RTX 4090s continue to melt - Tom's Hardware
Apr 12, 2024 · GPU repair shop NorthridgeFix reveals that the RTX 4090 melting catastrophe has not gone away as all have hoped. The repair shop reports that it continues receiving burned RTX 4090s from...
RTX 4090's 16-Pin Connector Melted After One Year of Usage
Oct 11, 2023 · These RTX 4090 deaths directly correlated with melted 16-pin power connectors on the GPU, power cable, power adapter, or both. The 12VHPWR, in some form, appeared to be at fault.
Explained: the Nvidia RTX 4090 cable-melting crisis - TechRadar
Nov 9, 2022 · Essentially, the overheating issue is caused by a type of power adapter included with the RTX 4090. Called the ‘12VHPWR’ adapter, it’s a 16-pin connector that allows ATX 2.0 power supplies to...
Nvidia finally responds to melting RTX 4090 cable controversy
Nov 18, 2022 · The statement comes a day after a GeForce RTX 4090 owner apparently filed a class-action suit against Nvidia over the melting connectors, according to a report in Tom’s Hardware.
Nvidia Finally Responds to RTX 4090 Cable-Melting Controversy
Nov 22, 2022 · Nvidia has spent several weeks examining melted RTX 4090 adapter cables and has finally come to a conclusion. It turns out people weren't plugging them in properly, as was reported by several...
Nvidia Investigates Melting PC Graphics Card Power Cables - Kotaku
Oct 25, 2022 · Perhaps the over-sized, power-hungry, and highly-priced 4000-series graphics cards from Nvidia are a bit too hot of a product right now. After one user posted photos of their charred 12-volt,...
Melting GeForce RTX 4090 power cables: A timeline of events
Jun 15, 2023 · Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4090 launch has been marred by reports of melting connectors. Here's everything you need to know about what is going on.
Why Nvidia RTX 4090 GPUs are melting right in people’s PCs
Oct 27, 2022 · While playing Red Dead Redemption 2, the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming OC started smoking. The power adapter and the connector on the PCB both melted. I reached out to the user and was able to...
Nvidia RTX 4090 16-pin 12VHPWR connectors still burning: First ... - Neowin
Jun 16, 2023 · One major issue that has plagued the higher-end 4000 series cards, and especially the RTX 4090, is the melting or burning of the 12VHPWR 16-pin PCIe power connector. The issue was first...
Nvidia changed melting GPU power connector & no one noticed
Jul 5, 2023 · Nvidia’s 12VHWPR connector was infamous for melting on the RTX 4090, and with a new revision revealed, it turns out that the RTX 4070 was using it all this time.