Official RTX 4090 power cable found melted by reviewer 2 years later — card functioned fine despite hidden melted connector
The gaming/tech review site Dark Side of Gaming looked at its test rig RTX 4090 and 12VHPWR cable. Despite not removing the ...
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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 ...
The Indian Express6d
Nvidia under fire: $2000 RTX 5090 users complain of burning power cables yet again
The RTX 4090 ... introduced the 12VHPWR power connector, but after the melting issues surfaced, PCI-SIG, the standards organisation that developed the 12VHPWR unveiled a new connector that improved ...
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Dell slashed the price of the Alienware m18 R2 gaming laptop with RTX 4080 by $420
Here’s an offer from Dell to consider: a $420 discount for the powerful Alienware m18 R2 with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card, which reduces its price to $2,380 from $2,800.
TechRadar6d
Does the Nvidia RTX 5090 have a cable melting problem? It's complicated - but you probably don’t need to panic
A small number of reports of RTX 5090 power cables overheating and melting have been confirmed This follows widespread reports of similar issues with the previous RTX 4090 However, it's possible ...
TechSpot5d
First report of an Nvidia RTX 5080 power connector melting emerges
With several reports of RTX 5090 power connectors ... It was a third-party cable from Moddiy, though the owner said he'd used it for years with his RTX 4090 and experienced no problems.
ExtremeTech6d
More Nvidia RTX 50 Cards Are Melting—It’s Probably The Cables’ Fault
Neither of which are recommended. Melting power cables was a persistent issue with Nvidia’s last-generation flagship, the RTX 4090. Its 450W power draw (with occasional spikes well above that ...