Corsair Intros 180-degree 12VHPWR Power Bridge

[btarunr]

Corsair rolled out a handy accessory that should help cable management in builds with graphics cards that have 16-pin 12VHPWR power connectors. Called simply the 12VHPWR GPU Power Bridge, the contraption inverts the power connector 180° as shown in the pictures below; so your power cable emerging from behind the motherboard tray doesn't have to make that turn. The Power Bridge hence reduces mechanical stress on the power cable from your PSU.

Unlike several such 180° power bridges of generic brands floating around online retail, some of which even convert 8-pin PCIe to a 12VHPWR; the Corsair Power Bridge comes with the quality assurance that comes with the badge. The company claims to have extensively tested it for endurance. The internal wiring between the two connectors on the bridge is tested to withstand 105 °C temperatures. Please note, that the bridge is not physically compatible with the ASUS ROG Strix and TUF Gaming graphics cards. The company is backing this with a 1-year warranty.



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[Space Lynx]

I like this. This is really cool actually, and it looks neat. Glad they kept the sails logo, I remember they changed awhile back and there was an uproar and they changed back to the sails of a ship, looks much cooler. Corsair is about to get some free publicity too, as new FFXIV mmorpg class is going to be Corsair

 

[Ferrum Master]

I would like to say.

Don't make problems where they even should have been in the first place. F* nvidia with such design.

They make a screwed product to induce aftermarket to patch their weird design choices?

 

[Yttersta]

I like this. This is really cool actually, and it looks neat. Glad they kept the sails logo, I remember they changed awhile back and there was an uproar and they changed back to the sails of a ship, looks much cooler. Corsair is about to get some free publicity too, as new FFXIV mmorpg class is going to be Corsair

Great idea indeed but I would have preferred a debranded one, my case is full of logos as it is in a marketing exercise I do not understand; in that, dear Corsair, if I have already purchased your product, why market towards me with logos and branding? Put them on the box and leave them there it's the age of clean and sleek builds and having 7 different logos side by side isn't exactly that.

I would like to say.

Don't make problems where they even should have been in the first place. F* nvidia with such design.

They make a screwed product to induce aftermarket to patch their weird design choices?

Are we not past this yet? It's been a while on the market now and it's not even an Nvidia designed product. In anyway, I actually like the connector for its space saving alone by it reducing 4 cables (unnecessary amount of cables still, but let's gloss over that) to just 1 cable that carries modern features like the control pins. I understand the adapter in itself is worse though, but with a PSU that natively supports the cable its a feature I appreciate.

 

[Chomiq]

Why does it go over the GPU?

 

[Ferrum Master]

Why does it go over the GPU?

To get stuck in the fan, make the air flow worse...

Are we not past this yet?

You didn't get the idea.

 

[TheDeeGee]

I would like to say.

Don't make problems where they even should have been in the first place. F* nvidia with such design.

They make a screwed product to induce aftermarket to patch their weird design choices?

NVIDIA didn't design the connector, they only added the sense pins part which isn't the issue.

 

[Ferrum Master]

NVIDIA didn't design the connector, they only added the sense pins part which isn't the issue.

I am not talking about it at all. The problem lies in making such behemoth cards, with whose you barely can close the case cover. It should not have to be placed like that, that you need adapters to reduce the bending.

You do market analysis, design the product, not vice versa. Make product and wait the market to adapt to it.

 

[Outback Bronze]

Why does it go over the GPU?

Yeah, still looks pretty shit if you ask me.

 

[wolf]

I love 180 degree power adapters, this is my current build in an earlier phase with 2x8pin 180 degree, I would 100% do this again in future builds. I like the odea of the one that shows power draw too.

Pic comes with a trigger warning for certain users though, there's an RTX sticker on the case.

 

[Chrispy_]

Nice!

I've been using these things for years in SFF builds and much prefer to see them fully encased in plastic like Corsair have done here. Some of the earliest bridges I bought just had adhesive foam on the back and felt dangerous.

Pricing is always a concern with Corsair. The bad AliExpress/Ebay bridges for 8-pin were a dollar. The best ones made like this Corsair one are $4. I'm expecting $30 from Corsair for this, because my expectations for reasonable small-parts/accessory pricing are rock-bottom.

 

[AusWolf]

Such adapters for standard 8-pin cables cost pennies on Amazon. I wonder how much Corsair wants for this.

 

[WonkoTheSaneUK]

I'm happy with the Cablemods one I bought months ago.

 

[trsttte]

They could also offer cables with 90º connectors but then they wouldn't be able to sell an extra accessory...

To get stuck in the fan, make the air flow worse...

Don't forget worse cpu cooler compatible in the FE models with the power connector in the middle.

 

[Slizzo]

"Unlike several such..."

Thermal Grizzly is a thing, Corsair. Plus they display power usage real time, or any other number of stats you'd like. Plus TG's warranty/QA.

This copy is so much marketing for just a 180* adapter.

 

[CrAsHnBuRnXp]

I'm happy with the Cablemods one I bought months ago.

No one said you had to buy this one from Corsair.

 

[Udyr]

Such adapters for standard 8-pin cables cost pennies on Amazon. I wonder how much Corsair wants for this.

Expect a $49.99 tag, and $15 extra for the RGB version. You pay for the logo.

 

[Mr. Perfect]

Great idea indeed but I would have preferred a debranded one, my case is full of logos as it is in a marketing exercise I do not understand; in that, dear Corsair, if I have already purchased your product, why market towards me with logos and branding? Put them on the box and leave them there it's the age of clean and sleek builds and having 7 different logos side by side isn't exactly that.

I might be possible to remove the logo, for a lot of paints and stickers a quick scrub with rubbing alcohol gets rid of them.

 

[TheDeeGee]

I am not talking about it at all. The problem lies in making such behemoth cards, with whose you barely can close the case cover. It should not have to be placed like that, that you need adapters to reduce the bending.

You do market analysis, design the product, not vice versa. Make product and wait the market to adapt to it.

Can close my case just fine, maybe case manufacturers need to adjust their cases.

I'm happy with the Cablemods one I bought months ago.

Good luck, every day there are reports on their reddit of them melting due to bad quality.

 

[mab1376]

I wish they made these types of plugs for my 3090 with the dumb, angled connector.

 

[NoneRain]

No RGB and no iCUE integration??/? It's a pass for me /s

 

[AusWolf]

No RGB and no iCUE integration??/? It's a pass for me /s

Be careful what you wish for! You might just get it.

 

[mechtech]

Well. I wish Corsair would revise their psu power cables. Just installed an RM650x (2021) and they put a heavy duty hot glue heat shrink at the end. It was so stiff I had to run the cpu cable over the gpu instead of behind the mobo. :|

 

[Sabotaged_Enigma]

Making things even more complicated...
Just get rid of 12vhp connector and that's done.
Don't see any point in applying 12vhp in the first place.

 

[Vayra86]

Check this out, a 360 degree connector! Twice as good for a fraction of the cost

instead of a 180 degree (??? isn't that a U turn straight back into the device it came from) connector to make that very much required 90 degree bend (?!) on a GPU that could have also just not have its connector in the very middle of what is generally known as a chonker' size of GPUs. I mean.. its not like there isn't space to move that to anywhere else... like the end of the shroud as is common practice for a few decades. Its not like Nvidia should've just delivered a proper bent adapter in the first place either, right. Or the fact there isn't a form factor limitation wrt the connector in the first place given 3 slot is the norm. How about a 90 degree bend towards the END of the GPU instead as well; no airflow obstruction and no added height to the entire contraption either. Even a child could think of these options.

Fucking ridiculous BS, this whole affair honestly just screams 'lazy as shit design choices' that mostly don't even feel like a choice, but rather an 'oopsie, we didn't figure that out in all of the five minutes we took printing this plastic POS'.

The cherry on top really is that these connectors are used in supposed premium products in the very top end of the leading GPU brand too. Fools & Money. Its about as bad as buying your all white mobo with every PCIe and RAM slot still in pitch black because hey that's the off the shelf part, too much effort to spray it white on 'premium' product costing well over twice what it should.

Making things even more complicated...
Just get rid of 12vhp connector and that's done.
Don't see any point in applying 12vhp in the first place.

There is not a single tangible advantage here, nor necessity. The form factor doesn't require it. PSUs don't require it. The TDPs don't require it. A supposed 600W GPU takes four whopping slots anyway, they could just as well place 4 8 pins on top of one another at that point, and to be honest I reckon it'd look badass that way if they're placed at the end of the shroud, not its side.