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NVIDIA's connector story: EPS vs. 12VHPWR Connector - Unfortunately, the good doesn't always win (insights) (www.igorslab.de)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (8 children)

The final answer is nvidia fucked up and should of used 4 8 pins for the 4090 and there’s no other answer

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Just adding more and more 8-pin connectors is not a sustainable solution.

The real fix is probably to go back in time and have PCI-e 3.0 revamp the power delivery to allow more than 75W to come from the slot.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Neither is adding more and more power. The real fix is making them more efficient.

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