The GPU Pigtail Question That Divides Hardware Communities

The user's post is structurally ordinary — a first-time builder with a high-end GPU and a new AIO asking for cable routing advice ^[1]. What makes the thread notable is not the question but the responses. One commenter immediately cited the relevant PSU pinout spec: the pigtail is a secondary GPU power leg, not a general-purpose 6-pin auxiliary port. Another replied that they had run an AIO pump from the same configuration for three years. Both responses are internally consistent, but they come from different value systems. The user, caught…