![Nvidia's mysterious 12-pin connector for the RTX 3080 and RTX 3090, “Chinese whispers”, rumors, senseless panic and a matching cable from Seasonic | Background Story | igor'sLAB Nvidia's mysterious 12-pin connector for the RTX 3080 and RTX 3090, “Chinese whispers”, rumors, senseless panic and a matching cable from Seasonic | Background Story | igor'sLAB](https://www.igorslab.de/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Drawing.jpg)
Nvidia's mysterious 12-pin connector for the RTX 3080 and RTX 3090, “Chinese whispers”, rumors, senseless panic and a matching cable from Seasonic | Background Story | igor'sLAB
![The GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition has a 12-pin power connector, but it may be an NVIDIA-exclusive - NotebookCheck.net News The GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition has a 12-pin power connector, but it may be an NVIDIA-exclusive - NotebookCheck.net News](https://www.notebookcheck.net/fileadmin/Notebooks/News/_nc3/Screenshot_2020_09_08_160735.png)
The GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition has a 12-pin power connector, but it may be an NVIDIA-exclusive - NotebookCheck.net News
![ZOTAC RTX 4090's PCIe Gen5 power cable adapter service life is up to 30 connection cycles - VideoCardz.com ZOTAC RTX 4090's PCIe Gen5 power cable adapter service life is up to 30 connection cycles - VideoCardz.com](https://cdn.videocardz.com/1/2022/09/NVIDIA-PCIE-ADAPTER.png)
ZOTAC RTX 4090's PCIe Gen5 power cable adapter service life is up to 30 connection cycles - VideoCardz.com
![Would this configuration be actually OK for 3x8 pin cards? Apparently this comes from some Seasonic material : r/nvidia Would this configuration be actually OK for 3x8 pin cards? Apparently this comes from some Seasonic material : r/nvidia](https://preview.redd.it/qfwh3kboeyl51.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=c3574552bfea93bd6c374a7e244630d10b7d4af1)
Would this configuration be actually OK for 3x8 pin cards? Apparently this comes from some Seasonic material : r/nvidia
![8-pin PCIe to ATX 12VHPWR Adapter Included with RTX 40-series Graphics Cards Has a Limited Service-Life of 30 Connect-Disconnect Cycles | TechPowerUp 8-pin PCIe to ATX 12VHPWR Adapter Included with RTX 40-series Graphics Cards Has a Limited Service-Life of 30 Connect-Disconnect Cycles | TechPowerUp](https://www.techpowerup.com/img/E6sdld1DsNerhtBA.jpg)
8-pin PCIe to ATX 12VHPWR Adapter Included with RTX 40-series Graphics Cards Has a Limited Service-Life of 30 Connect-Disconnect Cycles | TechPowerUp
![ZOTAC RTX 4090's PCIe Gen5 power cable adapter service life is up to 30 connection cycles - VideoCardz.com ZOTAC RTX 4090's PCIe Gen5 power cable adapter service life is up to 30 connection cycles - VideoCardz.com](https://cdn.videocardz.com/1/2022/09/ZOTAC-RTX4090-HERO.jpg)