If you see the error message Please power down and connect the PCIe Power Cables for this Graphics Card on your Windows 11/10 PC, read this post to learn how to ...

PCIe 5.0 is right around the corner with it debuting on Intel's new Alder Lake platform, with the new 600-series motherboards led by the Z690 chipset rocking PCIe 5.0 slots and DDR5 memory support. We ...

Between the “melting” issues of the 12VHPWR connector for PCIe 5.0 graphics cards, and the recent “war on cables” push for eliminating or hiding connections to a PC’s power supply, we’ve seen a lot of ...

If you don't know already: next-gen power supplies are coming thanks to next-gen PCIe 5.0 graphics cards that will need to chew down more power, much more power. The new ATX 3.0 power supplies will ...

The next generation of the PCIe interconnect is going to tidy up your gaming rig's innards by delivering at least 300W of power through the socket alone. Read more: the best graphics cards to buy ...

MSI has unveiled a new lineup of X870 and X870E AMD motherboard options, which include an extra eight-pin PCIe power connector on the board, boosting the overall ability of the board to power your GPU ...

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 50 series GPUs will launch on January 30th, with the chart-topping GeForce RTX 5090 making a beeline for enthusiast PC systems. One of the big concerns some may have concerns ...

Why it matters: The 16-pin 12VHPWR power cables for Nvidia's recent graphics cards have been controversial since users began reporting melting adapter plugs late last year. The company quietly ...

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We might be looking at literally the most cooked RTX 5090 yet, with a burnt power connector that has melted into itself, despite using a native 12V-2x6 cable on an ATX 3.1 certified PSU. The person ...