EVGA Unveils Unique L-shaped VGA Power Adapter

btarunr · Jun 3, 2016

Ever wish your graphics card's power connectors were at the back instead of its top? We imagine this issue particularly affects open-air case users, and LN2 enthusiasts at that. EVGA developed a novel solution to this. An L-shaped adapter called the EVGA Power Link, has a pair of male 8-pin PCIe power connectors on one end, and a pair of female connectors on the other. This lets you plug the card in from its distal end, instead of its top. At this point it's not sure if EVGA will bundle this with its GTX 1080 Classified graphics card, or sell it separately. The company tends to sell most of its unique accessories separately.

View at TechPowerUp Main Site

EzioAs · Jun 3, 2016

I appreciate EVGA doing this since I do prefer connectors at the back.

My older video cards all had power connectors at the back but they weren't too long to begin with.

Caring1 · Jun 3, 2016

Maybe if PSU manufacturers made power connectors that were flat and right angled, we wouldn't need this.

matar · Jun 3, 2016

Excellent design but it should have been out years ago.

5DVX0130 · Jun 3, 2016

WHAT!? No RGB LED, or for that matter no LED at all.

How could they have screwed up so badly? And I thought they were a serious company…

But more seriously… it would be nice if they bundled it with their cards. Can’t imagine buying one, especially since I can just make my own version, and you would need different revisions depending on the card.

bogami · Jun 3, 2016

WOW good 1. Well idea is not new. . Finally, someone is trying and gave the a product that could be continuously added as a additive to GPU . LEDs i do not need, less bending cards and easy cable management :clap:

Sasqui · Jun 3, 2016

Caring1 said:
Maybe if PSU manufacturers made power connectors that were flat and right angled, we wouldn't need this.

Absolutely, same thought came to my mind. Can't find much on Google perhaps there's a market (I have no doubt there is!) https://www.google.com/search?q=rig...ight+angle+pcie+power+connector+graphics+card

Octavean · Jun 3, 2016

I like it,.....

Mussels · Jun 4, 2016

that'll be great for people with cable management OCD

R00kie · Jun 4, 2016

5DVX0130 said:
WHAT!? No RGB LED, or for that matter no LED at all.

How could they have screwed up so badly? And I thought they were a serious company…

But more seriously… it would be nice if they bundled it with their cards. Can’t imagine buying one, especially since I can just make my own version, and you would need different revisions depending on the card.

The EVGA logo lights up.

Toothless · Jun 4, 2016

I'll take two.

Jury Pool Reject · Jun 15, 2016

Might help an EVGA 1080 fit more easily into the Dan 4 Mini-ITX case......

System Name	RBMK-1000
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
Motherboard	ASUS ROG Strix B450-E Gaming
Cooling	DeepCool Gammax L240 V2
Memory	2x 8GB G.Skill Sniper X
Video Card(s)	Palit GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER GameRock
Storage	Western Digital Black NVMe 512GB
Display(s)	BenQ 1440p 60 Hz 27-inch
Case	Corsair Carbide 100R
Audio Device(s)	ASUS SupremeFX S1220A
Power Supply	Cooler Master MWE Gold 650W
Mouse	ASUS ROG Strix Impact
Keyboard	Gamdias Hermes E2
Software	Windows 11 Pro

System Name	Cypher-C4
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk Max
Cooling	Deepcool AK620
Memory	32GB Crucial Ballistix Elite 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	Palit RTX 3060 Ti Dual
Storage	250GB Crucial MX500 + 2TB Crucial MX500 + 2TB WD Black + 4TB Toshiba + 1TB Samsung F3
Display(s)	Acer XV272UP
Case	Corsair Obsidian 750D
Audio Device(s)	Behringher UMC202HD Audio Interface + Mackie HM-4 + Sennheiser HD 280 Pro + Shure SM58
Power Supply	Corsair HX750i
Mouse	Steelseries Rival 310
Keyboard	Keychron K8 + Kailh BOX Crystal Jade switches + Ducky Good in Blue keycaps
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

System Name	Black Box
Processor	Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
Motherboard	MSI E3 KRAIT Gaming v5
Cooling	Tt tower + 120mm Tt fan
Memory	G.Skill 16GB 3600 C18
Video Card(s)	Asus GTX 970 Mini
Storage	Kingston A2000 512Gb NVME
Display(s)	AOC 24" Freesync 1m.s. 75Hz
Case	Corsair 450D High Air Flow.
Audio Device(s)	No need.
Power Supply	FSP Aurum 650W
Mouse	Yes
Keyboard	Of course
Software	W10 Pro 64 bit

System Name	Matar Extreme PC.
Processor	Intel Core i9-10900KF @5.1GHZ All cores Ring@4.6GHZ @1.280v , 24/7
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z590 UD , With PCIe X1 Card intel killer 1650x card
Cooling	CoolerMaster ML240L V2 AIO with MX6
Memory	4x16 64GB DDR4 3600MHZ CL16-19-19-39 G.SKILL Trident Z NEO
Video Card(s)	Nvidia ZOTAC RTX 3080 Ti Trinity + overclocked 100 core 1000 mem
Storage	WD black 512GB Nvme OS + 1TB 970 Nvme Samsung & 4TB WD Blk 256MB cache 7200RPM
Display(s)	Lenovo 34" Ultra Wide 3440x1440 144hz 1ms G-Snyc
Case	NZXT H510 Black with Cooler Master RGB Fans
Audio Device(s)	Internal , EIFER speakers & EasySMX Wireless Gaming Headset
Power Supply	Aurora R9 850Watts 80+ Gold, I Modded cables for it.
Mouse	Onn RGB Gaming Mouse & Logitech G923 & shifter & E-Break Sim setup.
Keyboard	GOFREETECH RGB Gaming Keyboard, & Xbox 1 X Controller
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S
Software	Windows 10 Home 22H2
Benchmark Scores	https://www.youtube.com/user/matttttar/videos

System Name	The Yellow Box
Processor	AMD K5 100
Motherboard	Intel 5DVX0130
Cooling	A snazzy stock cooler
Memory	64MB EDO SIMM
Video Card(s)	ATI Mach 64 4MB + Creative Voodoo 8MB
Storage	IBM 1.6GB IDE + IBM 3.2GB IDE
Display(s)	15" AOC CRT (Terrible, terrible POS)
Case	Cheapo Yellow Box
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster
Power Supply	No name 200W
Mouse	Microsoft IntelliMouse
Keyboard	Cherry G80
Software	Windows 98Se

EVGA Unveils Unique L-shaped VGA Power Adapter

btarunr

Editor & Senior Moderator

EzioAs

Caring1

matar

5DVX0130

bogami

Sasqui

Octavean

Mussels

Freshwater Moderator

R00kie

Toothless

Tech, Games, and TPU!

Jury Pool Reject

System Name	PC.
Processor	i7 2600K 5.0Gh,i7 3770K 5.00Gh. EK, Liqed Coooleng
Motherboard	P67A-UD7-B3 Gigabyte T.,ASUS,P8Z77-V PREMIUM,MAXIMUS V EXTRIME..
Cooling	Liqed Cooleng ,EK Suprime LTX Nickel,EK for Motherboard,Aqua computer (WGA), Thermaltake .... 0i,
Memory	G.SKILL F3-17600CL7-2GBPISG. 16GBSkill Sniper F3-17000CL94GBSR on 2400Hz 10-12-11-29 1
Video Card(s)	GTX590 ,SLI ,POV TGT best 691Hz ,LiqedCoold,GTX480.....GTX1080MSI SeaHawkEK SLI
Storage	OCZ-REVODRIVE 3-240GB,2xCrucialMX100.512.R-0,1x LMT-32L3m,3x 1TB-WD,1x;1x2TbSEAGATE1x2Tb Seagate
Display(s)	DELL-U2412Mb,Samsung Synkmaster245B,HP ENVY 34c
Case	Thermaltake, NZXT SWITCH 810SE
Audio Device(s)	CREATIVE BLASTER X-Fi Titanium HD , AUNE T1MK2 TUBE USB
Power Supply	ENERMAX Platimax 1500W,Thermaltake 1500W
Mouse	VIPER V560,FUNC MS-3, Prestigio, R.A.T.E.7 and 5,LogitechG502,RAZER,Inperator.,dead...a.s.o.
Keyboard	Trust ....LogotechG410
Software	Windows7 64....
Benchmark Scores	3DMark Fire Strike 21.385 (37.234,11.828,7.176)

System Name	Senile
Processor	I7-4790K@4.8 GHz 24/7
Motherboard	MSI Z97-G45 Gaming
Cooling	Be Quiet Pure Rock Air
Memory	16GB 4x4 G.Skill CAS9 2133 Sniper
Video Card(s)	GIGABYTE Vega 64
Storage	Samsung EVO 500GB / 8 Different WDs / QNAP TS-253 8GB NAS with 2x10Tb WD Blue
Display(s)	34" LG 34CB88-P 21:9 Curved UltraWide QHD (34401440) FREE_SYNC*
Case	Rosewill
Audio Device(s)	Onboard + HD HDMI
Power Supply	Corsair HX750
Mouse	Logitech G5
Keyboard	Corsair Strafe RGB & G610 Orion Red
Software	Win 10

Processor	RyZen R9 3950X
Motherboard	ASRock X570 Taichi
Cooling	Coolermaster Master Liquid ML240L RGB
Memory	64GB DDR4 3200 (4x16GB)
Video Card(s)	RTX 3050
Storage	Samsung 2TB SSD
Display(s)	Asus VE276Q, VE278Q and VK278Q triple 27” 1920x1080
Case	Zulman MS800
Audio Device(s)	On Board
Power Supply	Seasonic 650W
VR HMD	Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest V1, Oculus Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 64bit

System Name	Rainbow Sparkles (Power efficient, <350W gaming load)
Processor	Ryzen R7 5800x3D (Undervolted, 4.45GHz all core)
Motherboard	Asus x570-F (BIOS Modded)
Cooling	Alphacool Apex UV - Alphacool Eisblock XPX Aurora + EK Quantum ARGB 3090 w/ active backplate
Memory	2x32GB DDR4 3600 Corsair Vengeance RGB @3866 C18-22-22-22-42 TRFC704 (1.4V Hynix MJR - SoC 1.15V)
Video Card(s)	Galax RTX 3090 SG 24GB: Underclocked to 1700Mhz 0.750v (375W down to 250W))
Storage	2TB WD SN850 NVME + 1TB Sasmsung 970 Pro NVME + 1TB Intel 6000P NVME USB 3.2
Display(s)	Phillips 32 32M1N5800A (4k144), LG 32" (4K60) \| Gigabyte G32QC (2k165) \| Phillips 328m6fjrmb (2K144)
Case	Fractal Design R6
Audio Device(s)	Logitech G560 \| Corsair Void pro RGB \|Blue Yeti mic
Power Supply	Fractal Ion+ 2 860W (Platinum) (This thing is God-tier. Silent and TINY)
Mouse	Logitech G Pro wireless + Steelseries Prisma XL
Keyboard	Razer Huntsman TE ( Sexy white keycaps)
VR HMD	Oculus Rift S + Quest 2
Software	Windows 11 pro x64 (Yes, it's genuinely a good OS) OpenRGB - ditch the branded bloatware!
Benchmark Scores	Nyooom.

System Name	Main / HTPC
Processor	Ryzen 9 5900X / Ryzen 7 2700
Motherboard	Strix B550i / B450i Aorus Pro
Cooling	Lian-Li Galahad 360 / Wraith Spire
Memory	Corsair LPX 2x16 3600MHz / HyperX Predator 2x8GB 3200MHz
Video Card(s)	RTX 3080 FE / ARC A380
Storage	WD Black SN770 1TB / Sabrent Rocket 256GB
Display(s)	Acer Z301c / 39" Panasonic HDTV
Case	Corsair 2000D / Cougar QBX
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V379 / Realtek ALC1220
Power Supply	Corsair SF600 / BeQuiet SFX Power 2 450W
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Drop Sense75 with WQ Studio Morandi's
VR HMD	Rift S
Software	Win 11 Pro 64Bit

System Name	Veral
Processor	5950x
Motherboard	MSI MEG x570 Ace
Cooling	Corsair H150i RGB Elite
Memory	4x16GB G.Skill TridentZ
Video Card(s)	Powercolor 7900XTX Red Devil
Storage	Crucial P5 Plus 1TB, Samsung 980 1TB, Teamgroup MP34 4TB
Display(s)	Acer Nitro XZ342CK Pbmiiphx + 2x AOC 2425W
Case	Fractal Design Meshify Lite 2
Audio Device(s)	Blue Yeti + SteelSeries Arctis 5 / Samsung HW-T550
Power Supply	Corsair HX850
Mouse	Corsair Nightsword
Keyboard	Corsair K55
VR HMD	HP Reverb G2
Software	Windows 11 Professional
Benchmark Scores	PEBCAK

System Name	MB and CPU since April, 2011
Processor	i7-2600k
Motherboard	Asus P8P67 rev 3 (April, 2011)
Cooling	Antec-Kuhler AIO
Memory	Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB
Video Card(s)	EVGA 980Ti (model '...4995-KR')
Storage	Samsung EVO 850 1TB
Display(s)	Acer Predator 27" XB271HU
Case	Corsair 600T
Audio Device(s)	Xonar Essence ST internal (on and off probs for several yrs)
Power Supply	Corsair HX850
Mouse	Razer Death Adder
Keyboard	Razer gaming mechanical
Software	Win 10 Pro