Corsair's See-Through HX1000i Shift Crystal PSU Guards Against GPU Meltdowns
Corsair is bringing the bling back to the power supply unit (PSU) with the launch of the HX1000i Shift Crystal, a 1,000W unit with transparent polycarbonate windows on three sides. In doing so, it also brings back memories of some ancient OCZ models that featured mirror finishes, for those of you who've been around the PC hardware block long enough to remember the brand.
A lot has changed since then, and beyond its see-through design, Corsair's newest PSU packs some important modern upgrades, chief among them PinProtect+, which the company claims is the industry's first implementation of active 12V-2x6 per-pin overcurrent protection. It's an especially relevant safeguard given reports of melting 12V-2x6 connectors on high-end graphics cards, including a GeForce RTX 5090 that allegedly suffered connector damage despite being limited to 500W.
PinProtect+ works by monitoring each of the six 12V pins on a native 12V-2x6 GPU connection in real...
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