Repair shop receives eight RTX 5090 and RTX 4090 cards with melted 16-pin connectors in two days
chemist_slime · reddit · 2026-10-22
Per Videocardz, a GPU repair shop received eight GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 4090 cards with melted 16-pin (12V-2x6) connectors in just two days. The recurring 12VHPWR connector burn failures renew debate over connector design, seating quality, and cable bend stress on high-wattage GPUs.
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