{"id":633822,"date":"2026-04-27T10:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/633822\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T10:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:03:14","slug":"rog-equalizer-the-asus-12v-2x6-cable-sold-for-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/633822\/","title":{"rendered":"ROG Equalizer, the ASUS 12V-2&#215;6 cable sold for $50"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two weeks ago, we learned that ASUS was announcing a new 12V-2\u00d76 cable, a new reference whose aim is to protect graphics cards equipped with this connector. How is this achieved? By limiting the cable\u2019s temperature rise, via more heat-resistant strands for example. However, at the time of its announcement, the price was unknown, which is no longer the case!<\/p>\n<p>ROG Equalizer: the resistant 12V-2\u00d76 from ASUS!<br \/>\nCapable of withstanding up to 17A per strand! <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/asus-rog-equalizer-1-actualites-actu-hardware-overclocking.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-240478\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/asus-rog-equalizer-1-actualites-actu-hardware-overclocking.jpg\" alt=\"ASUS ROG Equalizer\" width=\"750\" height=\"450\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unlike other cables, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/overclocking.com\/12v-2x6-asrock-propose-un-cable-avec-sonde-thermique\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ASRock\u2019s<\/a> with integrated thermal sensor or <a href=\"https:\/\/overclocking.com\/ces-2026-msi-annonce-sa-fonctionnalite-gpu-safeguard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MSI\u2019<\/a> s with current monitoring, ASUS\u2019s is simpler. It has to use large cross-section cables. Indeed, while a conventional 12V-2\u00d76 cable can handle a maximum of 9.2A per strand, the ASUS cable is rated at 17A, almost double the original standard. However, this allows it to operate in much better conditions, even when the load is grossly unbalanced. Cutting four power strands out of six, the ROG Equalizer operated at a maximum of 73\u00b0C, compared with over 140\u00b0C for a conventional cable. With this, you can always count on a purple tip to make sure you\u2019ve pushed the plug in properly.<\/p>\n<p>In short, with this cable, ASUS announces secure connectivity for NVIDIA\u2019s RTX 50s, but also for certain AMD cards. Remember that the <a href=\"https:\/\/overclocking.com\/le-12v-2x6-dune-rx-9070-xt-nitro-brule-egalement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">RX 9070 XT Nitro+<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/overclocking.com\/une-asrock-9070-xt-taichi-oc-a-vu-son-cable-12vhpwr-bruler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">RX 9070 XT Taichi<\/a> have also had their connectors melted.<\/p>\n<p>A $50 bill! <\/p>\n<p>The said ASUS cable has been spotted on sale in the USA, where it retails for around $50. For Europe, let\u2019s not kid ourselves: the selling price will be at least equivalent to that in America. What\u2019s more, this is an option you can find directly with certain power supply series: ROG Thor and ROG Strix Platinum. For the others, you should be able to make a separate purchase, but power supply compatibility is something to keep an eye on. Indeed, in addition to the 16-pin, another 2-pin connector is present.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rog.asus.com\/power-supply-units\/rog-equalizer\/rog-equalizer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Here\u2019s the ASUS product sheet!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Two weeks ago, we learned that ASUS was announcing a new 12V-2\u00d76 cable, a new reference whose aim&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":633823,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[43100,64,63,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-633822","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-asus","9":"tag-au","10":"tag-australia","11":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=633822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/633822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/633823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=633822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=633822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=633822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}