The GPUs included 8-to-12-pin adapters, and all was well. However, things have changed with the introduction of the RTX 4090. A new ATX 3.0 and PCIe 5.0 spec provides a single 12-pin cable (above ...

Redditor malcanore18 recounted how the 16-pin power connector on his GeForce RTX 4090 had melted. To avoid it happening in the future, the user improved his 16-pin power cable by integrating six ...

A new report of a burnt GeForce RTX 4090 power cable has emerged on ... customers who used the 4090's bundled 16-pin connection adapters to plug the GPU into an ATX 2.0 power supply's 12-pin socket.

RTX 4090 owner says his 16-pin power connector melted at the GPU and PSU ends simultaneously ... 12. Slate Auto's budget EV truck jumps above $20,000 as Trump's bill ends federal tax credits; 19.

RTX 4090 16-pin GPU adapter fights melting with active cooling, monitors temperature and power consumption. Story by Jowi Morales ... pushing too much current across one of the 12 wires.

Updated Nov 12, 2022 3:03 AM CST. 2 minutes read time. ... NVIDIA prototype PCBs for RTX 4090, RTX 5090 had 4 x 16-pin connectors: up to 2400W of power; RTX 4090s are still melting: ...

Hence with the launch nearly upon us and with official confirmation that no 12-pin will be present on next gen AMD cards, it was only a matter of time for the reference card designs to pop up.

Another RTX 4090 has fallen victim to the 12VHPWR power connector, but this time, it took a full year before the RTX 4090's power connector finally melted.

GALAX's upcoming GeForce RTX 4090 Hall of Fame (HOF) edition has one of the most brutally over-built boards we've ever seen, and it comes equipped with a pair of twelve-pin 12VHPWR connectors.

The new NVIDIA RTX 4090 is the undisputed king of PC graphics right now, but these spendy $1,600 cards may have a fatal flaw.Reports of melting 16-pin power adapters are piling up, and NVIDIA says ...

NVIDIA prototype PCBs for RTX 4090, RTX 5090 had 4 x 16-pin connectors: up to 2400W of power. ... * Prices last scanned on 6/23/2025 at 12:19 pm CDT - prices may not be accurate, ...

GPU "Cable Gate" is an official thing now. This week a Redditor posted images of a melted 12-pin adapter cable on their Nvidia RTX 4090. The power plug on the PCB was also irreversibly damaged as ...