Common wisdom on the internet proclaims you must use two separate power cables when attaching two 6- or 8-pin power connectors to a graphics card. According to some, using just one cable is a danger.

On page 4, there is an "IDE Power" connector. It looks a lot like a 4 pin CPU fan connector, but it (obviously) provides different voltages that are appropriate for 3.5" IDE drives (5V, 12V) and ...

RTX 5090's power cable heating past boiling point raises concern. Thermal imaging reveals GPU's power connector reaching dangerous temperatures. Despite reports of gaming without issues ...

When PCI-SIG introduced the 12VHPWR power connector ... 8-pin PCIe power connectors, it created a wave of controversy. There were enough cases of melting GPUs, PSUs, and cables to set people ...

Asus has just unveiled a new graphics card connector that does away with the power cables and sockets of conventional cards, and instead relies on a motherboard slot to deliver power, able to ...

The 12VHPWR power cable issues strike again. The 12VHPWR power cable issues strike again. Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and ...

Does this look like an IEC60320 C7 connector?:<BR><BR>View image: http://members.cox.net/harmless.ventriloquist/apple_tv_power.JPG <BR><BR>I want to buy a longer ...

TL;DR: Longer active HDMI cables usually have a micro USB or USB-C connector to supply power to the internal chipset used for signal boosting. These ports won't be needed anymore if you get a ...

because ASRock's new PSUs have extra thermal sensors to shut off overheating GPU power cables Spot the connector: Gigabyte's new graphics card design lets you hide your power cable even if you don ...

When rumors of an Nvidia-specific power connector for the rumored GeForce RTX 3090 surfaced last month, it sent hardware nerds into a tizzy that the cable would be a major turn off. If you need a ...

In both tests, the cable provided its maximum 660W power rating, thereby pushing the connector's capabilities. The 12V-2x6 connector managed to distribute the complete 660W power effectively in ...

the case of melting and burning cables has been one of the most bizarre. Despite changes made to the Nvidia 600W 12V-2x6 power connector since the launch of the RTX 4090 three years ago ...