Dell's solution to the 16-pin connector overheating issues seems to bea custom connector to lock it into place. At least, that's what the OEM has done in a new prebuilt featuring the RTX 5070 Ti. The ...

You can probably instantly recognize the USB, microphone, printer, speaker, SD card and power connectors found on your PC. Older computers, however, often have legacy ports that you may not need or ...

The incendiary woes of the 16-pin power connector keep birthing new ways to prevent the inevitable. MSI's latest attempt is to sync its power supplies' active monitoring system with MSI Afterburner to ...

The 16-pin (12VHPWR) power connector has been one of the most talked-about parts of modern graphics cards—and not for good reasons. Since Nvidia’s RTX 40-series launched, there have been multiple ...

Rumor mill: Recent reports have sparked concern that Nvidia's upcoming series of graphics cards might consume significantly more power than the RTX 4000 series. A breakdown of MSI's latest power ...

I recently acquired a number of computer monitors for next to nothing from Indiana University surplus. Amongst them are two Samsung monitors, a 15GL and a 17GLS. Both of these have a hd-15 like ...

A test of a Japanese pre-built PC from Dell reveals a new design for the error-prone power connector of modern graphics cards.

This is a guest post by GeekWife/Mom and Teacher, Travlyn Russell. In the midst of a the largest budget crisis in California since the 1970's, when most teachers are facing cuts in supplies and ...