Another one.....{Nv. video}

[maskrider]

It doesn't look parallel to the card to me, sorry.... what's the black line on the connector then?

I think it is not a black line, it looks more like a metalic ring or something like that, may be for tighter mounting, just may be. I've seen power connectors like that before, but forgot on which kind of stuff.

 

[maskrider]

Check out this pic, the ring reminds me of the power connector that I've seen somewhere familiar, and co-incidently, it is on V5 5500.

And he he he, this is my V5 5500, but I can't use it on my system

 

[DemoCoder]

I'm betting the connector is for a daughtercard of some kind, personal cinema, or some other boring purpose.

 

[Mummy]

I'm betting the connector is for a daughtercard of some kind, personal cinema, or some other boring purpose.

hmm its not boring

 

[DeathKnight]

It's a Molex connector.

 

[martrox]

It's a Molex connector.

Damn sure looks like one.....just like on the V5...... maybe nVidia got them when they bought 3DFX out

 

[Sage]

thakn you maskrider, i was about to post some pics of one of my Voodoo5's. that thing is so obviouly a molex connector if you have spent as much time working on Voodoo5's as i have. and the other white strip is definitely a silkscreen where model number / other info can be printed. anyone want to guess as to what kind of cooling we will see? it looks like it wouldnt be too hard to make a HS that covers the ram too. we might even see a tiny hs on the back of the chip i personally put CRORBS on the back of my Voodoo5s, using a shaved down piece of copper as a spacer and arctic alumina to electrically insulate any contacts. too bad i killed it replacing the stock HSF on the front with two more CRORBS

 

[BoddoZerg]

I wish you could post polls in this forum...

[pollstart]
[polltitle=Are nVidia's "are you ready" videos a crime against humanity?]
[polloption=Yes]
[polloption=No]
[pollstop]

 

[R300King!]

looks more like molex connector than floppy.

I think those connectors on the right are where you plug in the real heart and power to the NV30...the R350 chip ..yep..it plugs right in there. Now I know why nVidia can make those super high perfomance claims. hehe

 

[Sharkfood]

Ahh.. the evolution of NV30 discussion..

"It IS taped out, damn it!"

then

"Well, January Quarter *could* mean end of December as that is NVidia's January quarter"

and finally...

"It's a molex connector, for crying out loud!"

 

[ben6]

interesting find . Now if you could get a picture of the actual cooling... (I doubt any modern card with 300+ MHz clocks will ship without a heatsink/fan of some kind)

 

[Randell]

lol

 

[martrox]

Well, just what are the nVidia fanboi's gona say bout the plug?
1) ATI's sucks cause it's a floppy connector......
2) We NEVER said it was a bad thing......
3) Huh, .13 power savings?.........
4) all of the above
5) none of the above

 

[Randell]

what if, as they are test cards, the final boards dont need the connector hmm?

 

[martrox]

then, pick #5!

 

[Grall]

Randell:

How do you know they're test cards and not finished reference boards? It would be better if people stop making these wild assumptions...

And as for you, Democoder: if that's a connector for some kind of personal cinema thingy, it'll be the first (and only) time in history personal cinema thingies connect through molex harddrive-style power connectors.


*G*

 

[demalion]

Randell:

How do you know they're test cards and not finished reference boards? It would be better if people stop making these wild assumptions...

How is that a "wild" assumption? It was a card in a lab with no heatsink assembly on them that I noticed. Of course, it could have been a final reference board, but it is hardly "wild" to even think they are boards designed for testing.

In any case, the way I take the wording is that he was not even assuming they used a different card for "test cards" than the final board design, just that those cards were being used for testing, and being in a lab and all I'm not sure what other conclusion you could draw.

 

[Sage]

ITS A FRIGGIN MOLEX POWER CONNECTOR! at 400MHz - 500MHz speeds you HAVE to have a power connector, 0.8v on the AGP8x buss just wont cut it!

the only question i see posed is what cooling will it use.... hmm.....

 

[KimB]

Yes, they most definitely look like power connectors. The primary question is whether or not these will be on the final release boards.

 

[DeathKnight]

Yes, they most definitely look like power connectors. The primary question is whether or not these will be on the final release boards.

Why would they not be on the final release boards? I don't think they're going to make it a requirement to have an AGP Pro compatible socket on your mobo in order to get the extra power.

It's a molex power connector, it'll most likely be in the final design, end of story.