Again, untrue.1x6 + 1x8 pin MSI Gaming X + 2x8 pin ZotacLook at the clock median here.Now look at this.254w maxNow the Gigabyte G1 - 1x 8pinLook at clock median and spread.Note that these are all cards that don't throttle. Pascal wants more juice to keep a higher clock median and reduce clock spread, and runs past 1x8 pin+ PCIe slot power draw limits to do so.With Pascal OCing, what matters is not the highest achievable clock on the card, but the highest average clockspeed across a full play session. And to get reliable results on that, you want more than 180w and additional connectors. This will ensure you keep your OC intact when the game load is 100% and pushing all buttons on the card. It may seem like a little detail at a glance, but its not - you especially WANT that OC performance when the game you're running really needs the performance, and only the cards with more connectors offer that - in other words, only those cards offer a meaningful OC, the others dip in clocks when the going gets tough.Always keep in mind that every architecture has its own quirks, Pascal is a different beast than Kepler or Maxwell.