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If the thought of fighting a big demon as an ever-burning phoenix, taking on hordes of enemies to an orchestral soundtrack, and riding on a big chicken (I guess) appeals to you, the Final Fantasy 16 PC system requirements are finally here. Though a very modest machine should be able to run it, you might struggle with that huge 170 GB storage size.

With just a GTX 1070 and a Ryzen 5 1600, you can run the game on minimum settings. This means a build worth just a couple of hundred dollars can get, what is admittedly, a gorgeous game running at 30 fps. Though these specs are pretty light, it is worth noting you need a graphics card with 8GB of VRAM. Sorry if you’re still rocking a budget powerhouse like the GTX 1060. 

The game even has a 16 GB demo you can download right now to test it out for yourself. It allows you to play through the first few sections of the game, and more or less seems to be the same demo that PS5 owners played before the game’s launch last year. As the demo takes you through a significant chunk of the story at the very start of the game, progress does carry over to the full game. If you like the demo and want to play more, you will be able to …

It looks like the not-so-minor matter of melting GPU power connectors is finally being addressed on graphics boards you can actually buy. Igor’s Lab has spotted that the new 12V-2×6 power connector that we reported on just two days ago is already being fitted by Nvidia to its RTX 4070 Founders Edition cards. Well, probably.

As Jorge explained earlier, the new 12V-2×6 power connector replaces the problematic 12VHPWR connector while maintaining backward compatibility with existing GPUs. You know, the one where Nvidia initially blamed gamers for not plugging the cable in properly before it become clear that the 12VHPWR spec could do with a little work.

In physical terms, the new 12V-2×6 connector looks very, very similar to the existing 12VHPWR, but the sense pins have been repositioned further into the socket to establish a more secure connection. The latching system has also been improved.

Igor’s Lab spotted that Nvidia-made RTX 4070 FEs are indeed already shipping with more recessed pins that seem to conform with the new 12V-2×6 connector definition. However, it’s not 100% clear if those cards have the full 12V-2×6 spec or some interim version with similar phys…