Why it matters: The 16-pin 12VHPWR power cables for Nvidia's recent graphics cards have been controversial since users began reporting melting adapter plugs late last year. The company quietly ...

Seasonic has just upgraded its GPU cables for some of its power supply units with upgraded H++ connectors that are compliant with the new PCIe Gen5 and ATX3 standards. The new 12V-2x6 power connectors ...

Nvidia launched its Ampere line of GPUs with a novel design for power that ditched 8-pin PCIe cables in favor of a single, high-powered cable called 12VHPWR. Despite Nvidia introducing this technology ...

It's not usually easy to get excited about a PSU cable, but the simple design of this new be quiet! right-angled GPU cable at CES 2024 looks like it could solve several problems in one fell swoop. At ...

Corsair has introduced the brand's first power supply exceeding 1,600W. The latest WS3000, featuring a capacity of 3,000W and 80 Plus Platinum-certified, is engineered to support systems and ...

High-performance connectors like 12V-2×6, sometimes called 12VHPWR, deliver significant current to advanced graphics cards such as the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition. Each connector pin ...

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs will launch on January 30th, with the chart-topping GeForce RTX 5090 making a beeline for enthusiast PC systems. One of the big concerns some may have concerns ...

Don't worry, this isn't yet another tale about melting 12V-2x6 GPU power connectors—although it could have been, if the subject of today's story had decided to follow the advice of his power supply ...

At CES 2026, MSI unveiled a new power-supply safety feature called GPU Safeguard, designed to address ongoing concerns around 12V-2x6 power connector reliability on modern high-end graphics cards. The ...

Thermal Grizzly's impressive WireView Pro II, which offers per-pin monitoring and protection for GPUs, is now available in a ...