I'm hardware-refreshing my old HTPC to an i5-3570K on a MSI Z77A-G41 which has an 8-pin 12V CPU power connector, and the PSU I have is an Antec Earthwatts EA-380 PSU, which has a 4-pin ATX 12V ...

My motherboard has a 2x12V, 8-pin power connector on it (in addition to the 24-pin main power connector. The power supply I have only has one 1x12V, 4-pin connector; do I need both of those power ...

AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT and RX 9070 will not have a 12V-2×6 connector and will stick to the older 8-pin connectors. Videocardz claims that while the rumour is that AMD refuses to mandate the use of the ...

Intel’s latest power play isn’t about toppling AMD, but about energy efficiency. The company’s new ATX12VO power supply standard is designed to help desktop PCs meet increasingly stringent government ...

The debut of the new 12VHPWR power connector with the arrival of NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 40 Series wasn't smooth. With widespread reports of cables 'melting,' it led to a redesign with the newer and ...

The venerable ATX standard was developed in 1995 by Intel, as an attempt to standardize what had until then been a PC ecosystem formed around the IBM AT PC’s legacy. The preceding AT form factor was ...