minus-squaresploosh@lemmy.worldtoPC Gaming@lemmy.ca•Der8auer shows GeForce RTX 5090 FE cables with uneven power distribution, finds 150°C hotspotlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·19 hours agoI don’t understand how the ATX standard hasn’t adopted higher voltage rails for GPUs. Higher volts mean fewer amps which means less heat. 44A through an 8 pin connector is going to make a lot of heat. 11A at 48v would be much better. linkfedilink
I don’t understand how the ATX standard hasn’t adopted higher voltage rails for GPUs. Higher volts mean fewer amps which means less heat. 44A through an 8 pin connector is going to make a lot of heat. 11A at 48v would be much better.