Either way, nobody should be blaming 12VHPWR issues on end users. Nvidia originally introduced the 12VHPWR power connector on its RTX 40-series GPUs, and power supplies also debuted to support the ...

TL;DR: NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card is extremely power-hungry, featuring prototypes with 4 x 16-pin power connectors and up to 2400W power delivery. These prototypes, including the ...

If you were "lucky" enough to get hold of one of Nvidia's new RTX 50 graphics cards, you should really check it for problems.

In what could be even worse news for Nvidia, the first incident involving an RTX 5080 has surfaced. Redditor Ambitious_Ladder1320 posted images of a 16-pin power connector that had melted on the ...

Just like the 4090 release, Nvidia is having issues with its top-end RTX 5090 GPU melting its power connection points. So far, it’s unclear if this is a widespread issue or just a few users who didn’t ...

After much investigation and many guesses from Nvidia and other testers, the 4090's power connector issues ended up being blamed on what was essentially user error; the 12VHPWR connectors were not ...

It appears that an RTX 5090 Founders Edition has suffered a melting connector ... Nvidia GPU generation in recent memory, there's a caveat: the incident occurred while a non-official power cable ...

The connector looks like this ... In addition, MODDIY evaluated NVIDIA, which manufactured the GPU, and ASUS, which manufactured the power supply unit, as 'reliable companies that will honor ...

So far, there are no known cases of RTX 5090 power connectors melting with the included adapter. NVIDIA is now shipping the cards with a newer adapter that is longer and more flexible. In addition, ...

Ah shit, here we go again. Two owners of Nvidia’s new RTX 5090 Founders Edition GPUs have reported melted power connectors and damage to their PSUs. The images look identical to reports of RTX ...

Last week I mentioned problems with black screening Nvidia RTX 5080s and 5090s. Now comes much more worrying news of power connector and cable melting problems with the RTX 5090. And not just any ...