Ars Technica

8-pin "Workstation" power connector?

I'm in the middle of the move from AGP to PCIe, and just bought a <deep breath> DFI Lanparty UT nf4 DR-SLi Expert board on the Agora. Halfway through installing it last night, and pairing it with my ...
Ars Technica

8 Pin power connector on Asus Board.

I'm putting together a new box- Asus P5Q with new Antex 430 Earthwatts. I'm hooking up the power supply when I am flumoxed by this statement on page 2-34. " Use only an 8 pin EPS +12 V power plug for ...
TweakTown

NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPU works fine with just 3 x 8-pin connectors, runs at 450W and only 5% slower

TL;DR: NVIDIA's RTX 5090 graphics card requires 4 x 8-pin connectors for 600W power officially, but can operate with 3 x 8-pin connectors at 450W, seemingly running only 5% slower in 4K benchmarks.
AppleInsider

Apple formalizes 8-pin 'Ultra Accessory Connector' for switching headphones from Lightning to 3.5mm, USB-C

Apple has issued a developer preview for a connector, dubbed the Ultra Accessory Connector, intended to ease connectivity and adapter problems associated with "Made for i"-certified headphones, ...
HotHardware

Another Quadro RTX A6000 Ampere Photo Leak Points To New 8-Pin Power Connector

Having already launched the GeForce RTX 3080 and GeForce RTX 3090, the GeForce RTX 3070 is up next to bat (it releases to retail on October 15). Sometime after that, presumably, Ampere will shift over ...
itc.ua

The NVIDIA RTX 5060 and 5060 Ti will have an 8-pin connector and require a 650W power supply, — Insider

Zotac-related source, statesNVIDIA RTX 5060 and RTX 5060 Ti graphics cards will require a 650W power supply and will be connected via an 8-pin connector. According to ...
PCGamesN

Nvidia's GTX 1080 only needs one 8-pin power connector

The die shrink from 28nm to 16nm FinFET between Nvidia's Maxwell and Pascal graphics card families has brought about some impressive gains in power efficiency. The GTX 1080, more powerful than a Titan ...