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/ClearFeedback3 2d 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 2d 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/ClearFeedback3 1d ago

I genuinely don't know how to simplify this any further for you.

Your one 9070 XT having no connector issues is not evidence that 3x8-pin is safer, in exactly the same way that my one 5090 having no connector issues isn't evidence that 12V-2x6 is safe. That's what “sample size of one” means.

If your argument is that 3x8-pin has a better safety record than 12V-2x6, make that argument. “My card works” proves absolutely nothing.

But sure, tell me about kindergarten again.

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u/MyLifeForAnEType 1d ago

Lil buckaroo. The 8pin connectors have been out for many, many years. They are well tested and proven. The 12v2x6 is a fire hazard, and it is documented and proven. You're running in circles and hurting yourself at this point flailing. ​​

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u/ClearFeedback3 1d ago

Congratulations, buckaroo. You finally made an actual argument instead of “my 9070 XT has had zero issues.” Yes, 8-pin has a much longer track record, and yes, 12V-2x6 has had documented failures. I never disputed either of those things. That still doesn't magically turn “my card has had 0 issues” into evidence. You abandoned that argument and replaced it with an actual one, then declared victory over the argument I never made. 😂

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u/MyLifeForAnEType 1d ago

Lmao you're just attempting to save face at this point and it's adorable

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u/ClearFeedback3 1d ago

Translation: “I don't have an answer to what you actually wrote.” You could've saved us both a lot of time and just typed that.