DIY-APE teases insane 50-pin power connector, capable of 1500W for next-gen hidden connectors

DIY-APE has just teased its new concept 50-pin power cable, ready to deliver a monster 1500W of power through a single connector directly into the motherboard: no cables for the GPU are needed. This is hopefully what we see out of BTF 3.0 in the near future:

The DIY-APE team works with companies like ASUS, MaxSun, and others on new innovative backside designs, with their latest design featuring a 50-pin connector driving up to 1500W of power into the motherboard. With a monstrous 1500W of power over a single cable, there's no need for power cables for the CPU, GPU, and other power-hungry components. It's all fed into the motherboard with a single 1500W connector.

The 1500W power connector prototype was used on an Intel LGA 1851 motherboard, sporting an extra-long connector found on the backside of the motherboard. This prototype interface replaces traditional 24-pin ATX and 8-pin EPS power connectors, as well as 16-pin connectors being fed into higher-end GPUs like the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series, and soon RTX 50 series GPUs.

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Just imagine, no power connectors into your motherboard (usually 3) and no power connectors into your graphics card (between 1 and 3) as it's all fed neatly, and invisibly, on the backside of your motherboard. However, the 1500W prototype uses ASUS's new PCIe-based power connector called GC-HPWR, removing the need for 8-pin and 16-pin power connectors. This requires a specific GPU for now, exclusive to just two brands on the market.

NVIDIA's new ultra-enthusiast GeForce RTX 5090 32GB graphics card is said to use 575W of power from the latest leaks, meaning you could have a high-end motherboard, CPU, and RTX 5090, all with a single power connector to rule (well, run) them all.