Seasonic has just upgraded its GPU cables for some of its power supply units with upgraded H++ connectors that are compliant with the new PCIe Gen5 and ATX3 standards. The new 12V-2x6 power connectors ...

In brief: Despite some initial controversy, Nvidia has forged ahead with new 12V GPU power connectors while AMD and Intel have stuck with reliable traditional designs. Although Nvidia's competitors ...

Nvidia launched its Ampere line of GPUs with a novel design for power that ditched 8-pin PCIe cables in favor of a single, high-powered cable called 12VHPWR. Despite Nvidia introducing this technology ...

Seasonic has introduced a new modular PSU cable compatible with the ATX 3.1 standard and the 12V-2x6 connector. This development addresses the limitations of the previous 12VHPWR standard, notably its ...

TL;DR: Inno3D's GeForce RTX 5090 Frostbite graphics card, featuring water cooling, faces issues with its 12V-2x6 power cable reaching over 150°C. Reviewer Andreas Schilling highlighted the thermal ...

The 12V-2x6 design, initially outlined by PCI-SIG, aims to provide a safer and more efficient connectivity solution. The new 12V-2x6 cables, designed for use with Seasonic's ATX 3.0 power supply units ...

Mixing PSU cables might seem harmless, since old and new cables look visually identical. However, PSU cables like the 6-pin, 8-pin, and 24-pin connectors aren't standardized, at least not at the PSU ...