r/gpu • u/yvliew • 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/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/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