Ars Technica

8-pin "Workstation" power connector?

I'm in the middle of the move from AGP to PCIe, and just bought a <deep breath> DFI Lanparty UT nf4 DR-SLi Expert board on the Agora. Halfway through installing it last night, and pairing it with my ...
Ars Technica

8 Pin power connector on Asus Board.

I'm putting together a new box- Asus P5Q with new Antex 430 Earthwatts. I'm hooking up the power supply when I am flumoxed by this statement on page 2-34. " Use only an 8 pin EPS +12 V power plug for ...
TweakTown

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 and RTX 4060 GPUs could feature 8-pin power connectors

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. According to a new report by Igor's Lab, the upcoming GeForce RTX 4070 and GeForce RTX 4060 GPUs from NVIDIA could see models launched with the traditional ...
TweakTown

NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPU works fine with just 3 x 8-pin connectors, runs at 450W and only 5% slower

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. NVIDIA's new RTX 5090 requires 4 x 8-pin connectors for its power (delivering 600W) when used with an adapter setup (rather than a new 12V-2x6 connector), ...
ExtremeTech

Nvidia RTX 4070s Will Require Either 8-Pin or 16-Pin Power Cables

Nvidia is preparing to launch its next Ada Lovelace GPU, the RTX 4070 non-Ti. It's rumored for April and will be offered in two versions with different power requirements and associated power ...