Nvidia's RTX 4090 power connectors typically melt quickly or not at all -- but it seems that, even after a year, the GPU can still be in danger. Skip to main content Menu ...

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.

We thought we’d seen the last of the problems with Nvidia’s 12VHPWR connector used for the RTX 40-series. However, it seems that the issues are not over, and the latest incident is different ...