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Corsair Now Offers 12VHPWR Connector Modular Cable Capable of Delivering Up to 600W
The cable is compatible with PCI Express 5.0 which conforms to the ATX 3.0 standard, also used for the power supply of the latest high-end graphics cards. When connected to a CORSAIR power supply unit of 1200W or more, the full power of 600W can be supplied.
CORSAIR introduced a power modular cable "600W PCIe 5.0 12VHPWR Type-4 PSU Power Cable" with a 12VHPWR connector compatible with the current full modular power supply unit on September 22, 2022 (local time).
The 12VHPWR connection cable is compatible with PCI Express 5.0 and corresponds to the ATX 3.0 standard, and it is also used to power the latest GPU "GeForce RTX 4090." The graphics card has an adapter that transforms the PCI Express 8pin to 12VHPWR connector, but if you use the cable introduced this time, you can connect to the current high-end graphics card without using an adapter. The new power modular cable is backwards compatible with all current CORSAIR Type-4 full modular power supply devices. A single cable may offer up to 600W of power, and when linked to a 1200W or higher CORSAIR power supply unit, full power of 600W can be given. Furthermore, power supply units of 1000W or more can be supplied with up to 450W, while models of 750W or more can be supplied with up to 300W.
Global shipments will begin on September 29th.
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#6055006 Posted on: 09/27/2022 12:21 PM
Yep, ancient at 3 yrs old
But that is completely irrelevant
I could buy a Corsair 1000w PSU tomorrow and the support statement is exactly the same, Corsair say I can't use 600W with their 12VHPWR cable.
AIBs like Gigabyte are bundling 4x8pin to 12VHPWR with their 4090s..... So not sure who will actually need one of these Corsair cables anyway.
I am guessing it's cause corsair doesn't deem it safe for 1000w and below psu's to push 300 watts per 8 pin pcie connector.
And yes, there is bundled an adapter which tests has shown get extremely hot (as in it has melted and caught fire in several instances) and is extremely fragile... hence why alot of people (myself included) won't under any circumstances use that adapter. It's a disaster waiting to happen.
Yep, ancient at 3 yrs old
But that is completely irrelevantI could buy a Corsair 1000w PSU tomorrow and the support statement is exactly the same, Corsair say I can't use 600W with their 12VHPWR cable.
AIBs like Gigabyte are bundling 4x8pin to 12VHPWR with their 4090s..... So not sure who will actually need one of these Corsair cables anyway.
I am guessing it's cause corsair doesn't deem it safe for 1000w and below psu's to push 300 watts per 8 pin pcie connector.
And yes, there is bundled an adapter which tests has shown get extremely hot (as in it has melted and caught fire in several instances) and is extremely fragile... hence why alot of people (myself included) won't under any circumstances use that adapter. It's a disaster waiting to happen.
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#6055007 Posted on: 09/27/2022 12:22 PM
No, the adapters bundles 4x pcie 8 pins to a single 12 pin 600 watt connector. Corsais cable only uses 2x pcie 8 pin cables, meaning you will pull double the amount of power per cable.
I am a bit worried about that but I don't see anything on the Corsair cable that indicates any kind of balancing between the 2 8pins. Electrically, it would seem to be identical to using an adapter, no?
No, the adapters bundles 4x pcie 8 pins to a single 12 pin 600 watt connector. Corsais cable only uses 2x pcie 8 pin cables, meaning you will pull double the amount of power per cable.
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#6055016 Posted on: 09/27/2022 12:42 PM
600w going through a single cable!...
600w going through a single cable!...
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#6055018 Posted on: 09/27/2022 12:48 PM
I am guessing it's cause corsair doesn't deem it safe for 1000w and below psu's to push 300 watts per 8 pin pcie connector.
And yes, there is bundled an adapter which tests has shown get extremely hot (as in it has melted and caught fire in several instances) and is extremely fragile... hence why alot of people (myself included) won't under any circumstances use that adapter. It's a disaster waiting to happen.
No, the adapters bundles 4x pcie 8 pins to a single 12 pin 600 watt connector. Corsais cable only uses 2x pcie 8 pin cables, meaning you will pull double the amount of power per cable.
Doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
Corsair are saying that their cable can handle 263W per 8pin cable (75W from PCIE slot) and that's assuming the load is spread evenly between the 2 cables and I don't see any mechanism to do that.
I am guessing it's cause corsair doesn't deem it safe for 1000w and below psu's to push 300 watts per 8 pin pcie connector.
And yes, there is bundled an adapter which tests has shown get extremely hot (as in it has melted and caught fire in several instances) and is extremely fragile... hence why alot of people (myself included) won't under any circumstances use that adapter. It's a disaster waiting to happen.
No, the adapters bundles 4x pcie 8 pins to a single 12 pin 600 watt connector. Corsais cable only uses 2x pcie 8 pin cables, meaning you will pull double the amount of power per cable.
Doesn't make a lot of sense to me.
Corsair are saying that their cable can handle 263W per 8pin cable (75W from PCIE slot) and that's assuming the load is spread evenly between the 2 cables and I don't see any mechanism to do that.
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I am a bit worried about that but I don't see anything on the Corsair cable that indicates any kind of balancing between the 2 8pins. Electrically, it would seem to be identical to using an adapter, no?