Having the GPU power connecting into the MB itself is something that should have been done long ago. There always seemed like there were too many cables needed in a PC. Nice design Asus!
It means 12vhpwr takes out your motherboard instead of your GPU. Also is has been done long ago in datacenter it's called a "HPCE" connector. What should have been done long ago (also used in datacenter) is using 4+4 cpu power for graphics, the cheapper rolled pin versionas are good for 336watts (7Amp*12v*4 circuits), solid pin is good for 384watts so a pair would support a 768watt graphics card easily.
@@etjulien I mean it could take out the gpu too I suppose, it is an extra layer of resistance and 12vhpwr only has a 10% margin as it is. But for everyone that's amazed by this "slot power" that has been in datacenter for years, datacenter has been using 4+4pin for even longer. Gamer space just needs to catch up to old datacenter standards like SAS 12Gbit so we don't have to have a full ATX board covered in M.2 slots to do what a traditional Sata/SAS header blcok does.
clean cables make the build....... removing them......... not a fan really... the extra money you spend on the fancy boards and stuff to hide them.. id rather spend on a nice set of cables and make a feature of it....
It moved the dodgy melting 12vhprw to your motherboard which while cheaper just hope it doesn't take out your board and cpu and ram and graphics simultaneously. We need 4+4pin to come to graphics cards they can do 336-384w each and are already industry wide.
that Asus power connector for the GPU is genus, also eliminates the problems that we've been having with the 12VHPWR, which i'm convinced now, is a badly designed connector that just needs to go away.
Asus already have board prototypes where the 12vhpwr is on the rear of the motherboard so that I can take out your cheaper motherboard isntead (hoping it doesnt toast your board and GPU simultaneously) or you can use 3x 6+2pin PCIE power instead sweeping the problem under the motherboard. Or we could just 4+4pin which are rated for 336-384watts like datacenter has done for of 10 years.
Having the connector on the board is fine . . . as long as the board is supplied by 2x 4+4pin EPS (and another for the CPU obviously). I'd say 12vhpwr needs to die in a fire but that seems to be their modus operandi anyway. -Rolled pin 4+4: 12volt x 7Amps per pin x 4 circuits (4 yellows) = 336watts -Solid pin 4+4: 12 volt x 8Amps per pin x 4 circuits (4 yellows ) = 384watts. This is already in use in datacenter just like the HPCE connector on these Asus boards.
As for the graphics card - it is the same stuff under the hood, just rearranged PCB. And it is an industry first, so it is a big thing. There is no better time to show off this tech than now with the 4090 monstrosity!
Putting the GPU power connector into the motherboard is an absolutely stupid idea. With things like a 4090 you really don't want to push 400 to 500 watts through the board. Also you will never be able to sell it used when you want a new card as it's such a niche unless the whole market switch to this design which it won't.
@@m.h.7901 Still more resistance and the 12vhpwer only has a 10% safety margin anyway. Having the connector on the board is fine...... so long as the board is supplied by 3x 6+2pin pcie or 2x 4+4pin EPS.
@@Berserkism The difference is how wide it must be to connect to both pcie and the new board one. Either that or you’ll need another riser cable just for the new connector.
