TL;DR: The GeForce RTX 5090, with a 600W TGP, is the most power-intensive gaming GPU, leading to reports of melted power cables. A recent case involves the RTX 5070, where a damaged pin on the 12V-2x6 ...

This could be the cause of melty GPU cables.

Asus has updated its BTF (Back to Future) standard with a new connector that provides significantly more power than the 12V-2x6 connector. HardwareLuxx reports that the new GC-HPWR connector is rated ...

TL;DR: Inno3D's GeForce RTX 5090 Frostbite graphics card, featuring water cooling, faces issues with its 12V-2x6 power cable reaching over 150°C. Reviewer Andreas Schilling highlighted the thermal ...

Less than two weeks after its release, the first report of a melting Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 has surfaced online. While a third-party power cable was used, it's unclear right now what caused the fault ...

Aqua Computer's €100 Ampinel adapter actively monitors GPU power delivery to stop cable melting - and it's already sold out. The device balances current across power lines and shuts down automatically ...

A teardown of Dell’s Tower Plus EBT2250 prebuilt reveals a very direct response to the ongoing scrutiny around 16-pin GPU power connectors: Dell has implemented a mechanically fixed 12V-2x6 interface ...

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Jeremy Gosnell is a science fiction author and freelance writer living in the mountains of Western, Maryland. He's written two traditionally published novels, Neptune's Garden and The Terminal, as ...

Asus has previously shown off a prototype GPU without any visible power connectors, with power being delivered through the motherboard instead. It's also announced they were going into production this ...

Why it matters: Burning and melting power connectors have plagued Nvidia's enthusiast-class graphics cards for years – even switching to the new, safer cable standard hasn't resolved the issue.