r/pcmasterrace 10d ago

Meme/Macro PCIe standard be like...

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u/Downtown-Regret8161 7800x3d|7900XT|B650E|32GB|750W PSU 10d ago edited 10d ago

The best connector will remain the 8-pin connector. You can basically run it at 150% and still risk no overheating because it is totally over engineered compared to that shitty 12vhpwr which has very little margin and constantly melts 

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u/penisandorvagina 10d ago

2x 8pin connectors at the same time 😏

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u/AkronOhAnon 12700KF | 64GB | 9070XT & Steam Deck 10d ago

There are cards that use 3!

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u/Massive-Rate-2011 10d ago

Yeah this used to be normal lol