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Another 16-pin GPU power connector gets scorched, but this time it's not an RTX 5090 — user finds their Sapphire Nitro+ 9070 XT with scorched pins

Nvidia GPU has started to show its consequences on the RX 9070 XT. Sapphire's Nitro+ variant uses a 12v-2x6 connector, which ...
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AMD zapped with 16-pin power connector melting issue for the first time — Radeon RX 9070 XT paired with sub-par PSU gets singed

The 16-pin (12VHPWR) power connector has experienced meltdowns on some of the best graphics cards. Nevertheless, these unfortunate incidents have predominantly been reported on Nvidia's graphics cards ...
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Target Connectors and Pins

Mill-Max announced the launching of its new target connectors and pins. These components are used in place of SMT pads on a PCB as the mating surface for spring-loaded pins. The new series’ are ...
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Per-Pin Sensing in GPU Connectors Prototype 12VHPWR Connector Design

User Wing King posted images of a 12V-2x6 connector prototype on Bilibili, capable of monitoring current across each pin.The design has been developed to help monitor the current on each 12V pin of ...
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Possible 8-Pin Connectors for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Graphics Cards

Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 40-series graphics cards were the first mainstream products to feature the 16-pin power connector. However, Nvidia might not stick to this format for the upcoming GeForce RTX 4070 ...
Ars Technica

Motherboard "IDE Power" connector to 4-pin molex: what type of cable do I need?

On page 4, there is an "IDE Power" connector. It looks a lot like a 4 pin CPU fan connector, but it (obviously) provides different voltages that are appropriate for 3.5" IDE drives (5V, 12V) and the ...
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Key high-speed connector layout techniques

This article discusses the essential considerations of mounting connectors on PCBs. These aspects include the pin assignments for signals and grounds, stubs due to the pins of through-hole or ...