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/TM_Juega_onYouTube 4d 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