A n X user has posted videos of an RTX 5070 that has suffered an all-too-familiar case of cable meltage.Reportedly, an updated 12V-2×6 power cable is implicated, as opposed to the older but ...

Nvidia’s new RTX 5090 GPUs are experiencing issues with the 12VHPWR power connector melting. It’s similar to reports of RTX 40-series connectors melting. The 12VHPWR power cable is still ...

Hold fire, everyone. Nvidia’s new RTX 50-series graphics cards are not melting power supply cables or causing fire hazards. Following early reports of flammable RTX 50s, Hong Kong's PCM lays the ...

PCM Hong Kong-based tech outlet PCM raised alarms after testing Nvidia’s RTX 5090D and RTX 5080, where it encountered two melted 16-pin power cables and a failed 1,200W power supply unit (PSU).

GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition: first melted power connector, third-party cable blamed NVIDIA's prototype GeForce RTX 5090 leaked: rocks a crazy 4 x 16-pin power connector setup ...

Melting power cables was a persistent issue with Nvidia’s last-generation flagship, the RTX 4090. Its 450W power draw (with occasional spikes well above that) led to some power cables and GPUs ...

Less than two weeks after its release, the first report of a melting Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 has surfaced online.While a third-party power cable was used, it's unclear right now what caused the ...

There's a new report about an Nvidia GeForce graphics card causing a power supply cable to melt, but this time it's not a high-end RTX 4090 or RTX 5090 GPU doing the damage but a much more modest ...

Nvidia uses the 12V-2x6 connector on its RTX 50-series GPUs, although consumers can still use the existing 12VHPWR cables. Still, some manufacturers, such as Corsair and MSI, have already colored ...

TL;DR: The GeForce RTX 5090, with a 600W TGP, is the most power-intensive gaming GPU, leading to reports of melted power cables. A recent case involves the RTX 5070, where a damaged pin on the 12V ...

Melting power cables have once again raised their head this generation. ivan6953 on Reddit Nvidia’s RTX 5090 is facing early concerns as reports of melting 16-pin power connectors have emerged ...