The specs, as they exist in the PC space, tend to specify things like very specific Molex(tm) or Amphenol(tm) parts. Anything else -- even a very precise and a

The specs, as they exist in the PC space, tend to specify things like very specific Molex(tm) or Amphenol(tm) parts. Anything else -- even a very precise and astutely-manufactured clone (including a Molex clone of an Amphenol part, or vice-versa) -- is out of spec. (Which means that we're all running out-of-spec parts somewhere. I promise it.)