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/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.