GP-Extreme 12W Thermal Pad, 80 x 40 x 0.5 mm
12 W/mK · 80 × 40 × 0.5 mm
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A single-sleeved 6+2-pin PCIe cable in blue, 30 cm in 18 AWG, for cards that need an 8-pin connector.
$20.38
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Check price and buyThe 6+2 arrangement covers both cases: the two extra pins clip on for a card with an 8-pin socket and swing aside for one with a 6-pin. This is that cable in blue, individually sleeved, 30 cm long and built in 18 AWG, for a graphics card power run that is meant to be seen.
A detachable pair of pins makes one cable fit both connector standards, which matters when a card is replaced more often than a power supply. It also means the same cable can be reused on a future build rather than becoming another orphan in the box of accessories.
Sleeved cables in a specific shade are chosen the way a case fan is: to match. A blue run against a dark case reads as deliberate in a way that the black cable supplied in the box does not, which is the entire point of buying one at all.
The detachable pair should be clipped firmly to the main body before insertion, not held alongside it. A partially seated 8-pin connector makes contact on some pins and not others, which is exactly the condition that produces heat at the plug rather than an obvious failure.
Where a card has two power sockets, run two separate cables from the supply rather than a single one with two ends daisy-chained. Modern cards draw enough that splitting one feed between two connectors puts more current through a single run than it was intended to carry.
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