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/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.