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Connectors are where the issue is and there is a difference even if they fit in the same plugs and power can still go through them. From your link > Compared

Connectors are where the issue is and there is a difference even if they fit in the same plugs and power can still go through them. From your link > Compared to the original 12VHPWR connector, the new 12V-2x6 connector has shorter sensing pins (1.5mm) while the conductor terminals are 0.25mm longer

erinaceousjones 2y ago
That's inconsistent messaging from Corsair, then. Parent comment quotes the times they're like "ehh, they're same thing, don't worry about it" and then they go on to say "well TECHNICALLY there's a teeensy difference in conductor sizes"??? Either they are confident that the 0.25mm terminal difference is within tolerance enough that they consider 12VHPWR to be functionally equivalent to 12V-2x6, or they're getting themselves confused let alone the target audience of their article.
stordoff 2y ago
AIUI, the connector _on the GPU/PSU_ is slightly different, but the connector on the cable is the same: > As with any new standard, things are likely to evolve quickly and we’re now seeing the introduction of a new connector on the GPU and the PSU side of things. To be clear, this is not a new cable, it is an updated change to the pins in the socket, which is referred to as 12V-2x6. Corsair's messaging on Reddit[1] emphasises this: > Cable is the same. a 12VHPWR cable is a 12V-2x6 cable. it is ONLY the plugs on the graphics card / power supply that have changed. > The cable is the same. 12VHPWR = 12V-2x6. You will get the exact same cable if you upgrade to a new PSU. > As mentioned in image one, the cable is the same. Only the plug on the graphics card / PSU changed from 12VHPWR to 12V-2x6. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/Corsair/comments/1ha9no1/ive_made_some_infographics_about_12v2x6_and/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Corsair/comments/1ha9no1/ive_made_s...

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Connectors are where the issue is and there is a difference even if they fit in the same plugs and power can still go through them. From your link > Compared

by whywhywhywhy 2y ago

erinaceousjones 2y ago
That's inconsistent messaging from Corsair, then. Parent comment quotes the times they're like "ehh, they're same thing, don't worry about it" and then they go on to say "well TECHNICALLY there's a teeensy difference in conductor sizes"??? Either they are confident that the 0.25mm terminal difference is within tolerance enough that they consider 12VHPWR to be functionally equivalent to 12V-2x6, or they're getting themselves confused let alone the target audience of their article.
stordoff 2y ago
AIUI, the connector _on the GPU/PSU_ is slightly different, but the connector on the cable is the same: > As with any new standard, things are likely to evolve quickly and we’re now seeing the introduction of a new connector on the GPU and the PSU side of things. To be clear, this is not a new cable, it is an updated change to the pins in the socket, which is referred to as 12V-2x6. Corsair's messaging on Reddit[1] emphasises this: > Cable is the same. a 12VHPWR cable is a 12V-2x6 cable. it is ONLY the plugs on the graphics card / power supply that have changed. > The cable is the same. 12VHPWR = 12V-2x6. You will get the exact same cable if you upgrade to a new PSU. > As mentioned in image one, the cable is the same. Only the plug on the graphics card / PSU changed from 12VHPWR to 12V-2x6. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/Corsair/comments/1ha9no1/ive_made_some_infographics_about_12v2x6_and/ https://www.reddit.com/r/Corsair/comments/1ha9no1/ive_made_s...