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power supplies haven't changed that much over the years but there's a new

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specification that could force you to buy a new one the next time you upgrade

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your GPU it's called atx 3.0 and it was

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designed by Intel specifically with high performance gpus in mind but what's

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different about it let's start by talking about the most obvious part of

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the new spec the power connector for your GPU

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instead of the 8-pin pci express connector that we've been used to for a

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long time atx 3.0 uses a 16-pin

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connector called 12vhpwr which is a mouthful that stands

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for 12 volts high power any power supply rated for more than 450

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watts is supposed to use this new connector which is meant to simplify the

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build process instead of having different graphics cards requiring

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different numbers of six or eight pin connectors or even custom ones new cards

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would instead just need one of these new 16 16-pin connectors

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even if a particular card is on the more power-hungry side think of it kind of

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like usb-c and that it's one form factor

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to plug in but with different power delivery depending on the implementation

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the spec recommends that the connector be labeled with how much power it

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supports 150 300 450 or 600 watts though

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that 600 watt option is supposed to only be used for liquid cooled cards since

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that's just wow a lot of power

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and remember how i said it had 16 pins well four of those pins are smaller than

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the rest and they're there so that the power supply and the GPU can actually

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talk to each other specifically the power supply can tell the GPU what its

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capabilities are which means that if you have a beefy graphics card but a power

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supply that can't quite provide all the power it might ask for the power supply

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can tell the GPU hey i'm not actually that powerful and the GPU's power limit

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can be lowered to accommodate it this should help prevent unexpected

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instability due to a card drawing too much power though it also means that

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your GPU's performance could be throttled if your power supply isn't up

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to scratch so you'll need to make sure that your power supply is rated for the

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amount of power that your GPU requires oh and also the rest of your system

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however the 16-pin plug isn't the only thing they've changed and we'll tell you

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about the other key features of atx 3.0 after we thank our sponsor see sonic how

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the links down below one of the other new atx 3.0 features also aimed at gpus

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is better spike resistance the thing is gpus have a normal power draw when

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they're under load like playing a game but they can also experience big

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momentary spikes in power draw this is a notable issue with rtx 3000 series cards

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well atx 3.0 is supposed to alleviate this by requiring any certified power

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supply to be capable of providing twice

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its maximum rated power for 10 straight microseconds and it has to be able to do

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this for 10 of its total running time that means

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that power supplies may become costlier due to the better electronics required

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don't have a high-end GPU join the club well there are other

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changes that still might affect you atx 3.0 should deliver better longevity with

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power supplies being able to handle over 175 000 power cycles per year which is

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kind of like turning your computer off and back on 480 times a day over its

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lifetime and speaking of which atx 3.0

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should provide faster system wake up time so i say go for it turn it on and

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off as often as you want efficiency should also improve when your

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system isn't working too hard as power supplies have to be above sixty percent

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efficient at just 10 watts or at two

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percent of their rated maximum power the spec also mentions that there will

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be a new certification system from cybernetic Labs this is kind of like the

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80 plus system that we're all used to but cybernetics raises power supplies

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for both noise and efficiency so you should be able to get a quick idea as to

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how loud your new psu will be just by looking at the box so should you budget

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for a new power supply alongside your next GPU purchase

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ah well remember that this is a recently published spec and it may be quite a

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while before atx 3.0 power supplies hit the market if we end up seeing them at

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all Intel is pushing the spec but it could meet resistance from manufacturers

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if the changes end up being too costly to implement so don't go throwing out

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your existing power supply just yet i mean

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it works pretty hard for you and when's the last time you even told it thank you

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