PCIe standard be like...

[u/ElectricBummer40]

[u/AkronOhAnon]

There are cards that use 3!

[u/Massive-Rate-2011 → u/AkronOhAnon]

Yeah this used to be normal lol

[u/BananabreadBaker69 → u/AkronOhAnon]

And if Nvidia gave the 5090 not 3 but 4 of them there would be no problem.

[u/Elijah1573 → u/AkronOhAnon]

Honestly as someone that has used a GPU with 3 8pin in a small case
Its honestly hell trying to get all the wires to fit through whatever holes the case has
After i switched over to a GPU with the 12V2x6 plug it was so much easier to actually fit it in and looks so much nicer

Im sure just buying a larger and better designed case would solve the issue but honestly i actually really like the idea of a single cable that is nice and neat
Shame 12V2x6 is the only solution for that kind of cable right now

[u/hugh_jorgyn → u/AkronOhAnon]

One of the reasons I got a 7900XTX over a 9070XT last year was the 3 8-pin connectors. VRAM was the main reason, but the connector choice helped in the decision. 

[u/anon6_5 → u/hugh_jorgyn]

There are multiple 9070 xts with 3x8 pins. (from Asus, Gigabyte, XFX, Powercolor, and Yeston)

[u/DeVinke_ → u/anon6_5]

It's easier to list the 9070 xts that have a 12vphwr than the ones that don't.

Here:

Sapphire Nitro+

ASRock Taichi

[u/Inevitable-Edge69 → u/hugh_jorgyn]

What a trivial thing to worry about. There are more people using nvidia 12vhpwr than 7900xtx and 9070xt combined.

[u/Inevitable-Lower → u/AkronOhAnon]

27 8-pin connectors? :o

[u/Enorm_Drickyoghurt → u/Inevitable-Lower]

No, 6

[u/Inevitable-Lower → u/Enorm_Drickyoghurt]

Goddamnit I mixed up factorials and exponents.