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Zotac's Safety Light feature averts 16-pin power connector meltdowns on RTX 50 GPUs — the mechanism prevents GPU power-on until the cable is fully inserted
In late 2022, the news of melting RTX 4090 power connectors spread like wildfire. For the uninitiated, Nvidia was the first and still the only one to use the 16-pin power connector on a mainstream ...
Nvidia says melting power connectors are a thing of the past
Nvidia is confident there will be no melting connectors thanks to the 12V-2x6 standard featured on its RTX 50-series GPUs.
Nvidia says RTX 5090 isn’t expected to suffer from power cable melting issues that blighted the RTX 4090, despite the GPU’s 575W power usage
Nvidia has assured us that the RTX 5090 GPU is “not expected” to have any issues with melting power connectors, as seen with ...
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.
Review: Nvidia’s $999 GeForce RTX 5080 falls disappointingly short of the 4090
The best argument for grabbing a 5080 right now, if you can find one at $999 in the first place, is that the only cards that ...
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Nvidia Promises the RTX 5090 Won’t Melt Power Connectors This Time Around
Nvidia is confident that changes made to the power connector will be enough to prevent similar problems this generation.
Nvidia confident RTX 50 series power connectors unlikely to melt
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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 ...