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An NVIDIA RTX GPU Couldn’t Be Used In A Rackmount Server Due To Non-Standard ATX Power Cables, So Modders Soldered Molex-Style Connectors To Make It Possible

An NVIDIA RTX GPU was modded by soldering Molex-style connectors to make it compatible with a rackmount server

Desktop graphics cards have been designed to be compatible with mid-tower or full-tower chassis, and to make them fit and operate in a rackmount server requires immense creativity, not to mention the risk that comes with it. Since these server types feature non-standard ATX PCIe power connectors, a regular GPU wouldn’t work, but here’s the beauty of modding; you can make non-compatible hardware work. Using their soldering skills, a group of individuals added some Molex-style cables to the graphics card, making it work with the rackmount server. Instead of taking the boring way and purchasing non-standard cables, the modders decided to […]

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