Asus and Gigabyte discreetly introduced the Evo and Max models, respectively. Although the updated SKUs are listed on their respective websites, pricing and availability currently remain undisclosed.
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Hella_D Im not sure if pepole should be disappointed or not, cuz I have suspicion that at the resolution this card is targeted at that a reduction from x16 to x8 would make a discernable difference in general performance. Id need benchmark numbers first. Reply
BFG-9000 GB206 chip in RTX 5060Ti is x8 interface ONLY anyway. Half of the x16 connector would be blank, but having it would allow the motherboard latch to work. Reply
Hella_D BFG-9000 said: GB206 chip in RTX 5060Ti is x8 interface ONLY anyway. Half of the x16 connector would be blank, but having it would allow the motherboard latch to work. This I was not aware of. Thank you. Reply
Hella_D Hella_D said: This I was not aware of. Thanks. In my experiance if you have a gpu support or a non verticle case like my matx case the gpu clip is pretty much not required anyway. Ive also broken off a few on accident over the years hasnt ever been an issue for me, and ive owned some massive cards. But thats a matter opinion. Reply
bill001g Hella_D said: Ive also broken off a few on accident over the years hasnt ever been an issue for me, and ive owned some massive cards. Not going to get away with that on these newer models. Even tiny cracks near the hook will damage traces. You see massive number of photos on various forum showing the reason people were refused warranty repair. A lot of this is people forcing the card out of the slot but when you are required o have a special stand in your case to prevent the card from bending and cracking this connector it is poor design. Reply
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