Nvidia’s latest RTX 50 series introduces some new features like DLSS 4, multi-frame generation, and more, but fortunate (or unlucky) to get the fastest Nvidia card RTX 5090 buyers are complaining about melting the power connector again.
Launched in 2022, the RTX 4090 ultimately complained of burning a power connector that damaged the GPU and power supply. In a rare case, the customer also shared a video of the system that acquired the system.
With the RTX 40 series GPU, Nvidia introduced 12VHPWR power connectors, but after the melting issue emerged, PCI-SIG, the standard organization that developed 12VHPWR, has released a new connector that improves the reliability of these cables. It has been announced. However, after the investigation, Nvidia said the issue surfaced as users did not insert connectors into the GPU stock or bend the cable itself in a way that stressed it.
Here is an image showing the RTX 5090 with a burnt power connector. (Image source: ivan6953/reddit)
But now, Reddit users who upgraded from the RTX 4090 to the RTX 5090 say they’ve noticed a “smelling smell playing Battlefield 5.” Users shared images showing burnt plastic on both the PSU and GPU ends of the connector.
The YouTuber who goes by the name Toro Tocho appears to have experienced the same problem with the RTX 5090 Founders Edition. Nvidia may again attribute the issue to an inappropriate or loosely seated power connector or dismiss it as a one-time example, but these are third-party cables and not the first-party 8-pin adapter Nvidia bundle It is interesting to note that. With a new GPU.
At the time of writing, if an issue surfaces due to a third-party power connector, or if there is a problem with a new card, it’s still too early and you have to wait for the root cause of the problem. .
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