An interesting tidbit from TechPowerUp is that some custom RTX 5090 models feature thermal pads on the backside of the 16-pin power connector. The reason behind the decision is strictly a cautionary ...

MSI's upcoming RTX 50-series GPUs will be shipping with yellow-tipped 16-pin PCIe power adapters to ensur users fully insert the connectors into the GPUs ...

Nvidia has been the champion of a new 12-pin power connector, but it might fall back to a standard PCIe adapter with the RTX ...

The Nvidia gaming GPUs will instead use an eight-pin connector and will also only need a 650W power supply, if this latest ...

A Reddit user going by the name ivan6953 shared images of an RTX 5090 FE with a badly melted connector. Given that this was a ...

A new leak points to NVIDIA's mainstream GeForce RTX 5060 Series using standard 8-pin power connectors, RTX 5060 Ti to match ...

According to The Verge, the first reported incident involved an RTX 5090 user on Reddit who noticed a burning smell while playing Battlefield 5, leading them to inspect their system. Upon closer ...

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French retailer Top Achat has inadvertently disclosed the launch date and time for multiple RTX 5070 Ti graphics cards, with ...

NVIDIA’s forthcoming mid-range GPUs, the RTX 5060 and RTX 5060 Ti, might come with updated power and thermal management features. According to leaked data, these GPUs will require a minimum power ...

The new flagship Nvidia gaming GPU has already melted under load, with the cable, power supply, and gaming GPU all damaged as ...

The company provided information during the 2025 NVIDIA RTX AI Day event held in Seoul, South Korea, that the issue experienced with the RTX 4090 model's 12VHPWR (16-pin) connector had been ...