NVIDIA Claims 16-Pin Power Connector Issues are Over, No More Melting

freeagent · 2025-01-25T00:01:08+0000

12V2X6 seems good, and is what I am referring to when 12VHPWR is used.. my fault there..

But this is still a thing..

Airisom · 2025-01-25T00:14:22+0000

I mean if he's replacing the old connector with the same, then it's just a matter of time before it melts again. All of these repairs should be using the revised connector and the end user will need to buy a matching cable for it. Otherwise, these are just going to get fixed and resold on the used market so that it becomes someone else's time bomb.

DaemonForce · 2025-01-25T03:37:41+0000

Battler624 said:
450W to 575W is 225W yes.

Ultra specific but...

freeagent said:
So yeah, if someone cant plug something in all the way, I am not shocked at all.

That's basically my take. We have so many new and inexperienced system builders after a long drought of whatever this is called. People don't know.

Hecate91 said:
I'd much rather have 3 of the 8 pin connectors on a card than the questionable 16 pin connector, its interesting Nvidia blames it on user error even though they quickly revised the connector.

Triple 8-pin PCI-E is about as needed one high end as anything over single CPU 8-pin. The connectors aren't a problem and neither is the gauge.
I don't understand how people can't seem to figure out that putting something out there with higher resistance and pushing it for "high power" is a BAD idea.

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NVIDIA Claims 16-Pin Power Connector Issues are Over, No More Melting

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