When you plug in a USB or Thunderbolt cable to your computer, that connection is often being routed to a small chip that then translates that data into a PCI Express signal for the final connection to ...

Mixing PSU cables might seem harmless, since old and new cables look visually identical. However, PSU cables like the 6-pin, 8-pin, and 24-pin connectors aren't standardized, at least not at the PSU ...

For three decades, industrial PCs have used two types of internal architecture, motherboards and passive backplanes: ATX motherboards with slots for ISA, PCI and PCIe I/O extensions connected ...

If you see the error message Please power down and connect the PCIe Power Cables for this Graphics Card on your Windows 11/10 PC, read this post to learn how to ...

In a press release in my inbox, the PCI-SIG PR representative said that PCIe 5.0 and PCIe 6.0 internal and external cable specifications are currently in development and are "targeted for release" in ...

The ASRock DeskMate is a small desktop computer that packs a lot of features into a small space… as well as support for some hardware that doesn’t fit inside the box. It’s now available in China with ...

Graphics cards are notoriously gutsy when it comes to power consumption, with the likes of Nvidia's RTX 3090 requiring 350W. Currently, delivering juice from PSUs to GPUs requires up to three 8-pin ...

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Sometimes the small things are the most charming, or conversely they can be the most irritating. When you are building a PC and aiming for a beautifully neat and tidy build some of your chosen ...

In what seems to be some clarification on the PCIe Gen5 12-pin power connector and the 12+4-pin version, is the full spec cable with 12 pins and 4 data signal paths. These additional pins are actually ...

Samtec and PLDA offers a groundbreaking solution for PCIe 4.0 endpoint development by combining PLDA’s PCIe 4.0 hardware and IP with the Samtec’s PCUO PCIe® Optical Flyover Cable Assembly. The PLDA ...