NVIDIA 12-pin Connector Pictured Next to 8-pin PCIe - It's Tiny

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The ATX Standard says 2 pins.

Perhaps in some older version. Linked Intel's design guideline states otherwise.

PSU manufacturers have been doing 3 so the connector can be used as either a 6-pin or 8-pin. I mean, when is the last time you've seen a true 6-pin connector?



PSU manufacturers haven't had true 6-pin connectors in years. They all are 6+2 connectors that have 3 wires so they can be used as either 6-pin or 8-pin connectors.

Multiple low end OEM offerings, in particular from FSP and older Delta made Chieftecs, common on 2nd hand market in my country use them. And those indeed do have 3 +12V wires as shown on pictures from listings.

Even if ATX standard did indeed say about 2 +12V wires, it doesn't even matter, when people actually get 3 wire connectors anyways. Anyway don't see the problem. It's better that way in the first place, and clearly OEMs aren't that greedy to save on that bit of extra wire.

 

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The day that'll happen is the day we'll see GPUs rated in kilowatts. We'd need a new electrical system as most electrical installations in houses is capped at 230V/10A in Europe or 120V/16A in North America, which works out to 2300W and 1920W respectively, per course. If a card is drawing 1.2kW, then the rest of the PC is probably drawing close to 1.6 (300W CPU, plus some loss due to inefficiency in the PSU and other power draw from SSD/HDDs, fans, LEDs, etc.), which is only 320W off the limit of the breaker. Guidelines say to never exceed 80% usage on a single course, and that number is already 75W over. So when we start seeing 1.2kW cards we'd also probably need to get bigger courses, atleast in North America.
Not to mention the hard limit of 5nm as it seems quantum tunneling is a major barrier to go denser than that in the consumer space and still be able to turn a profit. With 5nm being the barrier, the only way to get anywhere close to 600W+ would be MCM.


Rumors are the FE cards will ship with the required adapter to use 3x 8pin PCIe connectors. So no need for a new PSU or new PSU cable just yet. If we are to believe the rumors, at least.


Rumors indicate they are, and it'll only be for the FE cards. AIB cards will still use traditional PCIe power connectors.


More likely 3x 8pin, as dual 8pin is only capable of 300W, which these cards are rumored to exceed at stock. Hence the new 12pin connector being able to go upto 600W.

nope, already confirmed by nvidia to be an 8+8 adapter