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They started this in the last generation where the founders cards had a different-but-similar connector. In this generation, they would actually need 4x8pin to
by cmsj 4y ago
They started this in the last generation where the founders cards had a different-but-similar connector.
In this generation, they would actually need 4x8pin to reach the 600W maximum these cards are supposed to be able to draw in a fully overclocked state, so really this just comes down to PCB space, but with the draw getting this high, the cable also has some signalling wires so the card knows how many Watts it should limit itself to.
- rob-olmos 4y agoAh interesting, thanks. Looking more into it, 4x8pin would be 12x12v wires/pins, and the 12VHPWR only has 6x12v for the same max wattage.
- bcrosby95 4y agoAs someone ignorant to this space, considering the PCB is already shorter than the heatsink, I assume the problem is more of re-arranging other components on the PCB than the actual physical space the final product takes up.