A new power connector, called 12VHPWR, solves that problem by delivering as much power as four 8-pin Molex connectors – 600W. It's part of the PCIe 5.0 standard, and it could start appearing on ...

You might've already seen 12VHPWR replacing some 8-pin Molex connectors on the newest power supplies. It can deliver 600W across 12 rails, four times as much as an 8-pin connector.

Graphics cards have become increasingly hungry for power, to the point where a single 8-pin Molex power connector doesn't cut it anymore, and in some cases three are required.

Graphics cards have become increasingly hungry for power, to the point where a single 8-pin Molex power connector doesn't cut it anymore, and in some cases three are required. But it looks like we ...