GeForce RTX 5090 Power Connectors Are Melting: What You Should Know
Two RTX 5090 users have already suffered burned connectors, and if community analysis is right, more may be on the way.
Nvidia’s RTX 5090 power connectors are melting
Two owners of Nvidia’s new RTX 5090 Founders Edition GPUs have reported melted power connectors and damage to their PSUs. The images look identical to reports of RTX 4090 power cables burning or melting from two years ago.
GeForce RTX 5090 power connector spotted at 150+ Celsius, prone to melting
A 12VHPWR power connector being used on the GeForce RTX 5090 has melted, sparking an investigation into the power draws of the RTX 5090.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 and 5090 prototypes exposed — development and testing cards had four 16-pin power connectors
A leaker managed to get ahold of some of Nvidia's latest-generation development/bring-up boards. The prototype hardware features extra power interfaces, test points, debugging interfaces, and plenty of jumpers scattered around the PCB.
Nvidia RTX 5090 graphics card connector melts, but unofficial cable may be the cause
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 prevalent
First credible report of RTX 5090 FE with melted connector appears — third-party cable likely cause
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Nvidia’s RTX 5090 GPU Power Connectors Are Melting Away
According to various users, Nvidia RTX 5090 GPUs are facing melting power connectors issues. Read everything about it here.
Surely not again: Worrying analysis shows Nvidia's RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card may be prone to melting power connectors
I mentioned problems with black screening Nvidia RTX 5080s and 5090s. Now comes much more worrying news of power connector and cable melting problems with the RTX 5090. And not just any RTX 5090, but seemingly a specific and potentially serious problem with Nvidia's own RTX 5090 Founder Edition's board design.
A ‘concerning’ RTX 5090 power connector discovery.
I covered the RTX 5090 melting power connector situation yesterday, and I was surprised at the amount of people quick to blame “user error” for someone using a third-party cable. YouTuber der8auer has now examined one of the burnt cables,
Despite assurances, Nvidia’s RTX 5090 is melting power plugs after all
RTX 5090 cards started dying after Nvidia’s driver update. More recently, one Reddit user named /u/ivan6953 reported in the Nvidia subreddit that the power connector on his RTX 5090 had melted while playing Battlefield V.
"I Guess It Was a Matter of Time": NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Power Connector Melted While Playing Battlefield V, User Says
The power connector for the GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition, a reference version of NVIDIA's new flagship GPU for gamers, creators, and developers based on the "Blackwell" architecture that is said to start at $1,
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Does the Nvidia RTX 5090 have a cable melting problem? It's complicated - but you probably don’t need to panic
In other words, at least one of these cable-melting cases appears to have been caused by user error: the 12VHPWR cable that ...
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Moddiy Recommends Not Using 2024 12V-2x6 Cables for RTX 5090 GPUs
A previous incident involving an RTX 5090 system highlighted the shortcomings of the older cable design. A verified report described how a power connector overheated and melted, prompting Moddiy to ...
These leaked GPU prototypes make the RTX 5090 look like a toy
If you thought the RTX 5090 has monstrous power requirements, you'll be floored by these leaked Nvidia GPU prototypes.The ...
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RTX 5090 cable melting issues haven't been replicated — testers assess various power supplies and cable types
Falcon Northwest has been unable to recreate YouTuber Der8auer's findings about the melting 16-pin power connectors on the ...