Greek PC gaming site Dark Side of Gaming checked its last-gen RTX 4090 power connector for signs of melting and wear and found melted plastic and exposed pins. Dark Side of Gaming reports that it ...

For those who remember such things, something similar happened early in the RTX 4090's life cycle, when power connectors were melting and even catching fire, damaging the GPUs and power supplies.

Nvidia's RTX 5070 GPUs benchmarks are popping up, and it already looks like they can't quite live up to their promise of offering RTX 4090 performance. Benchmarking site PassMark has shown ...

You may remember that the RTX 4090 also had similar problems. Back then, users reported melted power plugs on their new graphics cards and buyers ultimately filed a class action lawsuit against ...

Much more concerning are a new RTX 4090 report as well as the first burned connector from an x80-class GPU. /u/schmidtyjon's melted extension cable. First up, let's quickly take a look at the new ...

TL;DR: NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 4090, originally with 24GB of GDDR6X memory, is being modded to 48GB and potentially 96GB, aimed at AI workloads. While not in mass production, these modifications ...

along with a third-party Moddiy cable with a melted connector and wiring. The Redditor claims that the same cable powered their RTX 4090 without issue for two years prior to this incident.

In a video posted up just a few hours ago, Buildzoid reveals that the melted connectors on these GeForce RTX 5090 models, as well as those on the last-gen RTX 4090, may actually be down to the ...

TL;DR: A Reddit user reported a melted 12VHPWR power cable on a GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition, despite ensuring proper connection. An investigation by YouTuber der8auer revealed uneven power ...