Since October 24, the Nvidia subreddit has been updating its '16 Pins Adapter' megathread with new reports of damaged RTX 4090 graphics cards and power cables. As the number of cases continues to ...

Asus has given the special stealth power connector on its RTX 5090 BTF edition graphics cards a little upgrade. To show just ...

Analysis: Don’t forget the power-related nuances on top of all this. As Nvidia points out, these next-gen GPU power demands are not that much different to the asks made by current-gen RTX 3000 ...

NVIDIA's RTX 5090 Power Cables Are Melting. ... Back in 2022, when the RTX 4000 series was launched, the RTX 4090 was also having trouble with these connectors melting up.

INNO3D's GeForce RTX 4070 Twin X2 OC White with Stealth Cable Management. VIEW GALLERY - 14 IMAGES. ... ASUS's first power cable-free GeForce RTX 4070 GPU is launching in Asia this week; ...

Gamers Nexus may have solved why RTX 4090 power cables are melting. ... conducted by a third-party failure-analysis lab on connectors—including a failed one—used in Nvidia’s GeForce 4000-series.

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).