Nvidia GPU has started to show its consequences on the RX 9070 XT. Sapphire's Nitro+ variant uses a 12v-2x6 connector, which ...

In the slightly-bowdlerized words of GTA San Andreas protagonist Carl Johnson, "Aw, crap. Here we go again." Virtually anyone reading this site will well remember the unfortunate failures of 12VHPWR ...

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 ...

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If you're reading this site, you probably are well familiar with the controversy over the 12VHPWR connector used on NVIDIA's recent graphics cards. This connector is a smaller-scale twelve-pin plug ...

With much surprise, we've been following the news and reports of burnt 12VHPWR connectors with the GeForce RTX 4090. In itself, the connector should not be the issue. We did some testing. The ...

WTF?! Confirming that the melting 16-pin power connector problem hasn't gone away, another RTX 4090 user says that not only has his connector melted on the GPU side, it simultaneously turned to molten ...

TL;DR: ASUS's new BTF 2.5 GC-HPWR power connector, tested on the ROG Strix GeForce RTX 5090 BTF, delivers up to 1900W with improved reliability and temperatures below 40°C. This advanced connector ...

Why it matters: Modern GPUs have pushed the venerable 8-pin Molex connector to its limits. Nvidia denounced it with this generation's Founders Edition cards, which have a proprietary 12-pin connector; ...

The 12VHPWR power cable issues strike again. The 12VHPWR power cable issues strike again. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 ...