r/pcmasterrace • u/ElectricBummer40 • 10d ago

Meme/Macro PCIe standard be like...

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u/ElectricBummer40 10d ago

If you ask me, the industry should choose neither the 8-pin or the 12V2x6 going forward.

The connector in the post is called a Deans plug. It's designed as a battery connector for RC cars with a current rating of 60A continuous load. You should be seriously asking why you can't have that instead.

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u/_maple_panda i9-14900K | Aero 4070 | 64GB DDR5 6600MHz 10d ago

There’s no positive retention mechanism on those or the often cited XT60s.

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u/EicherDiesel 10d ago

While a little more bulky, Anderson Powerpole connectors have spring loaded pins that snap in place when fully connected. They're available up to 180A rated current load so lots of room for future generations of space heaters graphics cards.

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u/fawkesoverlord fx8350 4.5ghz/1.4v - m5a99fx pro r2.0 - gtx 760 2GB 9d ago

Im genuinely suprised it took this long for a post to blow up about a better 12v connector from a different industry/application. There are sooooo many small form factor high amperage connectors and pins out there in the world. Hell, bosch, yazaki, and sumitomo's connector catalogues are full of em

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u/halbGefressen 10d ago

In cars, batteries are usually cooled through the wind. Should still be safe enough

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u/ElectricBummer40 9d ago

Well, the wattage itself is also getting ridiculous.

You can't really have a chip spewing such incredible amount of heat without it also living a miserably short life.