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Modders show RTX 5090 works flawlessly with 8-pin connectors instead of 16 without overheating


Brazilian YouTube channel TecLab has demonstrated that an RTX 5090 can be connected to a PSU using standard 8-pin connectors instead of 16-pin ones, despite its 575W...

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