Does the Nvidia RTX 5090 have a cable melting problem? It's complicated - but you probably don’t need to panic
In other words, at least one of these cable-melting cases appears to have been caused by user error: the 12VHPWR cable that melted, despite being physically compatible with the RTX 5090, was presumably unable to handle the power delivery taking place. Nvidia’s latest flagship GPU is a hungry girl, after all, with an obscene 575W TDP.
More Nvidia RTX 50 Cards Are Melting—It’s Probably The Cables’ Fault
Neither of which are recommended. Melting power cables was a persistent issue with Nvidia’s last-generation flagship, the RTX 4090. Its 450W power draw (with occasional spikes well above that ...
First report of an Nvidia RTX 5080 power connector melting emerges
Redditor Ambitious_Ladder1320 posted images of a 16-pin power connector that had melted on the PSU side. The power supply unit in question was an Asus ROG
Nvidia's RTX 5090 power cables may be doomed to burn
A rising tide of speculators are arguing that Nvidia's 16-pin 12VHPWR standard is designed with no safety factor, causing melting cables.
NVIDIA RTX 5090 graphics cards are melting power cables (again) — but who's to blame for this recurring GPU nightmare?
Melting cables are, once again, affecting high-end NVIDIA graphics cards, as a small selection of disgruntled GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition buyers and content creators take to social media to report unreasonably high temperatures radiating from its 600W connector.
RTX 5090 meltdown woes spark flashbacks to RTX 4090 fire hazards
Nvidia’s RTX 5090 is facing early concerns as reports of melting 16-pin power connectors have emerged, evoking memories of the infamous RTX 4090 connector failures. Two separate incidents have ...
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RTX 50-Series GPUs Aren’t Melting Power Cables, But 4090s Still Are
PCM reported that it had discovered two damaged and partially melted power cables Given the issues with melting cables with the 4090, the testers suspected problems with the 50-series. Here we go ...
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.