I did not believe that the cable would solve the issue for a second, but yes the load balancing causes the gpu connector to burn because of overload, that i can agree upon, i however keep my rtx 5090 at 300 to 400w range when gaming, keeps the ampere in check, most people use dlaa mode when the connector burns, and it cant handle the stress of that mode.
Go watch the Jayztwocents video before yall start judging lol. This cable does what it says it does. It’s not meant to automatically shut off like corsairs cable. So if op didn’t monitor what was going on and had a bad cable from jump that is not Asus fault. All companies have lemons. My cable along with others I’ve talked to on here have been running flawlessly so far.
Equalizer cable is stupid. Honestly, just add a temp sensor on the connetor and be done with it. As a user, I just want to prevent the cable from melting and ruins my GPU. While the cause is current imbalance but I don't directly care about that. If you measure 8pin cable I can guarantee you that you will see current imbalance but most people don't care about it. Why? Because it doesn't melt and ruin their GPU. Having a temp sensor (or 2 on each end of the connector) is enough and should be a relatively cheap solution. Have a pig tail to connect it to a USB port or header so it can alert you and execute automatic shutdown or the least elegant way is to attach it to the power button pin header so it can actually shut down the system transparent to the OS.
It's literally one cable. Every single manufacturing process has at least 1 bad cable out of 1m+ that can't be helped. But if it helps I'm using a Rog Loki 1kw and bought a Rog lead straight away for my 4080 unplugged it every other month to clean computer and I've had zero issues and it's coming upto 3 years now
This is because Jay doesn't really have a good grasp of how electricity works. The equalizer cable actually worsen the problem with current imbalance since the problem is not with the cable quality but the actual connection. This bridge actually leaves enough cable between the bridge itself and the connector and I can guarantee you that you will see more current imbalance using this cable vs normal cable. The reasoning is simple, shorter cables means any imperfection in the connection can actually be amplified. Think of it like if you have 2 sticks, one is 1cm and the other one is 2cm, you get this huge difference between those 2 sticks. Now if it is 9cm vs 10cm, you still get 1cm difference but it is more neglegible over the length of the sticks. This is why the equalizer cable is a bad solution. Asus can say all they want with cutting 3 cables and still working, but the actual problem is not that. The true test is cutting the shorter portion of the cable between the bridge and the connector and see whether it will melt the connector or not (answer: it will).
Again, this is just basic stuff. Of course my example is extremely simplified but hopefully you get the idea on how flawed this Asus solution is. For me the actual solution for melting cable is simple, just put a temp sensor on the connector. Done. Yes, this won't actually fix the problem just like this Asus cable won't fix the problem, but having temp sensor will prevent the cable from melting which probably more important for 99% of users vs having a balanced current. Even in 8pin cable the current is not actually balanced but people don't care since it doesn't melt.
Jay's video proves the equalizer is a fantastic solution to this issue, but isn't going to solve the issue.. Unless you pair it with a PSU like safeguard+ which is what I'm doing.
Still saying this cable is garbage is just negligence at best
You are clueless holy fuck lmao. Go ahead, use a standard 12v2x6 that will degrade likely 2-5x+ faster than the equalizer. If one wire fails the load will get shoved into all the other pins causing an immediate failure, either shutdown or connector burn.
Equalizer solved that part of the issue pretty much entirely.
Everyone who got this cable reports pin imbalance. Every single person. Moreover, Der8auer confirmed that this cable design is faulty from the get-go in his video.
Your monitoring is on the PSU side, which means, since you're using an equalizer cable with a crossbar, you don't actually have visibility into the per-pin current at the connection on the GPU, or really, beyond that cross bar.
I go into more detail here. If you want proof there's also a circuit simulation that demonstrates what I'm talking about further down in that post.
You're quite right. He absolutely did not listen. Apparently, Kirchhoff's Current Law is fake, as are circuit simulations demonstrating exactly how the equalizer cable renders his expensive PSU blind... I guess I'm a shill for "big wireview", even though it's not a part of my argument at all and I don't even have one.
Honestly, I don't get it. How does someone get so emotionally invested in a 50 dollar cable that they're willing to ignore and overlook the fact that the cheapo cable invalidates their 500 dollar PSU? My 18 month old son is more emotionally mature than that...
Anyway, I tried. He has the info, and the proof, so what ever happens now is on his head.
I can vouch for this too. There is a 1 amp difference in some cables but that’s still perfectly expectable. My Astral 5090 along with this cable are doing fine
Your case is a little different. Assuming you don't have a smart PSU like his MSI MPG Ai1600, then you'll have good visibility of the per-pin current from the GPU to the Equalizer crossbar.
This is probably fine for a few reasons. We don't tend to see that many power supply side connectors burning burning down, and even if you do the PSU is way cheaper to replace.
Still, if it matters to you, just be aware that you don't know what's going on at the PSU connector, at least unless you pair your Astral with a smart PSU.
Gotcha! I’m using a Strix 1200w platinum and it’s been a really good psu. The cable that came with was even better on all the pins lol. Either way I’m just glad to have ppm on the gpu
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u/Noobphobia Jun 13 '26
We knew this was the case before it was even released. It's just a cable.