Intel originally introduced the ATX12VO (ATX 12 Volt Only) standard in 2020, promising simplified PSU designs and efficiency improvements over the standard ATX standard, with the ATX12VO V2 standard arriving in 2022 with further efficiency improvements, especially when it comes to idle power draw. A...
  • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    7 days ago

    I think switching to 12V only is a good idea since almost all of the load is from the 12V rail, but I don’t like the smaller power connectors. I’m worried we will have motherboards catching on fire in addition to our GPUs now. The Molex Mini-Fit Jr connectors are reliable and well proven. There is no need to switch to anything else.