PCI-E offers you 75 watts through the connector. This is enough for almost all mainstream video cards, but many of them can do instantaneous peaks well above 75 watts and there's one other problem.

The PCIe power connector that I was using had 1 6 pin connector and 1 2 + 6 pin connector (the GTX requires 2 6 pin connectors). I used the same cable to plug both connectors in.

The 8-pin PCIe power connector is located strategically at the bottom of MSI's new motherboards. It is an optimal place, as it positions it very close to the PCIe slots and makes it easy for ...

When PCI-SIG introduced the 12VHPWR power connector as a replacement for the 6- and 8-pin PCIe power connectors, it created a wave of controversy. There were enough cases of melting GPUs, PSUs, and… ...

AMD and Intel are reportedly testing 16-pin power connectors on their next-gen gaming GPUs, meaning these new graphics cards could finally ditch the good old-fashioned 6-pin and 8-pin PCIe power ...

The PCI-SIG states that each pin in the main block can support up to 9.2A, which adds up to 55.2A for the entire connector, with a maximum supported power load of 662.4W.

I want to buy a graphics card that is cheaper than 50 or 55 Euro and without a 6-pin power connecter. I searched and all I have found is the GTX 750 Ti, but I need a bit more performance.

This allows for a modest bump in total power available for GPUs compared to PCIe Gen 4, which offers 150W per 8-pin connector, and 75W from the slot itself.

Asus recently announced its ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II power supply and that it ships with a PCIe 5.0-ready 12-pin PCIe power cable. And wouldn't you know, this connector is awfully familiar.