Nvidia's RTX 5090 power cables may be doomed to burn
A rising tide of speculators are arguing that Nvidia's 16-pin 12VHPWR standard is designed with no safety factor, causing ...
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 ...
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NVIDIA prototype PCBs for RTX 4090, RTX 5090 had 4 x 16-pin connectors: up to 2400W of power
NVIDIA had multiple PCB prototypes for the GeForce RTX 5090, RTX 4090, and other GPUs: 4 x 16-pin power connectors for up to ...
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It's not just the GeForce RTX 5090... we've now got melting connectors on the RTX 5080
Redditor posts picture of his melted 16-pin power connector on his PSU, which had NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5080 Founders ...
RTX 5090 meltdown woes spark flashbacks to RTX 4090 fire hazards
Nvidia’s RTX 5090 is facing early concerns as reports of melting 16-pin power connectors have emerged, evoking memories of the infamous RTX 4090 connector failures. Two separate incidents have ...
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 ...
An Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card power socket has already melted
The new flagship Nvidia gaming GPU has already melted under load, with the cable, power supply, and gaming GPU all damaged as ...
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Nvidia Tested RTX 5090 with Four 16-Pin Connectors Amid Melting Concerns
According to recent reports, even with the revised 12V-2x6 standard, the RTX 5090's 16-pin connectors still melt under certain conditions. The issue dates back to the RTX 40 series, when Nvidia ...