*Official Benchmark Thread* - Post it here or it didn't happen :D

[Papusan]

On 10/22/2025 at 12:18 PM, Papusan said:

 

Yep, spot on. QC means you also should test the products you have created. I'm sure some will use it after they bought it🙄

 

Warning: Cooler Master misleads customers in the official power supply support to self-destruct their 12V 2×6 connector

Summary and conclusion

The sobering conclusion after all these tests is clear: Cooler Master could never have tested this cable in its current form under real-world conditions. No manufacturer who had even once attempted to insert this connector into a current high-end GPU like an RTX 5090 Suprim, a 4090 Strix, or similar cards would have been able to avoid this design without noticing the massive design flaw.

 

Yup. People are their worst enemy. Critical thinking is completely absent.

 

Btw. Me pay for almost nothing? Nope. Let the premium buyers link to their articles, LOL

https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/cooler-master-tells-customer-to-dismantle-12v2x6-connector-to-fit-asus-rtx-5070-ti-—-customer-service-offers-dubious-advice-that-might-not-even-fix.3888011/post-23553389

 

Wonder how many articles being linked from TS to others after the paywall? Any numbers bro @Mr. Fox? Is less better than a lot?

 

The CableMod moment for Cooler Master. What do those two companies have common? They both have the abbreviation CM, and both tried to reinvent the wheel. Do they also use same engineers and use same factory for their flawed products? 

 

Cooler Master tries to save its image after admitting serious defects in the 12V-2x6 90º connector, recommending its manipulation.

[Mr. Fox]

31 minutes ago, Papusan said:

 

The CableMod moment for Cooler Master. What do those two companies have common? They both have the abbreviation CM, and both tried to reinvent the wheel. Do they also use same engineers and use same factory for their flawed products? 

 

Cooler Master tries to save its image after admitting serious defects in the 12V-2x6 90º connector, recommending its manipulation.

It is really unfortunate that nobody produces a high quality 90 degree 12VHPWR (aka 12V-2x6) cable. It is really inexcusable. How hard can it be?

 

CableMod produces a new type (Steathsense) that is supposedly the best available but I do not want to be a guinea pig. The straight connections really suck and are not even good for many of the largest cases on the market.

[jaybee83]

1 hour ago, Mr. Fox said:

It is really unfortunate that nobody produces a high quality 90 degree 12VHPWR (aka 12V-2x6) cable. It is really inexcusable. How hard can it be?

 

CableMod produces a new type (Steathsense) that is supposedly the best available but I do not want to be a guinea pig. The straight connections really suck and are not even good for many of the largest cases on the market.

 

you could try and give the Seasonic cable a shot that ive been using. Not sure if the pinout would be compatible, but Seasonic is definitely up there with Noctua and others in terms of reliability and product quality. Havent heard of any cases of these cables melting (yet, at least 😛 )

 

https://seasonic.com/12v-2x6-cable-90-degrees/

[Mr. Fox]

3 hours ago, jaybee83 said:

 

you could try and give the Seasonic cable a shot that ive been using. Not sure if the pinout would be compatible, but Seasonic is definitely up there with Noctua and others in terms of reliability and product quality. Havent heard of any cases of these cables melting (yet, at least 😛 )

 

https://seasonic.com/12v-2x6-cable-90-degrees/

If they make one with the same 12V-2x6 connector on both ends the pin-out will be the same regardless of PSU brand. If they only use 8-pin on the PSU side then pin-out could be off between brands (or even models within the same brand) and end in disaster.

[jaybee83]

1 hour ago, Mr. Fox said:

If they make one with the same 12V-2x6 connector on both ends the pin-out will be the same regardless of PSU brand. If they only use 8-pin on the PSU side then pin-out could be off between brands (or even models within the same brand) and end in disaster.

 

they offer both. they got different kinds of 12V-2x6 ccables, i got the 2x8-pin to 12V-2x6 connector sku.