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Another 16-pin GPU power connector gets scorched, but this time it's not an RTX 5090 — user finds their Sapphire Nitro+ 9070 XT with scorched pins

A few months ago, we covered the first reported case of a 16-pin power connector meltdown for AMD's RX 9070 XT. Usually, it's Nvidia's RTX 4090 and 5090s that face the fire, but Sapphire has adopted ...
PC World

Nvidia’s 12-pin power connector for next-gen GeForce cards makes a lot of sense when you see it

When rumors of an Nvidia-specific power connector for the rumored GeForce RTX 3090 surfaced last month, it sent hardware nerds into a tizzy that the cable would be a major turn off. If you need a ...
TweakTown

This is what the next-gen 12-pin PCIe 5.0 power connector looks like

My source added: "It's in the PCIe 5.0 CEM spec. Not sure how many people got it wrong and why it's suddenly "news" because of ASUS. The 12-pin portion is actually the same as the FE connector". "And ...
Car and Driver

Your Guide to 4-Pin Trailer Connectors

Searching for the right trailer wiring can be tiresome. There are many industry standards that don't lend themselves useful to the layman. Every standard is there for a reason, so don't go wiring your ...
TweakTown

NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPU works fine with just 3 x 8-pin connectors, runs at 450W and only 5% slower

TL;DR: NVIDIA's RTX 5090 graphics card requires 4 x 8-pin connectors for 600W power officially, but can operate with 3 x 8-pin connectors at 450W, seemingly running only 5% slower in 4K benchmarks.
Ars Technica

Motherboard "IDE Power" connector to 4-pin molex: what type of cable do I need?

On page 4, there is an "IDE Power" connector. It looks a lot like a 4 pin CPU fan connector, but it (obviously) provides different voltages that are appropriate for 3.5" IDE drives (5V, 12V) and the ...