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Nvidia's RTX 5090 power connectors are melting
The 12VHPWR power cable is still causing issues.
While Intel and AMD are both members of the PCI-SIG group that helped develop the 12VHPWR power connector, only Nvidia has adopted the standard so far for consumer GPUs. 12VHPWR has been branded a “dumpster fire, ” thanks to design oversights that make it relatively easy for end users to not properly connect the cable securely. We’ve reached out to Nvidia to comment on these latest reports of RTX 5090 power connector issues, but the company did not respond in time for publication.
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