This is on one of those ultra cheap PSUs that usually come included if you buy a cheap generic case. I swappwed this one out for a decent Seasonic unit from new, so this one has never been used (until ...

The new 12V-2x6 power connector is shipping on most of the new GeForce RTX 40 SUPER series graphics cards, with the RTX 4080 SUPER, RTX 4070 Ti SUPER, and RTX 4070 SUPER all shipping with the newer ...

A solution to a problem we wish we didn't have.

I'm hardware-refreshing my old HTPC to an i5-3570K on a MSI Z77A-G41 which has an 8-pin 12V CPU power connector, and the PSU I have is an Antec Earthwatts EA-380 PSU, which has a 4-pin ATX 12V ...

The debut of the new 12VHPWR power connector with the arrival of NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 40 Series wasn't smooth. With widespread reports of cables 'melting,' it led to a redesign with the newer and ...

Highly anticipated: The curious case of the melting connector has been a hotly debated topic among RTX 4090 owners, manufacturers, and independent third parties since the first case was reported in ...

An analysis was carried out to study the performance of the newly introduced 12V-2x6 power connector. The objective of this evaluation was to gauge the connector's functionality in optimal and ...

A new high density power connector designed as part of the PCIe 5.0 standard, and rumoured to be present on the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 Ti, has come to light. Called 12VHPWR, the new connector can ...

I honestly would have loved to see modern GPUs use the old 6+2 PSU to GPU power cables, as it worked just fine in the past, and could do today… sort of. The issue is that with flagship cards like the ...

The proposed replacement is the 12V-2x6 connector, which is slated to be incorporated into the forthcoming ATX 3.1 and PCI Express 6.0 specifications. As reported by Igor's Lab, an engineering draft ...

The saga of the 12VHPWR connector, an updated 12+4 power rail for PCIe 5.0 graphics card designs, rolls on. As you may recall, the PCI-SIG has been working on a tweaked version of the connection ...

For anyone with an older car who relies on 12V outlets to power their devices, these handy gadgets promise useful upgrades ...