After numerous articles, explanations, and follow-up tests, today we’re taking a different approach. I have three intriguing topics for you: the possible origin story of the 12VHPWR connector…
Your understanding is wrong. Nvidia pushed a connector without adequate testing and the connector failed, killing cards.
Bad adapters are a thing, as they ALWAYS were. An adapter cannot fixed a problematic specification.
Users are not to blame: badly designed connector is to blame, not the users. There is a reason why the AT connector for PSUs was abandoned: It was a two part connector that could be easily inserted wrong and burn your components.
P.S. I am an electrical engineer also that turned to IT work, so i understand Igor’s arguments and the mechanics behind the connector.
Your understanding is wrong. Nvidia pushed a connector without adequate testing and the connector failed, killing cards.
Bad adapters are a thing, as they ALWAYS were. An adapter cannot fixed a problematic specification.
Users are not to blame: badly designed connector is to blame, not the users. There is a reason why the AT connector for PSUs was abandoned: It was a two part connector that could be easily inserted wrong and burn your components.
P.S. I am an electrical engineer also that turned to IT work, so i understand Igor’s arguments and the mechanics behind the connector.
NVIDIA? Or the the PCI SIG? Why did nobody intervene?
Agree, and I don’t blame the users. I just think it is a none-issue in real life (also according to Igors own failure rate numbers).