80Plus Gold
Just over 18 months ago, Intel launched their significantly revised ATX v3.0 power supply standard, and with it, the 600 Watt-capable 12VHPWR cable to power video cards and other high-drain add-in cards. The release of the standard came with a lot of fanfare and excitement – the industry was preparing for a future where even flagship video cards could go back to being powered by a single cable – but shortly after, things became exciting again for all the wrong reasons. The new 12VHPWR connector proved to be less forgiving of poor connections between cables and devices than envisioned. With hundreds of watts flowing through the relatively small pins – and critically, insufficient means to detect a poor connection – a bad connection could result...
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10 by E. Fylladitakis on 12/19/2023
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24 by E. Fylladitakis on 11/29/2023
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17 by E. Fylladitakis on 11/9/2023
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11 by E. Fylladitakis on 10/23/2023
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9 by E. Fylladitakis on 8/31/2023
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3 by E. Fylladitakis on 2/17/2023
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13 by E. Fylladitakis on 7/19/2022
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50 by E. Fylladitakis on 6/23/2022
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GIGABYTE Releases Aorus Branded Power Supplies: 80 Plus Gold, 750W/850W
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10 by Joe Shields on 7/17/2018
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