[UPDATED] The 12VHPWR cable is DANGEROUS! But NVIDIA doesn't agree...

[Retro]

If you have an RTX 4090 and your power cable starts smoking and burning up where it connects to the card, then this could be the reason why. This has the potential to start a fire, so the takeaway, is to be really careful not to bend the cable too close to the connector and be sure as possible that there's no physical damage anywhere. Full explanation in the video.

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UPDATE: JayzTwoCents tests the connector under extreme conditions to try and induce failure.

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[live627]

I watched it yesterday

That's a SCARY amount of power. But ii won't ever matter to me because I'll never be able to afford one.

Still rocking a Radeon HD 5850.

 

[Retro]

Wow, what's that, a decade old or so? Great to see that older hardware can still be good enough.

The top end new stuff, is now way overboard on price, power and space requirements. Annoying, because I like buying top end.

 

[live627]

2009. It's so old that Windows 10 cannot find drivers for it.

I used to use a Radeon HD 7950, but I messed it up somehow because it can no longer drive high resolutions (it shows me the bios and the windows loading screen, but then peaces out for the login screen)

 

[Retro]

Wow, in that year, I upgraded from a HD 4870 to a GTX 285 and have been buying NVIDIA ever since.

Sorry to hear about yours. They don't last forever.

 

[live627]

I did get a RX 580 off ebay about five years ago but never used it because it was taller than double height and thus couldn't fit. Ended up reselling it at 100% profit.

 

[Retro]

Bump for update. See first post.

 

[live627]

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The horror has a face - NVIDIA’s hot 12VHPWR adapter for the GeForce RTX 4090 with a built-in breaking point | igor'sLAB

Those who are now beating up on the new 12VHPWR (although I don't really like the part either) may generate nice traffic with it, but they simply haven't recognized the actual problem with the…

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[Retro]

Nice one, beat me to it. Gonna give it a watch in a bit.

 

[Retro]

Another update: more melting connectors and rumour has it that NVIDIA has acknowledged the problem and is in the process of redesigning the connector. I can just see a massive recall on the way. Can't say I feel sorry for them though. Even just looking at that connector, it looks too tiny to carry all that current and power, so no wonder it melts in some instances.

Fully Connected 16-Pin Connector On The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 Ends Up Melting Too

A fully connected 16-Pin '12VHPWR' connector on the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 has melted & we also get our first Founders Edition case.

wccftech.com

 

[Retro]

There has been so much written about and so many videos made, about the melting power connectors on NVIDIA's high end graphics cards now that it's obvious that it's a design issue, so I'm not at all surprised that a second version of the connector is coming out. Let's hope this new version puts this issue to rest once and for all.

There's no videos from JayzTwoCents or Gamers Nexus yet.

Rest in Peace 12VHPWR Connector - Welcome 12V-2×6 Connector, important modifications and PCIe Base 6 | Exclusive | igor´sLAB

The king is dead, long live the king. Or the other way around: The findings of the last few months are finally taken seriously and the connector is modified, work is done on a new standardization and…

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[Retro]

This video shows how NVIDIA messed up badly here, but don't want to recall their cards. Also, I'm surprised at Gamers Nexus blaming a lot of it on "user error", when this is clearly a design fault. They're normally spot on with their analyses. NorthridgeFix's criticisms here are clearly right and he's got the evidence to prove it, too.

Bear in mind however, that this video was released on 21.05.23, so there might well be updates since then. Also, I believe NVIDIA are releasing a revised version of this connector for the 50 series cards, but still not recalling the 40 series. There really should be a class action lawsuit against this. Think, two grand for a graphics card is extortionate money, only for it to have a pathetic problem like this that the mfr leaves you out in the cold about? That's fraud, surely? I wouldn't buy it for this reason alone.

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