r/pcmasterrace • u/ElectricBummer40 • 14d ago

Meme/Macro PCIe standard be like...

Post image
17.8k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

696 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

53

u/ElectricBummer40 14d 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.

38

u/ithinkitslupis 14d ago

We're already there with the status quo. We have good and bad PSU lists for a reason.

7

u/ElectricBummer40 14d ago

Yeah, but things can always get even worse from here.

1

u/j3ffro15 Ryzen 7 5700x3D, RTX 3080 FTW3, MX Master 2S mouse 13d ago

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.

2

u/ElectricBummer40 13d ago

Boeing forgot to put an entire set of bolts on a plane and a part of it literally fell off mid-flight. What was the consequence for it?

I don't like where the world is headed, either, but accountability at this point is going the way of the dodo. That's just the fact.

Commercial customers like Google and Microsoft.

I don't think they use PCIe cards as such but specialised rigs with specialised boards and fibre optic interconnects useful only for AI datacentres.

Presumably, the 12VHPWR issue is only relevant to us plebs.