Custom Power Cabling for the GeForce RTX 30 Series Should Be Pretty Popular

[Tsing]

Image: NVIDIA



Somebody on China’s Chiphell forums has shared an image of a GeForce RTX 3090 Founders Edition mounted inside of what is presumably a mid-tower PC case. As you might expect, NVIDIA’s “BFGPU” takes up quite a bit of space, being the thick, triple-slot hog that it is. The photo also shows us that hard drive cages might be a decent deterrent against sagging.



What really caught our eyes, though, is the side-mounted 12-pin power connector and adapter cabling. This is probably what you’d call a first-world problem, but it looks like a bit of a nightmare for diligent, OCD types who take pride in cable management. We’re guessing that the adapter shown here is the official one supplied by NVIDIA (it seems to line up with the one shown in the...

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[magoo]

All you would need to do is make one yourself.
Home made single sleeved wiring is simple and actually fun.
You could easily run the extension wires below the card and connect the 8 pins behind the MB in the rear of the case.
We'll have to wait for someone to manufacture the specific aftermarket 8 pin female and 12 pin male connectors, but I suspect that is already underway.

 

[Armenius]

 

[Niner51]

I laughed out loud when I watched this video yesterday.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

I was already laughing when I saw the pic of it resting on the HHD cage. Good God, what have they unleashed upon us? But yeah, Jay is pretty hilarious too.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

Gotta say that butt-ugly as my HAF cases are compared to some of the newer, snazzier, things out there, each new gen makes me glad I've got the space for things to breathe and easily fit.