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Summarize this content to 100 words At the Bilibili World 2023 exhibition held in Shanghai, ASUS announced plans this fall to start serial production of GeForce RTX 4070 video cards, which are distinguished by the absence of traditional power connectors. This product was first demonstrated by the manufacturer at Computex 2023 in May.
Previously, ASUS showed the concept of the GeForce RTX 4070 video card, which abandons the standard 8- or 12+4-pin power connectors. Instead, the video card is equipped with a unique connector for additional power, located next to the PCIe x16 connector. This requires the use of specific motherboards. The graphics card has a thickness of 2.3 slots and is equipped with a cooling system with three fans. ASUS has yet to decide on a final product name, but has confirmed that the graphics cards will be available in black and white.The video card receives power through a standard PCIe 4.0 x 16 connector and an additional connector connected to a special slot on the motherboard marked as GC_HPWR. It can transmit up to 600 W of power without the use of external cables.At the same time, nutrition is transferred to this one unique motherboard slot via a standard 12+4-pin 12VHPWR connector used to query graphics cards. The innovative 12VHPWR differs from the standard 12VHPWR by the location on reverse away from the motherboard instead of being located in one of the most accessible places on the video card.To demonstrate the seriousness of its intentions, ASUS at Computex 2023 used a dedicated Z790 TUF Gaming and GeForce RTX 4070 motherboard without power connectors, or rather where all the power connectors were on the back. At the current Bilibili World 2023 exhibition in Shanghai, the manufacturer presented the TX Gaming B760-BTF WIFI motherboard, also equipped with a unique power slot for a video card.ASUS plans to start mass production of components with the new power connector scheme this fall, so we shouldn’t expect them to appear on sale until winter or early next year. The company also confirmed that the cost of these components will be higher due to production difficulties.When asked why a more expensive and raw technology for the consumer, which simply changes the location of the 12VHPWR connector and increases the risks of operation in the event of a breakdown, the company’s marketers cite simplified cable management as an example. However, connecting such a powerful connector from the back of the case is better than the currently adopted configuration – not specified. ASUS may still release a limited run of these components first to gauge market response.
ASUS will start releasing the RTX 4070 without external power connectors, but there is a caveat.
At the Bilibili World 2023 exhibition held in Shanghai, ASUS announced plans this fall to start serial production of GeForce RTX 4070 video cards, which are distinguished by the absence of traditional power connectors. This product was first demonstrated by the manufacturer at Computex 2023 in May.
Previously, ASUS showed the concept of the GeForce RTX 4070 video card, which abandons the standard 8- or 12+4-pin power connectors. Instead, the video card is equipped with a unique connector for additional power, located next to the PCIe x16 connector. This requires the use of specific motherboards. The graphics card has a thickness of 2.3 slots and is equipped with a cooling system with three fans. ASUS has yet to decide on a final product name, but has confirmed that the graphics cards will be available in black and white.
The video card receives power through a standard PCIe 4.0 x 16 connector and an additional connector connected to a special slot on the motherboard marked as GC_HPWR. It can transmit up to 600 W of power without the use of external cables.
At the same time, nutrition is transferred to this one unique motherboard slot via a standard 12+4-pin 12VHPWR connector used to query graphics cards. The innovative 12VHPWR differs from the standard 12VHPWR by the location on reverse away from the motherboard instead of being located in one of the most accessible places on the video card.
To demonstrate the seriousness of its intentions, ASUS at Computex 2023 used a dedicated Z790 TUF Gaming and GeForce RTX 4070 motherboard without power connectors, or rather where all the power connectors were on the back. At the current Bilibili World 2023 exhibition in Shanghai, the manufacturer presented the TX Gaming B760-BTF WIFI motherboard, also equipped with a unique power slot for a video card.
ASUS plans to start mass production of components with the new power connector scheme this fall, so we shouldn’t expect them to appear on sale until winter or early next year. The company also confirmed that the cost of these components will be higher due to production difficulties.
When asked why a more expensive and raw technology for the consumer, which simply changes the location of the 12VHPWR connector and increases the risks of operation in the event of a breakdown, the company’s marketers cite simplified cable management as an example. However, connecting such a powerful connector from the back of the case is better than the currently adopted configuration – not specified.
ASUS may still release a limited run of these components first to gauge market response.
