Tweak; it should display the amperage drawn through both the 12VHPWR and BTF connectors.