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YouTubers "fix" melting RTX 5090 power connector by soldering cables directly to PCB


TecLab recently demonstrated a workaround for the RTX 5090 thermal failures by modifying a 5090 to bypass the problematic 16-pin power connectors and route the power wiring...

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