inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agoEven MSI’s special plug couldn’t stop this Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 cable meltingwww.pcgamesn.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkEven MSI’s special plug couldn’t stop this Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 cable meltingwww.pcgamesn.cominclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to PC Gaming@lemmy.caEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square11linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareCanadianCorhen@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoDefinitly feels like we need to increase the voltage. Stepdown transformers are extremely efficient, and could be card side.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eeBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoSo now your GPU is going to have a separate power cable from the wall? Or are we going to have GPUs with a PC attached?
minus-squareCanadianCorhen@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agonot sure what you mean. The power supply would just provide an additional voltage, they currently provide 3.3V, 5V and 12V, they could also provide 48v too.
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eeBanned from communitylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down3·2 months agoI’m joking. If we’re going to add new power cables and a PSU to the card itself, it feels like the rest of the PC becomes an accessory to the GPU.
minus-squareCanadianCorhen@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoIf you have a $3k GPU, definitely feels that way!
Definitly feels like we need to increase the voltage. Stepdown transformers are extremely efficient, and could be card side.
So now your GPU is going to have a separate power cable from the wall? Or are we going to have GPUs with a PC attached?
not sure what you mean.
The power supply would just provide an additional voltage, they currently provide 3.3V, 5V and 12V, they could also provide 48v too.
I’m joking. If we’re going to add new power cables and a PSU to the card itself, it feels like the rest of the PC becomes an accessory to the GPU.
If you have a $3k GPU, definitely feels that way!