When [Charles Ouweland] found himself in need of a DIN connector that had a somewhat unusual pin arrangement, he figured he could fashion his own in less time than it would take to have a replaceme… ...

The third source said: " From our perspective (NVIDIA), the 16-pin connector is the industry standard by now, and so I don't think it would be crazy at all for us to commit to the Gen 6 16-pin ...

The question is, will Intel and AMD stick with the traditional 8-pin PCIe connectors for its next-gen GPUs or shift to the new 12V-2x6 PCIe standard.

Both AMD and Nvidia have typically made do with pairs of 6-pin and 8-pin connectors in various configurations. This year, Nvidia is introducing a change, with a new 12-pin connector for Ampere.

These connectors are intended to improve both the mechanical and electrical performance of transmission and distribution ...