AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "8-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 4x4 for legacy motherboards, or 2x6 (it depends on who made it, but you see both). The reason is it's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 8 pin version, but split the connector for legacy boards, but at the same time make it compatible with high end Xeon and Threadripper boards, which need it due to the power these processors draw. While most people will not need it, once these high end boards and processors trickle down the power supplies which have it will be required to use the boards. However, the current Xeon and Threadripper boards already demand this many pins, even today. This connector is not news to those of us who came to know it from the high end secondary market.
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You see the same thing with the PCIe connector for GPUs; since most GPUs are 8-pin (except the RTX 4000 series with the proprietary 8>12 pin "high power" adapter) but you can split the 2 pins and get a 6-pin EPS connector.
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You see the same thing with the PCIe connector for GPUs; since most GPUs are 8-pin (except the RTX 4000 series with the proprietary 8>12 pin "high power" adapter) but you can split the 2 pins and get a 6-pin connector.
You're going to see this being a need on more and more desktops, as low end CPUs largely go to die because of smartphones and tablets, and the high end chips need A LOT of power to run. I would not be surprised if there will be a point anyone who is building a high end system will have no choice but to use a high wattage (850W+ power supply) to run some of these boards and processors!
AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "8-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 4x4 for legacy motherboards. It's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 4 pin and 6 pin version of the same part. The reason is simple: A lot of the high end boards demand 8-pin CPU power, once these things trickle down for people like me to take home cheap Threadrippers (and the corresponding motherboards) we're gonna need these power supplies more often. That said about TR, a lot of the Xeon boards already need this, especially dual CPU LGA 20XX (2011, 2066, etc) class boards. This is hardly news to anyone who knows about these boards or the people who will be who gets me a cheap TR4 Threadripper in a few years.
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AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "8-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 4x4 for legacy motherboards, or 2x6 (it depends on who made it, but you see both). The reason is it's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 8 pin version, but split the connector for legacy boards, but at the same time make it compatible with high end Xeon and Threadripper boards, which need it due to the power these processors draw. While most people will not need it, once these high end boards and processors trickle down the power supplies which have it will be required to use the boards. However, the current Xeon and Threadripper boards already demand this many pins, even today. This connector is not news to those of us who came to know it from the high end secondary market.
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You see the same thing with the EPS connector for GPUs; since most GPUs are 8-pin (except the RTX 4000 series with the proprietary 8>12 pin "high power" adapter) but you can split the 2 pins and get a 6-pin EPS connector.
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You see the same thing with the PCIe connector for GPUs; since most GPUs are 8-pin (except the RTX 4000 series with the proprietary 8>12 pin "high power" adapter) but you can split the 2 pins and get a 6-pin EPS connector.
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You're going to see this more and more on desktops, as low end CPUs largely go to die because of smartphones and tablets, and the high end chips need more and more power. I would not be surprised if I needed a 1000W+ power supply to play with Threadripper in a few years -- BUT as the need for them grows, the price will come down a bit as well due to economies of scale.
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You're going to see this being a need on more and more desktops, as low end CPUs largely go to die because of smartphones and tablets, and the high end chips need A LOT of power to run. I would not be surprised if there will be a point anyone who is building a high end system will have no choice but to use a high wattage (850W+ power supply) to run some of these boards and processors!
AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "8-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 4x4 for legacy motherboards. It's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 4 pin and 6 pin version of the same part. The reason is simple: A lot of the high end boards demand 6-pin CPU power, once these things trickle down for people like me to take home cheap Threadrippers (and the corresponding motherboards) we're gonna need 6-pin power supplies. That said about TR, a lot of the Xeon boards already need this, especially dual CPU LGA 20XX (2011, 2066, etc) class boards. This is hardly news to anyone who knows about these boards or the people who will be who gets me a cheap TR4 Threadripper in a few years.
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AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "8-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 4x4 for legacy motherboards. It's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 4 pin and 6 pin version of the same part. The reason is simple: A lot of the high end boards demand 8-pin CPU power, once these things trickle down for people like me to take home cheap Threadrippers (and the corresponding motherboards) we're gonna need these power supplies more often. That said about TR, a lot of the Xeon boards already need this, especially dual CPU LGA 20XX (2011, 2066, etc) class boards. This is hardly news to anyone who knows about these boards or the people who will be who gets me a cheap TR4 Threadripper in a few years.
You see the same thing with the EPS connector for GPUs; since most GPUs are 8-pin (except the RTX 4000 series with the proprietary 8>12 pin "high power" adapter) but you can split the 2 pins and get a 6-pin EPS connector.
You're going to see this more and more on desktops, as low end CPUs largely go to die because of smartphones and tablets, and the high end chips need more and more power. I would not be surprised if I needed a 1000W+ power supply to play with Threadripper in a few years -- BUT as the need for them grows, the price will come down a bit as well due to economies of scale.
AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "6-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 3x3 for legacy motherboards. It's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 4 pin and 6 pin version of the same part. The reason is simple: A lot of the high end boards demand 6-pin CPU power, once these things trickle down for people like me to take home cheap Threadrippers (and the corresponding motherboards) we're gonna need 6-pin power supplies. That said about TR, a lot of the Xeon boards already need this, especially dual CPU LGA 20XX (2011, 2066, etc) class boards. This is hardly news to anyone who knows about these boards or the people who will be who gets me a cheap TR4 Threadripper in a few years.
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AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "8-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 4x4 for legacy motherboards. It's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 4 pin and 6 pin version of the same part. The reason is simple: A lot of the high end boards demand 6-pin CPU power, once these things trickle down for people like me to take home cheap Threadrippers (and the corresponding motherboards) we're gonna need 6-pin power supplies. That said about TR, a lot of the Xeon boards already need this, especially dual CPU LGA 20XX (2011, 2066, etc) class boards. This is hardly news to anyone who knows about these boards or the people who will be who gets me a cheap TR4 Threadripper in a few years.
You see the same thing with the EPS connector for GPUs; since most GPUs are 8-pin (except the RTX 4000 series with the proprietary 8>12 pin "high power" adapter) but you can split the 2 pins and get a 6-pin EPS connector.
You're going to see this more and more on desktops, as low end CPUs largely go to die because of smartphones and tablets, and the high end chips need more and more power. I would not be surprised if I needed a 1000W+ power supply to play with Threadripper in a few years -- BUT as the need for them grows, the price will come down a bit as well due to economies of scale.
AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "6-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 3x3 for legacy motherboards. It's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 4 pin and 6 pin version of the same part. The reason is simple: A lot of the high end boards demand 6-pin CPU power, once these things trickle down for people like me to take home cheap Threadrippers (and the corresponding motherboards) we're gonna need 6-pin power supplies. That said about TR, a lot of the Xeon boards already need this, especially dual CPU LGA 20XX (2011, 2066, etc) class boards. This is hardly news to anyone who knows about these boards.
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AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "6-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 3x3 for legacy motherboards. It's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 4 pin and 6 pin version of the same part. The reason is simple: A lot of the high end boards demand 6-pin CPU power, once these things trickle down for people like me to take home cheap Threadrippers (and the corresponding motherboards) we're gonna need 6-pin power supplies. That said about TR, a lot of the Xeon boards already need this, especially dual CPU LGA 20XX (2011, 2066, etc) class boards. This is hardly news to anyone who knows about these boards or the people who will be who gets me a cheap TR4 Threadripper in a few years.
You see the same thing with the EPS connector for GPUs; since most GPUs are 8-pin (except the RTX 4000 series with the proprietary 8>12 pin "high power" adapter) but you can split the 2 pins and get a 6-pin EPS connector.
You're going to see this more and more on desktops, as low end CPUs largely go to die because of smartphones and tablets, and the high end chips need more and more power. I would not be surprised if I needed a 1000W+ power supply to play with Threadripper in a few years -- BUT as the need for them grows, the price will come down a bit as well due to economies of scale.
AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "6-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 3x3 for legacy motherboards. It's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 4 pin and 6 pin version of the same part. The reason is simple: A lot of the high end boards demand 6-pin CPU power, once these things trickle down for people like me to take home cheap Threadrippers (and the corresponding motherboards) we're gonna need 6-pin power supplies. That said about TR, a lot of the Xeon boards already need this, especially dual CPU LGA 20XX (2011, 2066, etc) class boards. This is hardly news to anyone who knows about these boards.
You see the same thing with the EPS connector for GPUs; since most GPUs are 8-pin (except the RTX 4000 series with the proprietary 8>12 pin "high power" adapter) but you can split the 2 pins and get a 6-pin EPS connector.
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You're going to see this more and more on desktops, as low end CPUs largely go to die because of smartphones and tablets, and the high end chips need more and more power. I would not be surprised if I needed a 1000W+ power supply to play with Threadripper LGA in a few years.
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You're going to see this more and more on desktops, as low end CPUs largely go to die because of smartphones and tablets, and the high end chips need more and more power. I would not be surprised if I needed a 1000W+ power supply to play with Threadripper in a few years -- BUT as the need for them grows, the price will come down a bit as well due to economies of scale.
AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "6-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 2x2 for legacy motherboards. It's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 4 pin and 6 pin version of the same part. The reason is simple: A lot of the high end boards demand 6-pin CPU power, once these things trickle down for people like me to take home cheap Threadrippers (and the corresponding motherboards) we're gonna need 6-pin power supplies. That said about TR, a lot of the Xeon boards already need this, especially dual CPU LGA 20XX (2011, 2066, etc) class boards. This is hardly news to anyone who knows about these boards.
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AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "6-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 3x3 for legacy motherboards. It's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 4 pin and 6 pin version of the same part. The reason is simple: A lot of the high end boards demand 6-pin CPU power, once these things trickle down for people like me to take home cheap Threadrippers (and the corresponding motherboards) we're gonna need 6-pin power supplies. That said about TR, a lot of the Xeon boards already need this, especially dual CPU LGA 20XX (2011, 2066, etc) class boards. This is hardly news to anyone who knows about these boards.
You see the same thing with the EPS connector for GPUs; since most GPUs are 8-pin (except the RTX 4000 series with the proprietary 8>12 pin "high power" adapter) but you can split the 2 pins and get a 6-pin EPS connector.
You're going to see this more and more on desktops, as low end CPUs largely go to die because of smartphones and tablets, and the high end chips need more and more power. I would not be surprised if I needed a 1000W+ power supply to play with Threadripper LGA in a few years.
AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "6-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 2x2 for legacy motherboards. It's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 4 pin and 6 pin version of the same part. The reason is simple: A lot of the high end boards demand 6-pin CPU power, once these things trickle down for people like me to take home cheap Threadrippers (and the corresponding motherboards) we're gonna need 6-pin power supplies. That said about TR, a lot of the Xeon boards already need this, especially dual CPU LGA 20XX (2011, 2066, etc) class boards. This is hardly news to anyone who knows about these boards.
You see the same thing with the EPS connector for GPUs; since most GPUs are 8-pin (except the RTX 4000 series with the proprietary 8>12 pin "high power" adapter) but you can split the 2 pins and get a 6-pin EPS connector.
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You're going to see this more and more on desktops, as low end CPUs largely go to die because of smartphones and tablets, and the high end chips need more and more power. I would not be surprised if I needed a 1000W+ power supply to play with Threadripper LGA in a few years.
AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "6-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 2x2 for legacy motherboards. It's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 4 pin and 6 pin version of the same part. The reason is simple: A lot of the high end boards demand 6-pin CPU power, once these things trickle down for people like me to take home cheap Threadrippers (and the corresponding motherboards) we're gonna need 6-pin power supplies. That said about TR, a lot of the Xeon boards already need this, especially dual CPU LGA 201X class boards. This is hardly news to anyone who takes advantage of the secondhand market.
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AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "6-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 2x2 for legacy motherboards. It's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 4 pin and 6 pin version of the same part. The reason is simple: A lot of the high end boards demand 6-pin CPU power, once these things trickle down for people like me to take home cheap Threadrippers (and the corresponding motherboards) we're gonna need 6-pin power supplies. That said about TR, a lot of the Xeon boards already need this, especially dual CPU LGA 20XX (2011, 2066, etc) class boards. This is hardly news to anyone who knows about these boards.
You see the same thing with the EPS connector for GPUs; since most GPUs are 8-pin (except the RTX 4000 series with the proprietary 8>12 pin "high power" adapter) but you can split the 2 pins and get a 6-pin EPS connector.
AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "6-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 2x2 for legacy motherboards. It's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 4 pin and 6 pin version of the same part. The reason is simple: A lot of the high end boards demand 6-pin CPU power, once these things trickle down for people like me to take home cheap Threadrippers (and the corresponding motherboards) we're gonna need 6-pin power supplies.
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AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "6-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 2x2 for legacy motherboards. It's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 4 pin and 6 pin version of the same part. The reason is simple: A lot of the high end boards demand 6-pin CPU power, once these things trickle down for people like me to take home cheap Threadrippers (and the corresponding motherboards) we're gonna need 6-pin power supplies. That said about TR, a lot of the Xeon boards already need this, especially dual CPU LGA 201X class boards. This is hardly news to anyone who takes advantage of the secondhand market.
You see the same thing with the EPS connector for GPUs; since most GPUs are 8-pin (except the RTX 4000 series with the proprietary 8>12 pin "high power" adapter) but you can split the 2 pins and get a 6-pin EPS connector.
AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "6-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 2x2 for legacy motherboards. It's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 4 pin and 6 pin version of the same part. The reason is simple: A lot of the high end boards demand 6-pin CPU power, once these things trickle down for people like me to take home cheap Threadrippers we're gonna need 6-pin power supplies.
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AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "6-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 2x2 for legacy motherboards. It's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 4 pin and 6 pin version of the same part. The reason is simple: A lot of the high end boards demand 6-pin CPU power, once these things trickle down for people like me to take home cheap Threadrippers (and the corresponding motherboards) we're gonna need 6-pin power supplies.
You see the same thing with the EPS connector for GPUs; since most GPUs are 8-pin (except the RTX 4000 series with the proprietary 8>12 pin "high power" adapter) but you can split the 2 pins and get a 6-pin EPS connector.
AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "6-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 2x2 for legacy motherboards. It's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 4 pin and 6 pin version of the same part.
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AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "6-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 2x2 for legacy motherboards. It's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 4 pin and 6 pin version of the same part. The reason is simple: A lot of the high end boards demand 6-pin CPU power, once these things trickle down for people like me to take home cheap Threadrippers we're gonna need 6-pin power supplies.
You see the same thing with the EPS connector for GPUs; since most GPUs are 8-pin (except the RTX 4000 series with the proprietary 8>12 pin "high power" adapter) but you can split the 2 pins and get a 6-pin EPS connector.
AH YES, this issue. What a lot of new power supplies do is they have a "6-pin" CPU power connector, but split it 2x2 for legacy motherboards. It's cheaper for them to do that than it is for them to sell a 4 pin and 6 pin version of the same part.
You see the same thing with the EPS connector for GPUs; since most GPUs are 8-pin (except the RTX 4000 series with the proprietary 8>12 pin "high power" adapter) but you can split the 2 pins and get a 6-pin EPS connector.