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> "do not solder, use included crimp connectors" That's about vibration and bi-metallic corrosion, not current handling. Gas tight crimps solve both problems
by topspin 4y ago
> "do not solder, use included crimp connectors"
That's about vibration and bi-metallic corrosion, not current handling. Gas tight crimps solve both problems whereas solder fairs poorly. Low cost PCs can't be expected to tolerate either high vibration or the elements, so a soldered design with sufficient margin for imperfect conductors could work fine in a PC.
Way to give yourself a black eye NVidia. High power needs a margin for error and there is clearly none here.
- imtringued 4y agoThe twelve pin power connector isn't meant for low cost PCs. It is meant for extremely high end PCs and extremely reliable server hardware.
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- topspin 4y ago"Low cost" here includes all GPUs hosted on ATX type expansion boards, intended for price sensitive markets. "Extremely reliable server hardware" (N+1 GPU and better) doesn't use this design. Typically in HPC systems CPUs and GPUs are mounted on planar daughterboards that bear no resemblance to conventional PC hardware: NVIDIA's HGX platform (used at AWS) for example.