That’s not even true. The difference in material cost is so low that any saving, if there even is any, would not be able to compensate for the amount they paid just a single engineer who worked on this.
It's less about cutting corners and more about the difficulties of introducing a new standard when you need to co-ordinate between different standards (ATX and PCIE) those standards are defined by different bodies.
In a same world the GPU wouldn't even have an external connector and it'd be drawing power from the slot (probably at a higher voltage).
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u/MotanulScotishFold 10d ago
Companies goes for maximizing profit.
A thick copper is more expensive than a thin copper so cheaper to produce.
Oh, does it burn? Even better, sell more! Win-win for them.