That’s where the Hyte PCIe 4.0 cable comes in: it includes a little plastic dummy card sitting in the PCIe slot. It even comes in your choice of black, white, or hot rod red.

According to Lian Li’s post on X (formerly Twitter), this riser cable is backward compatible with PCIe 4.0, PCIe 3.0, and PCIe 2.0, ensuring that it can be used even with older systems.

To avoid putting strain on the riser cables, the GeForce RTX 4090 was placed slightly elevated using a piece of exercise mat. Below is a movie that records the first power ON after attaching the ...