Bond007
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An ATX12VO (ATX 12 volt only) PSU was at the FSP booth at CES. Apparently it is a new Intel driven spec that may be coming out later in the year. I am not always on board with intel driven change, but this is one I can see a future for. Anything powered from a brick (laptop style) already runs off only 12v, so I see no reason this can't move forward. Obviously there will be an adjustment period while motherboards have to deal with powering other voltages in the short term (mainly USB and sata). Unlike computers of the past, almost nothing power hungry runs off any of the "minor rails", so this would simplify power supplies (and/or make them smaller), and reduce the cable clutter in cases.
We will see.
We will see.
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