RTX 5090 cable melting claim debunked — Investigation points at prior RTX 4090 FE cabling usage
A Hong Kong media outlet was scared by two melted 16-pin cables; initially mistakenly attributed to RTX 5090 testing.
Put away your pitchforks, the first report of an RTX 50-series graphics card melting a cable was actually down to an ol' RTX 4090 under load
Hong Kong media outlet PCM initially reported that its testing of an RTX 5090D and RTX 5080 resulted in melted cables, with a ...
Nvidia’s RTX 5090 isn’t melting power cables, but it sure looks that way
Ever since the introduction of the RTX 4090, several reports have documented 12VHPWR connectors melting due to improper seating. If the connector isn’t fully plugged in, it can generate excessive heat ...
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 review: nearly RTX 4090 performance for a whole lot less
I spent a week extensively testing the RTX 5080, and overall it's the best premium graphics card for most people you can get ...
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Nvidia RTX 5090 vs RTX 4090: we put Nvidia's best graphics cards head-to-head
Compute Units: 170Shaders: 21,760Ray processors: 170AI/Tensor processors: 680Boost clock: 2,407 MHzMemory type: GDDR7Memory ...
New GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 graphics cards are not melting cables, reports confirm issue was with RTX 4090
The higher power limits in the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 were always going to raise concerns that the cards might experience the same melting power ...
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RTX 50-Series GPUs Aren’t Melting Power Cables, But 4090s Still Are
Nvidia’s new RTX 50-series graphics cards are not melting power supply cables or causing fire hazards. Following early ...
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 won’t melt your power cable, claims gaming GPU maker
Your shiny new Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card shouldn't melt due to a bad power cable connection, unlike some RTX 4090 ...
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RTX 50-Series GPUs Aren’t Melting Power Cables, But 4090s Still Are
It’s actually just the last-generation RTX 4090 still doing it over two years ... still around using the more problematic 12VHPWR power connector, though. While we don’t know which version ...
Nvidia responds to concerns about RTX 5090 melting power connectors
When the RTX 4090 hit the market in October 2022, some users started reporting overheating and even melting power connectors. At first, Nvidia pointed to user error, claiming that people were plugging ...