NVIDIA’s connector story: EPS vs. 12VHPWR Connector - Unfortunately, good doesn’t always win, but evil wins more and more often (insights) | igor´sLAB
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After numerous articles, explanations, and follow-up tests, today we’re taking a different approach. I have three intriguing topics for you: the possible origin story of the 12VHPWR connector…
  • lordofthedrones@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    That will be on another level of pain. The 75w limit is safe and does not require rework. Having motherboards designed to deliver 200-300W on a slot would be very messy and very expensive.

    • GladiatorUA@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      And probably require a connector similar to EPS12V near the PCIe slot, which would be messy. My “genius” solution would be putting a power connector on the other side of the board, directly behind the PCI-e slot. Probably creates other issues on top of the expected ones.