These genius £11 USB-C cables saved me from tangle hell
As a tech journalist and lifelong nerd, I tend to travel with a lot of gadgets. All of these devices need charging, and ideally, I’d like to charge them all at once. […]
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Where should you buy monitor cables? | Ask an expert
Q: Where do you buy your cables for your monitors? They’re not all made to equal specifications, especially DisplayPort. A: Monoprice gets our staff’s vote for being a source for reliable, affordable […]
Are USB-C cables all the same? Let’s compare cheap and expensive models
Are all USB-C cables the same? That’s what we wondered when we found two different Amazon Basics models, one priced at about $9, and the other at $19. Is the cheaper USB-C […]
New USB-C logos make picking USB cables, chargers less confusing
Choosing the correct USB-C charger and cable for you laptop is about as fun as visiting the dentist, but new logos released today should go a long way toward making things easier. […]
DisplayPort’s new labels avoid the confusion plaguing HDMI cables
A couple of months ago the new HDMI 2.1 specification was released… which, for some reason, included all of the specs from the previous and retired 2.0 cables. That means that cables […]
USB-C cables can now charge the most powerful gaming laptops
Combining data, audio/video, and charging into a single port with USB-C and Thunderbolt is one of the coolest innovations in modern laptops. But thanks to a relatively low limit on the amount […]
Meet Project Stealth, a new initiative by PC powerhouses to hide all visible cables
Any PC builder knows that internal wiring can be a hassle. Between power supply rails, SATA cables, cooling fans, and any number of other parts, you might spend just as much time […]
Multiple RTX 4090 owners report melting 12VHPWR power cables
Nvidia’s latest graphics cards are absolute monsters, both in terms of size and power draw. In fact the ferocious GeForce RTX 4090 uses the brand new 12VHPWR 16-pin power rail design, featured […]
Nvidia’s still investigating those melting RTX 4090 cables
What’s the last thing you want to hear after dropping $1,500+ on a brand new, ultra-powerful graphics card? Probably “they just announced a new one,” but a close second has got to […]
Gamers Nexus may have solved why RTX 4090 power cables are melting
The mystery of melting 12VHWPR connectors in GeForce RTX 4090 GPUs may be due to manufacturing defects as well as improper cable insertion, an investigation by Gamers Nexus published Wednesday has found. […]
