Asus has updated its BTF (Back to Future) standard with a new connector that provides significantly more power than the 12V-2x6 connector. HardwareLuxx reports that the new GC-HPWR connector is rated ...

Sapphire has launched its X870EA NITRO+ PhantomLink motherboard series, aiming squarely at AM5 enthusiasts who care about cable management and next-gen connectivity.

TL;DR: Inno3D's GeForce RTX 5090 Frostbite graphics card, featuring water cooling, faces issues with its 12V-2x6 power cable reaching over 150°C. Reviewer Andreas Schilling highlighted the thermal ...

Less than two weeks after its release, the first report of a melting Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 has surfaced online. While a third-party power cable was used, it's unclear right now what caused the fault ...

Asus is really hoping its new cable-free design for future graphics cards catches on, as it's bringing it to its next generation of B850 motherboards for AMD's Ryzen 9000 CPUs. The new boards ...

The switch to the new 12VHPWR or 12V-2X6 power connector standard for modern GPUs (specifically NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 40 Series) was a rocky transition, to say the least. For the high-end flagship ...

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At CES 2026, MSI unveiled a new power-supply safety feature called GPU Safeguard, designed to address ongoing concerns around 12V-2x6 power connector reliability on modern high-end graphics cards.

Why it matters: After a recent safety scare concerning RTX 4090 power cables, some hardware companies plan to test methods to circumvent them entirely. Asus offered an early look at a new GPU ...

In helping users plug in correctly and monitoring for spikes, Cooler Master claims it can prevent cable damage caused by ...