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The twelve pin power connector isn't meant for low cost PCs. It is meant for extremely high end PCs and extremely reliable server hardware.


"Low cost" here includes all GPUs hosted on ATX type expansion boards, intended for price sensitive markets. "Extremely reliable server hardware" (N+1 GPU and better) doesn't use this design. Typically in HPC systems CPUs and GPUs are mounted on planar daughterboards that bear no resemblance to conventional PC hardware: NVIDIA's HGX platform (used at AWS) for example.




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