ASUS to Release Cable-Free NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 GPU Later This Year: Report

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ASUS showcased a connector-less NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 concept at Computex 2023, and while it wasn't clear at the time whether it'd actually hit retail, Bilibili content creator Eixa Studio has reported that this is indeed happening, with a release anticipated for later this year. The new concept from ASUS swaps the traditional PCIe power connectors with a proprietary "GC_HPWR" connector, enabling a a clean and cable-free look, although a special motherboard is required.

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This isn't connector free.

This is just a different connector in a different location, and you'll still need another cable to provide the motherboard with that power...

And it is a bad idea, as it is a way to lock in users to using specific GPU's with specific motherboards.

We need industry wide standards, or no new standards at all.
 
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Zarathustra said:
This isn't connector free.

This is just a different connector in a different location.
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Yeah I was gonna say, "cable-free" implies that A.) there are no power connectors on this card at all, and thus nothing you need to plug power cables into, and B.) the card would get all the power it needs from the PCIe slot. Clearly this is not the case.
 
It would make sense to have like a high power pcie standard at this point. Proprietary, yeah thats an issue for sure. Its cool and all, but it won't go far if its just Asus.
 
Uvilla said:
It would make sense to have like a high power pcie standard at this point. Proprietary, yeah thats an issue for sure. Its cool and all, but it won't go far if its just Asus.
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ASUS has often lead the market on motherboard features and designs. If any company can lead the adoption trend its them. A lot of common design elements of motherboards today all began on ASUS' motherboards. The PCB isolation for audio started on ROG boards first. The current approach to VRM's with two inductors per phase and no phase doubling to cut costs and get better transient response started with the Maximus XI Formula and Hero boards. Even the deceptive naming of their power phase configuration started with ASUS first with its "Twin 8-Phase" power design.

For better or worse, ASUS is a leader and trendsetter in the market.
 
Dan_D said:
ASUS has often lead the market on motherboard features and designs. If any company can lead the adoption trend its them. A lot of common design elements of motherboards today all began on ASUS' motherboards. The PCB isolation for audio started on ROG boards first. The current approach to VRM's with two inductors per phase and no phase doubling to cut costs and get better transient response started with the Maximus XI Formula and Hero boards. Even the deceptive naming of their power phase configuration started with ASUS first with its "Twin 8-Phase" power design.

For better or worse, ASUS is a leader and trendsetter in the market.
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I didn't know any of that. Thanks!
 
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