Be Quiet! 12VHPWR PCIe Adapter Cable BC072

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Gerow also related the following interesting tidbit about the development of 12VHPWR, which hints at where this standard might be going in the future. “At the beginning of testing the new 12VHPWR connector, we were asked to go ahead and test with two 12VHPWR connectors as well, testing of at least 900 to 1,200 watts," he said. "Of course, I can only speculate what that would be used for. Perhaps for something over 600 watts, they’d want the extra connector for safety reasons." No matter which variant you choose, this 12VHPWR 180 Degree Angled Adapter looks great with its sleek styling and unobtrusive design. Available in multiple colors, there’s sure to be an adapter that matches the theme of your build. Achieve cable management nirvana with the CableMod 12VHPWR 180 Degree Angled Adapter. This low profile adapter plugs into your graphic card’s 16-pin 12VHPWR port, and enables the power cable to be plugged in at a 180 degree angle. Featuring a reinforced PCB design and a sleek profile, this adapter helps increase clearance between the GPU and the side panel – perfect for today’s super wide GPUs. This is the newest v1.1 revision, which includes improved terminals and the new CEM 5.1 female connector. Oct. 24 A few hours after the initial melting report on Reddit, renowned power supply reviewer and the principle behind PSU certification company Cybenetics, Aristeidis Bitziopoulos, attempts to replicate the melting 12VHPWR connector by subjecting it to 600 watt loads for more than 90 minutes. He is unable to damage the cable while seeing only a small thermal variance. It should be noted that the test used a native 12VHPWR cable on an ATX 3.0 power supply rather than Nvidia’s adapter. Bitziopoulos concludes the 12VHPWR connector doesn’t seem to be an issue in his testing. For now, it’s best not to get overly worked up about the exact true limits of these power lines. The simple truth is that it varies somewhat. The size and quality of the wires matter, as does the hardware inside of the power supply delivering that power. You may well have a lower limit with a cheap off-brand power supply than with a high-end model from a major manufacturer like Corsair, Cooler Master, SilverStone, or Thermaltake. As long as the power supplies were designed and built properly, the limit of the six-pin power connector is going to be higher than 75 watts. And these power lines are supposed to be tested, for safety purposes, to handle significantly higher power loads than that.Nov. 13 There are now 26 confirmed GeForce RTX 4090 GPUs with melted connectors documented in the Nvidia subreddit including for the first time, a report of an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition with a melted connector. Before we dive into the new 12VHPWR power connections, let’s first go over the old PCI Express six-pin and eight-pin connectors we have been using for over a decade now, and what they are capable of. It’s widely believed that the PCI Express six-pin power connectors have a maximum power limit of 75 watts, and the eight-pin ones have a maximum power limit of 150 watts, but this actually is not true. For as long as I can remember, I've had love of all things tech, spurred on, in part, by a love of gaming. I began working on computers owned by immediate family members and relatives when I was around 10 years old. I've always sought to learn as much as possible about anything PC, leading to a well-rounded grasp on all things tech today. In my role at PCMag, I greatly enjoy the opportunity to share what I know. Nov. 4 A new post in the Nvidia subreddit, taken from a Facebook post of a Hong Kong-based RTX 4090 owner, is the first reported damaged 12VHPWR cable from a native cable plugged directly into a power supply. Previous to this report, all of the reported issues had only occurred in 12VHPWR adapter cables, not native cables. The following day, another person reports a melted connector using a native 12VHPWR cable from an ATX 3.0 power supply. This appears to dash hopes that a native plug would solve the problem.

He continued: "I know we’re not only the only ones being told to do this, as I’ve already seen renders of power supplies out there with two of the 12VHPWR connectors on the modular interface when using a one-to-one 12VHPWR cable. And there have been discussions about adding a second 12VHPWR connector to the ATX 3.0 test plan.”Nov. 1 Ronaldo Buassali of TecLab.net.br posts a longer video of testing from the original live stream with additional explanations of how he tested the 12VHPWR. Unlike most of the testing so far, which used actual GeForce RTX 4090 cards, Buassali physically removes the 12VHPWR connector from the GPU and wires it up for stress testing. This lets Buassali push the connector assembly well past the 600 watts called for, including loads of 900 watts, 1,200 watts and 1,500 watts. Buassali’s conclusion? The 12VHPWR connector itself is “well sized, so much so that it supported much more than its specification.” However, Buassali concludes that even though the connector can handle more than it’s rated for, a poorly inserted connector that creates resistance could indeed be behind the melting of the connector. Buassali also doesn’t rule out a batch of bad cables, but that implies a manufacturing issue, not a design problem. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series has brought next generation gaming to our beloved PCs, but it has also brought a new connector. As well as some teething issues to boot. With the CableMod 12VHPWR Angled Adapters, things just got a whole lot easier. What Does The CableMod 12VHPWR Angled Adapter Do? Before the RTX 4090 launched, a few concerns were bruited about regarding the safety limitations of this connection, as well as about powering GPUs with it using an adapter. But these aren’t really things worth worrying about. The first of these red flags was raised by PCI-SIG, which warned of a potential issue when using the 12VHPWR connector. But the issue encountered occurred during something resembling torture tests that they were performing on the 12VHPWR. The CableMod 12VHPWR 90 Degree Angled Adapter comes in two variants, making sure there’s a solution for graphics cards no matter which 12VHPWR power port orientation they have. For those with extra tight space requirements, a 180 Degree Angled Adapter, which routes the cable above the graphics card, is also available.

The 12VHPWR cable that is provided with your Seasonic power supply is rated at 600 W. This means the maximum allowable power pull from the power supply by the VGA can be up to 600 W. If your VGA is very power usage intensive, then please consider power supplies that are rated at 750 W and higher. Nov. 3 AMD formally announces its RDNA3-based Radeon 7900XT and Radeon 7900XTX and proudly notes that it did not use 12VHPWR connections. However, the company points out that the general perception that it changed its designs only after the melting problems cropped up a few weeks ago is not correct. AMD made the decision to stay with conventional 8-pin power connectors more than a year ago. Oct. 25 Former HardOCP editor Kyle Bennett reports AMD’s upcoming RDNA3 GPUs will not use the 12VHWPR connector in its reference designs. Neither Bennett, nor his sources at AMD indicate when the design decision was made to skip 12VHPWR.The CableMod 12VHPWR 180 Degree Angled Adapter comes in two variants, making sure there’s a solution for graphics cards no matter which 12VHPWR power port orientation they have. For those who prefer a more traditional cable layout, a 90 Degree Angled Adapter, which routes the cable below the graphics card, is also available.

You may want to tread carefully if you have an off-brand power supply, but Corsair told us that all of their power supplies would have this scenario covered without issue. They also told us that the difference between ATX 2.0 and ATX 3.0 power supplies really isn’t as significant as some are making it out to be. Many of the improvements in ATX 3.0 were incorporated into earlier revisions of ATX 2.0, with the most notable new change being the 12VHPWR connector. Long story short, you really don’t need to be worried about having an ATX 3.0 power supply or about pulling too much power through your "old-school" PCI Express power connectors if you buy a new graphics card that uses 12VHPWR.March 10, 2023 Lucas Genova, a self-described “social media personality and entrepreneur ” and the plaintiff in a class-action suit against Nvidia alleging the 40-series of cards are defective, asks the court to dismiss his suit with prejudice. Why Genova sought to dismiss his own suit isn’t clear. PCWorld is seeking comment from Genova’s attorney, but the dismissal with prejudice means Genova could not seek to refile the suit even if he wanted to. To ensure peak performance, our angled adapters use a 2oz copper PCB with applied copper foil to aid heat dissipation. Combined with a thermal pad and a quality aluminum shell, this multi-layered design helps keep things cool, even under continuous loads.