The PCIe power connector that I was using had 1 6 pin connector and 1 2 + 6 pin connector (the GTX requires 2 6 pin connectors). I used the same cable to plug both connectors in.

Need to know if my new power supply is working. Antec's web site is less than helpful.Video board looks to be stopping my new system from booting. I need to know if the power going to it is ...

The question is, will Intel and AMD stick with the traditional 8-pin PCIe connectors for its next-gen GPUs or shift to the new 12V-2x6 PCIe standard.

Both AMD and Nvidia have typically made do with pairs of 6-pin and 8-pin connectors in various configurations. This year, Nvidia is introducing a change, with a new 12-pin connector for Ampere.

This allows for a modest bump in total power available for GPUs compared to PCIe Gen 4, which offers 150W per 8-pin connector, and 75W from the slot itself.

In fact, potentially saying goodbye to the dual, or even triple, 8-pin PCIe power connectors that high-end cards need today in favour of a single cable is reason enough to get excited about this ...

ASRock is going green with its newest L-type 12V-2x6 PCI Express cable connector, though it has nothing to do with being ...

Gigabyte has announced its latest UD1000GM power supply. It comes with the an updated 16-pin PCIe 5.0 power connector, which means it’s ready to power future generation graphics cards. The ...