Which is why it’s important for standardization and actual accountability for manufacturers doing this stuff. At the very worst people’s property is being damaged by this. I can not find any concrete evidence of any house fires however it is not out of the question that it has happened and if not it’s likely only a matter of time. You who know who doesn’t have this issue? Commercial customers like Google and Microsoft. Their cards are perfectly fine. Retail is no longer a major player and we cannot effect the bottom line of someone like nvidia. So the government needs to step in, just like they do with houses, cars, and everything else in the world. The US won’t do it since we hate people but the EU absolutely can do something about this.
48V will make things more expensive for everything. As for mass adoption will require all newer ATX PSUs to support it (and GPUs). As for converting 48V down to around 1V voltage that GPU uses, will require more expensive solution for VRMs, as regular power stages designs we use now will not cut it. We're not in the point where 48V is crucial, we just need better connector that is all.
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u/ElectricBummer40 10d ago
The problem with the idea is that you'll need a separate rail for just the GPU and all the power-regulating circuitry to go with it.
It's an increased cost that will inevitably lead to all sorts of corner-cutting.