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Just came across this beast! 
 
Its a power module with integrated 8 phase , able to output current up to 500A  ( 4 x 8 pin ) attached to the graphic card.

 

​This is not your average module 

 

 

Main features
* Single 8-phase output
* Output voltage 0-2.5V
* Output current up to 500A
* On-board voltage control/monitoring
* 6x Hotwire connectors for auxillary VRM's
* Firmware upgradable

Current functionality (FW v0002)
* Output voltage setting/monitoring
* Output voltage offset switches (+0.4V, +0.3V, +0.2V, +0.1V)
* Safety switch (limits output voltage to maximum 1.4V)
* Output current monitoring
* VRM temperature monitoring
* Load-line calibration (0%, 60%, 80%, 100%)
* Hotwire setting/monitoring

Upcoming features
* Profiles (save/load)
* Auxillary output voltage sense

 

Source:

http://forum.hwbot.org/showthread.php?p=349821#post349821

 

 

 

* evga has its own version epower  (http://www.evga.com/Products/Product.aspx?pn=100-UC-0400-BR)

 

gigabyte too (http://wccftech.com/gigabyte-showcases-g-power-board-oc-module-computex-2014-compatible-r9-290x-gtx-780-ghz/)

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EVGA had this for ages...

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EVGA have a similar thing called the EPOWER board.

 

The EPOWER board is also stronger http://www.evga.com/products/pdf/100-UC-0400.pdf

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i know but its 100A more powaaaaaaa

Up to 100A more power. Most likely operating at 400A just like EPOWER. Peaks at 500A though. 

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What exactly is this (legitimately) useful for?

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What exactly is this (legitimately) useful for?

high end LN overclocking, getting lots of (stable) power whenever you need it

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What exactly is this (legitimately) useful for?

a separate VRM board that is designed  to provide  the graphic card with extra power for extreme overclocking use

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What exactly is this (legitimately) useful for?

K|NGP|N and other notable overclockers might use cards like this in order to provide more power to the GPU. This is especially useful when setting world records when LN2 or DICE is used. These cards require them to be soldered onto the GPUs own VRM area. These cards are able to provide serious amounts of power, easily exceeding 600W on a single card. 

 

The EPOWER board (EVGA) first came into production when the GTX 680 Classified was produced AFAIK. It can be soldered onto any GPU as long as it has the correct BIOS. 

 

And of course, these are definitely not for the average user. 

 

Here is the GTX 780 (Big Kepler) getting the EPOWER treatment http://kingpincooling.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2290

 

Also i think Maxwell got the same treatment and so will Big Daddy Maxwell. 

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i know but its 100A more powaaaaaaa

No! More Amper as in electrons flowing efficiently "More powwwaaaaaa"

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