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C. @[email protected] · 2026-01-01 · 18:23 UTC

PC prediction, slightly going out on a limb: with 12VHPWR / 12V2x6 connectors still melting, PC power supplies and high-end GPUs will switch to using a higher voltage to feed the extremely power-hungry beasts. Probably 24V, but they could go higher.

With the cards already doing DC-DC conversion down to much lower voltages for the GPU and memory, there's no need to stick with 12V, and doubling the voltage will allow them to cut the current needed in half -- and since it's the high current levels that is causing all the thermal issues, it's an obvious fix.

#PC #GPU #power #melt #ATX12V2X6 #12VHPWR #12V2X6 #voltage #current #melting

#pc #gpu #power #melt #atx12v2x6 #12vhpwr

C. @[email protected] · 2026-01-01 · 18:23 UTC

PC prediction, slightly going out on a limb: with 12VHPWR / 12V2x6 connectors still melting, PC power supplies and high-end GPUs will switch to using a higher voltage to feed the extremely power-hungry beasts. Probably 24V, but they could go higher.

With the cards already doing DC-DC conversion down to much lower voltages for the GPU and memory, there's no need to stick with 12V, and doubling the voltage will allow them to cut the current needed in half -- and since it's the high current levels that is causing all the thermal issues, it's an obvious fix.

#PC #GPU #power #melt #ATX12V2X6 #12VHPWR #12V2X6 #voltage #current #melting

#pc #gpu #power #melt #atx12v2x6 #12vhpwr

C. @[email protected] · 2026-01-01 · 18:23 UTC

PC prediction, slightly going out on a limb: with 12VHPWR / 12V2x6 connectors still melting, PC power supplies and high-end GPUs will switch to using a higher voltage to feed the extremely power-hungry beasts. Probably 24V, but they could go higher.

With the cards already doing DC-DC conversion down to much lower voltages for the GPU and memory, there's no need to stick with 12V, and doubling the voltage will allow them to cut the current needed in half -- and since it's the high current levels that is causing all the thermal issues, it's an obvious fix.

#PC #GPU #power #melt #ATX12V2X6 #12VHPWR #12V2X6 #voltage #current #melting

#pc #gpu #power #melt #atx12v2x6 #12vhpwr

C. @[email protected] · 2026-01-01 · 18:23 UTC

PC prediction, slightly going out on a limb: with 12VHPWR / 12V2x6 connectors still melting, PC power supplies and high-end GPUs will switch to using a higher voltage to feed the extremely power-hungry beasts. Probably 24V, but they could go higher.

With the cards already doing DC-DC conversion down to much lower voltages for the GPU and memory, there's no need to stick with 12V, and doubling the voltage will allow them to cut the current needed in half -- and since it's the high current levels that is causing all the thermal issues, it's an obvious fix.

#PC #GPU #power #melt #ATX12V2X6 #12VHPWR #12V2X6 #voltage #current #melting

#melting #current #voltage #12v2x6 #12vhpwr #atx12v2x6

C. @[email protected] · 2026-01-01 · 18:23 UTC

PC prediction, slightly going out on a limb: with 12VHPWR / 12V2x6 connectors still melting, PC power supplies and high-end GPUs will switch to using a higher voltage to feed the extremely power-hungry beasts. Probably 24V, but they could go higher.

With the cards already doing DC-DC conversion down to much lower voltages for the GPU and memory, there's no need to stick with 12V, and doubling the voltage will allow them to cut the current needed in half -- and since it's the high current levels that is causing all the thermal issues, it's an obvious fix.

#PC #GPU #power #melt #ATX12V2X6 #12VHPWR #12V2X6 #voltage #current #melting