Sitting above the 24-pin main power connector (which the Antec has a suitable connector for, using all 24 pins), sits a strange-looking 8-pin connector.

The new 16-pin connector is virtually identical to the 12-pin connector, but you can see the additional 4 pins at the bottom so it's a 12+4-pin connector. NVIDIA should be using this new 16-pin ...

If you add another 150W from an 8-pin connector, you're looking at 225W from the motherboard alone. Now if you add up to 600W from a 12V-2x6 or 12VHPWR connector, the math suggests 800W or more is ...

These cards will all feature the new 16-pin 12VHPWR cable pioneered by Nvidia, beginning with its Ampere lineup. The lower-tier cards will feature a standard 8-pin power connector.

MSI says the standard 24-pin power connector we all know and love can provide 168W to the entire system, which might not be enough for someone with RGB lighting, fans, lots of storage devices, and ...