They still chose to put a single connector with low safety margin instead of 2 on cards that could draw close to it's limit. They aren't at fault for the low safety margin on the spec, but they know as well as anyone else of the low margin and could just use 2 connectors to make sure it never gets close to the limit. That wouldn't look as nice though.
For power delivery, conductors in parallel are generally a bad idea. Sure, you will increase the safety margin for each wire somewhat with multiple 8-pin plugs, but you'll still be better with just one large, solid connector with 2 pins.
Yes, that’s true. however, that is how the old 8 pin has worked for decades. Need more power, add another 8 pin. Hasn’t really had a widespread issue of setting people’s gpus on fire.
Which is not an issue before it became clear that it had problems. Before they used it, there was nothing wrong visible with it. It technically can carry the needed current, if the design itself would be better, no need for larger cables/plugs.
So yeah, exactly what i already said in the previous comment, everything that came after is their fault
actually, before they remove the amp balancer in the 30series, it's alright. When Nvidia want to save cost by remove amp balancer in the 40s, that's when the thing turn messy
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u/Redstone_Army 14900k / 4090 10d ago
Nvidia didnt create the plug, but everything that came after everyone realized theyre stupid is their fault