A Hong Kong media outlet was scared by two melted 16-pin cables; initially mistakenly attributed to RTX 5090 testing.

Nvidia’s new RTX 50-series graphics cards are not melting power supply cables or causing fire hazards. Following early ...

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 recently reassured customers that its upcoming RTX 50 series graphics cards won't repeat the controversy from two years ago when the flagship RTX 4090 power ...

Hong Kong media outlet PCM initially reported that its testing of an RTX 5090D and RTX 5080 resulted in melted cables, with a ...

Nvidia has said it isn’t ‘expected’ that cable melting issues will happen with the RTX 5090 The company reminded us about the changes made to the 16-pin power connector after the RTX 4090 ...

Nvidia has confirmed that it believes the melting power cable problem that beset its RTX 4090 cards won’t reoccur with the RTX 5090 cable. That’s despite the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 consuming ...

To prevent a repeat of RTX 4090 melting incidents ... prevents the GPU from powering on if the 16-pin (12VHPWR) power cable is not seated correctly. Likewise, these GPUs also include gold-plated ...

Other than its vast price tag, one thing that put off many people buying an RTX 4090 graphics card was the fact that it had a tendency to melt its power cable if not fully inserted. The connector ...

Back when the RTX 4090 was released and brought forth the new 16-pin (12+4 pin) 12VHPWR power connector, some users were reporting melting cable issues. These reports were eventually chalked off as ...

I spent a week extensively testing the RTX 5080, and overall it's the best premium graphics card for most people you can get ...