TL;DR: NVIDIA's RTX 5090 graphics card requires 4 x 8-pin connectors for 600W power officially, but can operate with 3 x 8-pin connectors at 450W, seemingly running only 5% slower in 4K benchmarks.

Am putting together a PC and have run into a problem with the MB/case. The case fan has a 3-hole connector and all system fan connectors on the MB are 4-pin. Case: Fractal Design Define R5 Black ...

I have an old-ish motherboard with a single 4-pin PWM header and two 3-pin headers. Unfortunately, the 3-pin version of the fan I want is no longer available I'm considering just buying 3 PWM-versions ...

Building a PC isn’t easy for everyone, but if you’re someone who’s planning on doing it soon or just a PC enthusiast who’s passionate about PCMR, then this is the perfect blog for you. In this column, ...

SAPPHIRE has just officially teased new details of its upcoming Radeon RX 7900 series "RDNA 3" graphics cards, where we now know that their new Navi 31-powered graphics cards will feature 3 x 8-pin ...

The plug and socket that provides charging and data transfer between Apple devices and a computer or sound system. The current interface is USB Type C, which superseded Apple's own 30-pin and ...

I’m a big proponent of DIY PC building and I tend to describe it as “relatively straightforward.” For the most part, everything just plugs in where it should. But there is one aspect of putting ...