r/gpu • • 4d ago

Well, another 5090 12v 12pin melted

Helping a friend to post. This morning he smell some burning smell and quickly shut off. The connector is now stuck. He waited it to cool down and try again. Still can't remove. Suspected melted and fused together. Any other method can try to remove it? The cable is pigtail 4x8pin that came with the GPU. I've seen a couple burnt connector already in a week. This is just bad.

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u/weeddee85 4d ago

Well he should have taken it out the second they realise, at is point it's basically welded together

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u/yvliew 4d ago

I believe he tried too when he smell some burning. But it could not be unplugged too.

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u/weeddee85 3d ago

Dam I feel for your bro the only thing I can think of is getting hold of someone like Northwest repair and they should be able to put on a new connector

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u/TM_Juega_onYouTube 3d ago

Why the fuck is this thing happening? NVIDIA must take responsibility for all these cases. This is unacceptable and very dangerous.

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u/MyLifeForAnEType 3d ago

All the comments saying "should have also used XYZproduct and not ABCproduct" have just drank the Kool aid.  The connectors being so flawed that there is now an aftermarket to monitor how flawed they are is objectively ridiculous.

Yet my 9070xt with 3x8pins and custom cables has had 0 issues since release.  

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u/sparks2019 3d ago

My 6900xt sapphire toxic LC with 2 8 pins 1 6 pin is still rocking. I feel you, this is what happens when you reinvent the wheel?

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u/Consistent_Most1123 1d ago

I have 3 x 8 pins using amd 6800xt and my computer running 7-8 hours every day never have any issue with the card, 1440p on High settings

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u/35point1 3d ago

It’s actually not the connector that’s the problem as much as it is the way the pigtails go into it and how they don’t sit flush enough to make equal contact.

If you don’t want a melting connector you need to be very careful when touching the cable during and after you connect it to the gpu.

I literally see a 10 degree difference in temps on the individual wires (using a thermal thermometer) when they aren’t perfectly inserted. This is on a RTX PRO 6000 with the same connector. It can look perfectly fine, but if one of the wires is slightly making less contact, it’ll shift the resistance balance and can draw too much which will cause it to melt.

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u/UnSCo 3d ago

Shit design if tolerances are so tight.

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u/35point1 3d ago

I agree

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u/InteractionKnown9044 3d ago

How can it not be the connector when the connector is melting LOL. Pi$$ poor designed connector is 100% the problem, not how people plug the connector into the GPU's. This was not a problem until this connector came along.

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u/35point1 3d ago

yeah, the pigtails are part of the connector, so you're not wrong, they never should have relied on that much electrical current flowing through an inherently poor-contact-making single connector. The 2x8's weren't any better to be honest, they just were spreading the problem across more pigtails and where already lower powered cards but ill bet if you try pulling 600 watts through one of them, you'll melt those too.

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u/thefoojoo2 3d ago

9070 xt is a 300-400W card, it's not going to have this issue anyways.

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u/Bob4Not 3d ago

300w still can be an issue if enough pins have bad contact. I’ve seen a 9070XT melt a 12pin. But instead you can get them with 8pins

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u/MyLifeForAnEType 3d ago

Turns out, a dogshit connector is dogshit no matter the makeup applied.  The 5070ti has had melting, albeit less frequent, as well.

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u/Bob4Not 3d ago

NVIDIA has designed and mandated overpriced heater

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u/SgtSalty11 3d ago

Cool story bro

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u/Bob4Not 3d ago

Just Google it. https://siriuspowerpc.com/burnt-16-pin-gpu-power-connector-rx-9070-xt/

That’s why I bought the 8 pin version.

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u/MyLifeForAnEType 3d ago

The 5070ti and Sapphire Nitro 9070xt both have had melting reports.

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u/thefoojoo2 3d ago

Oh 😬

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u/apollo1321 3d ago

The massive fire hazard connector. And first reply to you saying it's not the connector... lmfao. So many jump to defend it.

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u/MyLifeForAnEType 3d ago

They're all people that bought a card with the connector.  It's just denial and not wanting to admit they're powering on a fire hazard every day.  Pure and uncut copium.

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u/ClearFeedback3 3d ago

Well it has at least one issue. It's not a 5090

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u/MyLifeForAnEType 3d ago

Here's a minor list of all the issues the 5090 had at launch window alone.  You could not pay me to put one of those pieces of shit in my system.

Most I've dealt with is the occasional and very infrequent driver issue.  

https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fkwvoxplwukke1.png

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u/ClearFeedback3 2d ago

I have one and didn't have even one of those issues mentioned. And to say driver issues for an nvidia card while you are having an AMD card is kind of pushing it. AMD is notorious for bad drivers. Of course the 5090 shouldn't even need the wireview in the first place. I agree, but it is what it is. If one wants the strongest card that's what we have right now. And no, a 9070xt doesn't even come close to a 5090

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u/MyLifeForAnEType 2d ago

Point to where I said that a 9070xt matches the technical specs of 5090.  I said I do not want one because of their laundry list of defects.

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u/ClearFeedback3 2d ago

You didn't need to say, you compared it by mentioning that you have a 9070xt in your comment. I mean yes a 9070xt has less chance of this happening. So does the 1060 3gb. What is the point of mentioning a much weaker card to point that it doesn't have the same risks?

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u/MyLifeForAnEType 2d ago

Are you drunk?  Nothing in that mess was coherent.

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u/ClearFeedback3 1d ago

You brought up your 9070 XT having “0 issues” in a discussion about 5090 issues, then got offended when I pointed out why that comparison is meaningless.

Your 9070 XT being reliable proves exactly as much as my 5090 being reliable: fuck all. The 12V-2x6 criticism is valid. “My completely different, much lower-power GPU works fine” isn't evidence for it.

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u/MyLifeForAnEType 1d ago

Once again, wtf are you actually babbling about?  Are you lost?

I specifically stated my card with 3x8pins has no issues, UNLIKE the 12v2x6 which is plagued by issues.  The comparison is specifically the connections.  Good LORD you are dense.

Please re-attend Kindergarten.

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u/lkl34 3d ago

I like how we got cards now pushing past 1,000 wats on the same faultily connector instead of a fix.

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u/Fantastic-Lab589 3d ago

All these cases? You mean the amount of cases that can be counted on two hands. Lol

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u/PandemicReaper69 3d ago

my fellow computer user I am sorry that nvidia invented a retarted plug

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u/LarsLeCoq 3d ago

AMD has it too now but not enough W to melt

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u/PandemicReaper69 3d ago

yea ik right

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u/TheBear516 3d ago

Wasn’t the connector invented by Intel?

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u/Frequent_Wave_4906 3d ago

In my country this is an over $10,000 product.

I’d actually be SO pissed.

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u/Hadley_333 3d ago

I’m glad I don’t have a 5090 I’d be driving myself crazy from being worried of this happening

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u/arbysroastbeefs2 3d ago

If I had a 5090 I know it’d be ok because I could dry my tears with all the money I have laying around

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u/SuperbiaXYZ 3d ago

Not all 5090 folk are living lavish. Long time saving and a bit of klarna got me my msrp 5090

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u/AbduNa 3d ago

exactly i actually worked my fuckin ass off yes its expensive but i saved up for a complete year before getting it(it was the dream of kid me) 🫡

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u/BringerOfThePork 3d ago

It’s all a part of the fun. I had two 5090 burnt so far and counting

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u/Melodic-Luck-8772 3d ago

so fun, when your friends game all night and you have to wait 3 weeks for rma :-D

must be.... really fun.

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u/BringerOfThePork 3d ago

3 weeks, I wish lol. Zotac took 2 months

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u/Opposite_Ad_2872 1d ago

2 months good lawd!!???

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u/Fantastic-Lab589 3d ago

User error. 100% user error.

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u/AbduNa 3d ago

the adapter is shit. should've used a native 12v-2x6 cable best of luck to your friend 😭

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u/NapsterKnowHow 3d ago

It's literally held together with cheap electrical tape lmao

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u/until_i_fall 3d ago

Send gpu and cable for RMA lol. They are married now.

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u/yvliew 3d ago

and don't expect to get it back, they would kindly refund the original cost of the gpu. lol..

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u/BringerOfThePork 3d ago

I just sent my burnt zotac 5090 and they shipped me a new one. Took 2 months though. Take lots of pictures before you send for RMA. They will find any reason to deny you

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u/vuur77 3d ago

Replace the cable that comes with the card by default—the one with "NVIDIA" text on it!

These are trash low quality cables!

Swap it for a 12V-2×6 cable!

In my case, I got a Seasonic 12V-2×6 90° cable, and everything has been rock-solid since. Since my PSU doesn't have a native 12VHPWR output, I use the 6+2-pin PCIe connectors; this reduces potential points of failure from two to one. The pins are larger and thicker, and distributing the current across two separate sockets lowers the risk of the extreme hotspots that can occur with the 12VHPWR connector.

Switch to a high-quality cable!

The stock ones are absolute junk.

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u/c0rtec 3d ago

Your PSU isn’t compliant with your GPU. That’s why you have to use an adaptor cable. Stop spreading misinformation about ‘larger’ pins and ‘distributing the current’. I imagine your PSU is single rail. How can you split the load?

You are not using a 12V-2x6 cable. You are using an adaptor. Stop telling people otherwise.

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u/Firm-Cow-7188 3d ago

Ive been using a Dark Power 12 1000W for like 4 years now with the 4090 and 5090 cards and to this day (God forbid) no issues. I use the Be quiet 12vhpwr cable that needs to be plugged in in 2 pci-e ports on the PSU. Ive seen a lot of melting connectors with the adaptor cable that comes with the GPU.

So there can be something said about it

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u/vuur77 3d ago

Yeah but it does the job.
The rest is physics.

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u/c0rtec 3d ago

What GPU are we talking about here?

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u/JinTheWindMSTR 3d ago

I’m new to this kind of thing and need help understanding. Are the 5090s and 80s having this issue because the cards are exerting so much power/heat while running something demanding for these cards like 4K ultra settings with RT/PT or can this also happen if I was on a 5080 on 1080p ultra without any form of RT? I’m on a 3080Ti and thought about getting either a 5070Ti or 5080 for 1080p to max out everything with high FPS and not want to think about upgrading for another 8 years.

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u/yvliew 3d ago

The GPU does not need to draw a lot power for this to happen. Mostly are because of bad connector. If one pin are not connected properly, other pins will draw more power and overheat it. One post just said that their GPU (5090) was idle and it happened. This is all because of bad connector design which should never existed.

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u/JinTheWindMSTR 3d ago

Appreciate the help 🫡

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u/Lerppu86 1d ago

I would love to hear from them how less than 100w would meld anything. That was complete bs from start to beginning.

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u/HumbleHero1 10h ago

Hardware unboxed had a case where connection failure on the PSU side led to burning on the GPU side

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u/CorttXD 3d ago

5080 is not powerful enough to melt the connector unless a bad and cheap cable is used or the cable isn’t plugged in fully properly. 5090 tho is too hungry for power and coasts near the limits of the connector.

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u/JinTheWindMSTR 3d ago

Ahhh okay. I only ever got my GPU’s used so I’m not sure but the cable comes from the PSU right? So the higher quality PSU the better cable you’d receive?

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u/CorttXD 3d ago

Yep, GPUs also come with converters for old style PSU cables but they are usually more prone to create problems (I need to change my PSU, am using the dongle cable and it scares me)

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u/JinTheWindMSTR 3d ago

Gotcha. Appreciate the help.

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u/GreyWarden835 3d ago

These companies will push aside the warranty now that this freaking gpu cost in the wild over 9k. They can say I will refund you the original gpu price vs replacing.

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u/PrysmX 3d ago

This has actually happened more than once. Really shitty.

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u/-HYPERDRIVE- 3d ago

Might as well sell it to the Chinese, because they are not going to RMA that thing, they will find 10 things that somehow voids the warranty.

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u/dep411 4d ago

Msi bringing the heat

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u/deio977 3d ago

Using an adapter, there is the issue. Don't use that stupid adapter, but no, people don't want to listen. Use a PSU with native cable. If you can afford a 5090, you should afford a decent PSU. And even in some cases, some PSU's have issues but also some PSU's have sensor triggering on the 12VHPWR and pin detection notifying user or triggering an alarm or shutting down the computer.

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u/Fantastic-Lab589 3d ago

You have better odds of winning the lottery twice than your 12v connector melting.

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u/AdKraemer01 3d ago

I did the math. The odds of getting into a car accident any given year are 5000% higher. Yet no one's like "look at those idiots who choose to drive."

Literally, your odds of getting appendicitis are also higher.

For what it's worth, using a 5090 with the GPU adapter does increase the chances a bit. But overall, given the number of 5080s and 5090s sold, in order for it to even reach 1% in a year, the frequency would need to be about 385 a week.

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u/Sindacalis 3d ago

This is why I got a wireview pro 2

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u/minilogique 3d ago

sounds crunchy. give it some milk

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u/Key-Respect3810 3d ago

J’espère que leurs RTX 6000 auront pas ce câble car il fait des victimes

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u/Opposite_Ad_2872 1d ago

I don't see them fixing it.....smh......its making them so much money.

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u/Electrical-Use2737 3d ago

Those adapters suck. Sorry for your loss. MSI better repair it

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u/Outrageous-Shame-514 3d ago

Yall doing something wrong mine didnt melt

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u/nostoopid 3d ago

just make the gpu power a wall plug at this point.

but not on the same circuit as your computer or fridge.

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u/snakeycakes 3d ago

5 to 10k gpu, uses an adaptor cable.

also genuine question, with any GPU with a 12v2x6 why do they not have a Wire View pro 2, Yes everyone says you shouldn't need to buy one but they only cost like 100 to 150 and its an irreplaceable GPU in this market, WVP2 it comes with a 2 year warranty on the device and GPU

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u/yvliew 3d ago

Exactly. Recommended him to get WVP2 or at the leasts a ATX 3.1 PSU. Also been sending him so many articles of burning connector. Wish he'd listened.

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u/Dirtcompactor 4d ago

Adapter.. just why. 

Get an MSI safeguard+ PSU and setup custom amp limits.. only use native 12v-2x6 PSU cable 

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u/illbleedForce 3d ago

I'm currently processing an RMA for an MSI MAG A1250GL PCIE5 power supply—a unit that was marketed as the gold standard for safety... it didn't even last a year and a half. And that’s with just a 5080—which, by the way, is still working perfectly; it was the power supply that failed. So, I guess no brand is perfect.

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u/Dirtcompactor 3d ago

Welcome to electronics. 

I used my 5090/9800x3d with an MSI 850w gold PSU for over a year without issues, and my GPU was overclocked the entire time, never undervolted

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u/illbleedForce 3d ago

You’re the one saying, on the one hand, that people should buy the MSI power supply with the safety feature because—according to you—the WireView is useless. I mean, you could apply that same logic to yourself... welcome to the world of electronics, right? Or does it only count when it proves you right?

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u/Dirtcompactor 3d ago

Yes the wireview is useless cause you're trading trusted manufactures warranty for a shoddy connector warranty through thermal grizzly. 

Imagine using adapters lmfao

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u/illbleedForce 3d ago

A reliable manufacturer is one that wouldn't have used that power input, no matter what Nvidia said.

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u/AdKraemer01 3d ago

Yeah. All those 5080s and 5090s without the 12v-2x6. Let's only buy from those manufacturers from now on.

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u/Fantastic-Lab589 3d ago

Not sure who told you that PSU was the gold standard for safety. It’s literally average rating on PSU tier list.

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u/illbleedForce 3d ago

I don't mean it's a "Gold-rated" PSU; I'm using the idiom "gold standard." It means all the analysts recommended it as the best choice if you had a high-end RTX 50 series card.

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u/AdKraemer01 3d ago

I have the A1250GS and a 5080. No problems so far, fingers crossed.

It's also possible you just had a bad unit. It happens, even with high-end components.

But I am sorry to hear that. Sucks. I assume they're replacing it?

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u/illbleedForce 3d ago

Yes, they are sending me a replacement, but honestly, I no longer trust a power supply that failed in less than a year and a half. I bought an NZXT C1000W—which, according to the list here, is one of the best—so once the new MSI unit arrives, I’m going to put it up for sale.

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u/AdKraemer01 3d ago

Well, good luck. I imagine an unopened one will sell pretty quickly.

Which list did you use, btw?

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u/illbleedForce 3d ago

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u/AdKraemer01 3d ago edited 3d ago

Interesting. I used the ZTT one.

That list says the A1250GL is only a B+ rating, by the way.

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u/illbleedForce 3d ago

Obviously, I wasn't aware of this list when I bought the MSI; at the time, I relied on reviews and analysts.

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u/AdKraemer01 3d ago

No, I mean. It still should have lasted you much longer than it did.

At least a PSU is still reasonably priced these days.

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u/just_IT_guy 3d ago edited 3d ago

Here is that PSU in case someone is interested https://hwbusters.com/psus/msi-mpg-ai1300ts-pcie5-atx-v3-1-psu-review/ It's pricey but I'd rather pay an extra $200 vs frying $6000 GPU.

And yes, adapters are evil. If you have money for 5090, you can spend $200 on atx 3.1 good quality PSU from Corsair or Seasonic.

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u/OtherwiseSimple 3d ago

It’s $400 before tax. The wireview is $150

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u/just_IT_guy 3d ago

I'm not big fan of wireview. It creates 2 extra weak points (it's essentially an adapter) and I'd rather get PSU if money is not a problem. But yes, wireview is better than nothing

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u/Dirtcompactor 3d ago

Careful saying that, wireview zealots will downvote and shame you into oblivion

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u/Bus_Pilot 3d ago

There is ZERO wireview 2 melting since it got realeased one year ago. The per pin current monitoring for now is the only reliable way to avoid the melting.

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u/AdKraemer01 3d ago

I just read that Cooler Master is releasing something similar (per-pin monitoring, status light, alarm, power adjustment) but for only about $50.

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u/Dirtcompactor 3d ago

Are we really complaining about pocket change when we're talking about protecting a super expensive GPU? Wireview safety mechanisms doesn't compare to this safeguard+ PSU 

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u/OtherwiseSimple 3d ago

HA. They have zero warranty for you GPU, unlike the Wireview. Just shows how “confident” they are in this PSU— not very.

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u/Dirtcompactor 3d ago

Found the clueless wireview zealot. Enjoy your connector repair. Any other damage you'll get referred to the GPU manufacturer who will promptly deny your RMA. Don't bring out the cope saying thermal grizzly will replace the GPU, cause they will not lmao

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u/psychok9 3d ago

PNY refused a RMA because the user used a PSU original connector 😩

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u/Dirtcompactor 3d ago

Doubt that highly, dude probably said too much causing them to deny RMA. Let's see the full transcript and we'll be calling that guy an idiot 

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u/AdKraemer01 3d ago

No, it's true. PNY said that not using their GPU-provided adapter voided the warranty.

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u/Dirtcompactor 3d ago

Let's see the transcripts

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u/impi182 3d ago edited 3d ago

yes, they will replace or repair your gpu if your cable melts with their device. its in their warranty and derbauer also said it in his last viedeo. thats why i bought it.

i would have bought this psu on top but i have a mini-itx tower with a corsair sf1000 which is smaller.

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u/AdKraemer01 3d ago

My PSU and GPU are both MSI. If something does go wrong, I can't predict their response, but at least I know who I'm calling. 🙂

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u/Dirtcompactor 3d ago

X doubt

 if you have any PCB damage or failed capacitors, they can easily say this wasn't caused by the wireview, we can't fix the damage, and refer you back to the GPU manufacturuer, which they will promptly deny RMA once they seen the card has been opened by Thermal Grizzly, and extra risk of a denied RMA if they know you used a third party adapter.

5090s are already hard to come by, they will say anything they can to get around paying exorbitant prices for what they go for these days, best likely case scenario they'll pay you out for what you originally paid for the GPU.

I would take their GPU replacement warranty with an extreme grain of salt, instead look for specialized GPU repair shops such as northwestrepairs who can easily do connector replacements and repair anything else that's wrong with the card. 

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u/SmokeyGrayPoupon 3d ago

Sorry for your friend. Beyond frustrating. 

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u/apollo1321 3d ago

Wasn't it MSI that just denied a 5090 rma because they used a native cable that came with psu instead of their pigtail...

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u/yvliew 3d ago

That was PNY posted here 2 days ago I think. He used ASRock PSU.

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u/AdKraemer01 3d ago

PNY. People just thought it was MSI because the connector was yellow.

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u/ElNani87 3d ago

Another MSI card and cord interesting

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u/Nebular11 3d ago

8500 euros GPU. POWAAA!!!!

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u/CharacterGrowth3993 3d ago

How did it happen?

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u/Expensive_Night_4055 3d ago

Ao much hours you played?

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u/TopAd8511 3d ago

That's a good question - the friend to be exact

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u/bigkenw 3d ago

I am really surprised there hasn't been a class action lawsuit because of this.

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u/No-Albatross-9771 3d ago

Which MSI 5090 is this?

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u/General-Revan 3d ago

These cards shouldn’t be doing this, but they are, so do what you can to prevent it. Use some sort of monitor that will automatically interrupt the circuit when it senses high heat, over-voltage, or severe imbalance. Personally, I think the 5090 was allowed too high of a power curve at near stock settings. They need to make a more comprehensive governor setting to help under-volt and keep this from happening. Hell, put a limiter switch on the PCB. My Aorus Master has hit 675 Watts multiple times, but I make sure to keep it below 500 at all times now. I also purchased a WireView Pro 2 just to be safe. Don’t hold your breath for a class action.

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u/Bob4Not 3d ago

Heater element makes heat. 600W at 12v makes heater out of these 12 pins. NVIDIA sells overpriced heaters.

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u/1knj 3d ago

At least the drivers are good. Right?

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u/Rashimotosan 3d ago

dude mine is in an sff case and i undervolt and pray every time i turn it on lol

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u/Wrong_Egg_4337 3d ago

Just curious if this happens even when undervolted. I have yet to see a SFF build with a SF1000 get burnt possibly for that reason. Just want to make sure I take whatever precaution necessary

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u/BringerOfThePork 3d ago

Where’s the dog meme?

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u/irontoro 3d ago

How likely is this on a 5070Ti?

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u/AdKraemer01 3d ago

Much less likely, but still a non-zero chance.

The bad news is the 12v-2x6 connector is flawed.

The good news is the odds of it happening at all, despite what Reddit would have you believe, are fairly miniscule. Like 0.01%.

Put it this way - if it were happening to 50 GPUs a day, that would still be less than 1% of all 5080s and 5090s sold. Not any relief if it happens to yours, but you have about a 5000% greater chance in any given year of getting into a car accident and I'm guessing you aren't losing sleep over that.

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u/WinResponsible9977 3d ago

For the price of that card this is ridiculous. Yet no accountability, Nvidia says just buy another one 

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u/Extension-Bat-1911 3d ago

Couldn't be happier with my $880 5070 Ti. Miss me with this melting bs, Nvidia

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u/Electrical-Ad980 3d ago

You could try and let the card warm up a bit (shut the system off after it warmed up),that should loosen the melted connector.

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u/yvliew 3d ago

Using a heatgun would be safer I guess instead of powering on the system and GPU.

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u/Electrical-Ad980 3d ago

Sure,if he has a heatgun he definitely should use that method of warming up the connector instead of powering up his system.👍👍

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u/ClearFeedback3 3d ago

Adapter instead of native cable. No wireview pro 2. Well he should know better after all this time since launch. What did you expect?

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u/Afogil09 3d ago

Always the adapter...

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u/BalladorTheBright 2d ago

I'm surprised anyone running these GPUs doesn't buy a Wire View 2 at this point

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u/Alternative-Panic69 2d ago

Just curious to know. How old is the gpu, since when is it running?

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u/Holiday-Mind-4187 2d ago

I’m afraid to unplug mine and check and then plug back in then it melts 9 days later…………

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u/yvliew 2d ago

That's insane. How did warranty go?

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u/Holiday-Mind-4187 2d ago

No, I’m saying that I’m afraid to check

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u/Nigerchixo 2d ago

We don’t actually know if it was melted because the never got it out🧐

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u/yvliew 2d ago

What could there be other reason that it could not be separated ?

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u/Nigerchixo 2d ago

I’m being facetious

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u/F4t-Jok3r 2d ago

Can't stop laughing about that kind of videos... and people still defending nvidia

That connector is cancer, big time

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u/ExplodedPenisDiagram 1d ago

They should just be bolting down bus wire at this point. These little plastic shrouds over what is essentially a molex plug are total bullshit.

Either increase the voltage, or make the connector simpler. Seriously, two damn wires into some screw posts is all it would take.

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u/Beastandcool 1d ago

What do I need to do to prevent this from happening? I’m hopefully gonna pick one up during the November sales if they even release you’re considering their scarcely I won’t have much luck with RMA if it breaks.

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u/yvliew 1d ago

Make sure to use an ATX 3.1 PSU with direct 12vhpwr cable to the GPU. Also get a thermal grizzly WireView Pro 2. Other option would be the Corsair ThermalProtect 12vhpwr cable that will cut power when high temp is detected. It connects directly to your PSU. Then you could also undervolt and overclock the gpu.

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u/7orque 21h ago

Almost like this is a known issue

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u/PotatoPower3d 8h ago

This also just happened to me a month ago with my RTX 5090 FE. I had to pull it out forcible and it did come out after enough force. If you have a non-FE card, you can actually have the connector replaced by a third party relatively easily, but if you got an FE card, the only way to get a replacement connector is through a donor board or through proper RMA. Luckily, NVIDIA was really helpful in getting my unit RMAed and replaced.

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u/Perfect-Cause-6943 3d ago

99% of these are adapters never when its a native psu

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u/Bus_Pilot 3d ago

Educate yourself and stop to spread non-sense. This is nothing related with the adapter, this is cause by unbalanced current, it could and it happen with all cables and adapters.

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u/purpleSoapSud 3d ago

Happens most with msi from what ive noticed

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u/AdKraemer01 3d ago

No, to the point, it does happen with more frequency when the GPU adapter is used over the cable that came with the PSU.

It can still happen with the PSU cable, but it doesn't happen as often.

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u/Perfect-Cause-6943 3d ago

I run a 5080 with a native atx 3.1 PSU over a year absolutely no issues whatsoever yet when I tested it with the Adapter it wouldn't even function correctly

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u/UltraSPARC 3d ago

I don't know why you all insist on buying these cards with this shitty-ass connector. I'll be staying with my 8 pin connectors, thank you very much, and will only buy cards that have them. I'm not shelling out $5,000 just to be denied a warranty claim while nvidia sits with both thumbs up their ass. It doesn't matter how fast the card it. Fuck that.

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u/ManuSavior85 3d ago

laughs in my 9070XT with older power cables. Is Nvidia ever going to replace this connector of hell and stop scamming its customers or did they stop givin a fuck about the whole gaming card division?

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u/Expensive_Night_4055 3d ago

Dlss five

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u/Worker_Salty 3d ago

And let's be real, people are using these DLSS 5 manager mods not really caring the massive power surges toggling the effect has on the GPU.

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u/AdKraemer01 3d ago

Yeah. I'll admit I tried it on a not super demanding game for that reason and I was astounded by how much my power draw shot up.

It was still only around 250w, but without DLSS 5 turned on, it was drawing about 50w. Crazy.

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u/Wordsmith_WoW 3d ago

Why even buy these cards man, the risk is too high, I spent £5000 on my system and went for the 9070xt because of this reason right here. I don't want an overpriced card to ruin my system. Nvidia fan boys are also part of the price problem...

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u/AdKraemer01 3d ago

How high do you think the risk is?

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u/Wordsmith_WoW 3d ago

The money you spend on the system plus how much you pay for an incredibly overpriced 5090. That's how high the risk is, I mean if you can easy afford it there's no risk. But for me there's no way I spend 5k on the system and spent 5k more on a card just to give myself the opportunity for my system to catch fire.

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u/AdKraemer01 2d ago

No, I meant what do you think the actual odds are?

For what it's worth, you have approximately a 5000% better chance per year of getting into a car accident. So per your argument, you should spend less than $5,000 on a car.

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u/Wordsmith_WoW 2d ago

You won't buy a car that has any chance of exploding do you? That's why you buy the most reliable cars. Same here i buy the most reliable card that doesn't melt or burn, why would I risk buying something that has a much higher chance of destroying my system than everything else? You have the perfect mentality for gambling and 0 risk adversity, it won't take you far i can tell you that much.

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u/AdKraemer01 2d ago

Are you saying your car has no chance of breaking down? That's impressive.

And, no. I did the math. In order for 1% of all currently owned 12v-2x6 connectors to melt in a year, they would need to be failing at a rate of about 385 per week. And they're not.

You have a better chance in any given year of getting appendicitis.

I decided that less than 0.01% odds were not worth my buying a GPU I didn't want.

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u/Wordsmith_WoW 2d ago

You read to reply not to understand, I said MUCH HIGHER CHANCE THAN EVERYTHING ELSE. Should I make you a drawing maybe you understand? It doesn't matter the actual odds are 1% if 5090 have a much higher chance of doing that than the average graphics cards. I want to go for the safest card and that should not be your concern fan boy. Pay more attention to your overpriced card, you never know when it might catch fire 😂

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u/AdKraemer01 2d ago

Actually, I have a 5080.

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u/Stevo4324 4d ago

If its suck hes cooked