NVIDIA Now Ships GeForce RTX 4090 Founders Edition with Updated Power Connector

[Bomby569]

I still don't see the need for a mandatory requirement on this connector. I and probably most of us here, are ok connecting 4 cables to our GPU.

it does help the PSU sales and nvidia seem to be doing premium stuff and things

 

[ARF]

it does help the PSU sales and nvidia seem to be doing premium stuff and things

Does it, really? In this recession and declining PC components shipments...

RTX 4090 did need 2 of these connectors, 1 is not enough

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

Jayz has a great video on it, He gets it imho.

 

[Timbaloo]

What kind of political statement is that.

It's a statement that any engineer would understand. Are you an engineer? (rhetorical question)

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

It's a statement that any engineer would understand. Are you an engineer? (rhetorical question)

I am.

And that's why from near the first mention of this connection, and Nvidia's plan to use it here.

I had concerns.

And I simply disagree, I wouldn't have done this, I still wouldn't be doing this, Why, because In recent PC tradition.

Nvidia and AMD, so all,. discrete GPU were known for power spikes, and for owners that can and will OC.

So to then hug the limit on a new connection with the 4090 with so much less material and yet no special materials and a stupid design from day one.
Big cards, accute bend limits on strengthened and sleeved connector's, the Fails are many.

Hire better, Perhaps hire Braver too.

 

[SuperConker]

I love the assumption, but I still haven't got used having to plug in the second cable.

I've been used to having to plug in a second cable since 2007.

Almost all of my GPU's since then have had 2x 6pin/8pin connectors on them

2007 - GeForce 8800 GTX (3-Way Sli)
2008 - GeForce GTX 280 (2-Way Sli)
2010 - GeForce GTX 480 (2-Way Sli)
2014 - GeForce GTX 780 ti
2015 - GeForce GTX Titan X (2-Way Sli)

(the Sli setups had quite a bit of cables going into them).

The RTX 4080 will be my first GPU in 16 years to require only a single cable,
guess i have to get used to that now lol.

 

[STSMiner]

Now we wait to see if this solves / puts this issue to bed once and for all.

@techpowerup staff,

Please review this PSU if and when you get one in.

https://www.coolermaster.com/catalog/power-supplies/gx-series/gx-iii-gold-850/

 

[Bomby569]

Does it, really? In this recession and declining PC components shipments...

RTX 4090 did need 2 of these connectors, 1 is not enough

remember this is for the upper end components only, the only ones still buying gpu's

 

[Soul_]

I love the assumption, but I still haven't got used having to plug in the second cable.

Bug is like, "You deal with your high power consumption cards and leave me alone!".

 

[Crackong]

Two EPS12V connectors for 600W are still 2 connectors, not one.

This is exactly how 12VHPWR failed: Too much power in one place, too little design tolerances, and faulty safety mechanism (the sense pins)
All translate to : bad design.

EPS12V is industry standard in Server market.
And density is almost No.1 priority in Server market.
It would be logical if the 12VHPWR should be a perfect fit for this market.
But it didn't happen.
Even Nvidia themselves fitted the RTX 6000 Ada Generation with the EPS12V , not the 12VHPWR.
Wonder the reason why?

Anyway, 12VHPWR is dead dead.
They even ditched the name.
Let see how 12V-2x6 perform in the second round of paid beta test.

 

[Renroh]

Can anybody who's purchased a new 4090 Founder's Edition (or any other version) confirm if theirs came with the new 12v-2x6 connector? According to the JayzTwoCents video @ 17:33 and the original article, you would see an "H++" embossed on the plug. Would be amazing if you could include photos of it as well.

 

[TumbleGeorge]

New or old connector problem maybe isn't solved? Sorry for bump but other topics about issue are more older.

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

New or old connector problem maybe isn't solved? Sorry for bump but other topics about issue are more older.

Totally as I said it would be while others were denying this possibility while Undervolting their GPU , The ONLY thing that will save Nvidia from this is those owners will buy into Supers and 5090s soon as, and that warranty won't carry over to the second hand market.

UV ,Vsync, freesync these are always everyone's best friend IMHO you dont need more frames then your monitor out VRR and sub max (by 1 fps) Rules, screen as its made Native style obv.