Tag: ATX

ATX12VO v3: Better ATX PSU successor, but with melting cable risk?

Motherboards, News, PSUs | | Jan Olšan

It’s been six years since Intel came up with ATX12VO PSUs as and alternative to ATX power supplies, replacing PC’s multiple voltage rails with a single 12V rail (hence the name: “12V Only”) to improve energy efficiency. So far, it hasn’t gained much traction. Intel is now introducing a new “v3” version, which brings deeper changes. They’re quite interesting and could justify a transition, but there’s also one big caveat. Read more “ATX12VO v3: Better ATX PSU successor, but with melting cable risk?” »

Nvidia 12pin, PCIe 5.0 GPU power connector and interoperability

Graphics, News | | Jan Olšan

In 2020, Nvidia introduced a new power connector with GeForce RTX 3000 (Ampere) graphics. This originally seemed to be a proprietary Nvidia design that was only used by their own Founders Edition cards (and it required getting adapters/new cables for most PSUs). But now it seems to be turning into a standardised power connector under PCI Express 5.0 – well, almost. The situation around these cables is a bit more complicated. Read more “Nvidia 12pin, PCIe 5.0 GPU power connector and interoperability” »

FSP power supply with a liquid cooling: fanless up to 700 W

News | | Jan Olšan

Basically everything in your computer can be now cooled not only by air but also by a liquid – there are blocks for CPU, graphics cards, memory modules, and even SSD. Only power supplies stood out for a long time as components which must have a fan. Times are about to change. The company FSP is releasing a power supply that can be cooled trough a liquid cooling circuit. Read more “FSP power supply with a liquid cooling: fanless up to 700 W” »