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And nVidia did it all in name of cost cutting. Cost cutting of 6$/card. 6$ of shunt resistors, 1$ for each rail. This is complete BS on cards which are realistically now like 3000-3500Euro/unit if you can find one.
At this moment in time solution to the problem would be a total recall and redesign by splitting load between 2 12V 2x6 connectors with proper voltage/current regulation/balancing/limits on PCB. nVidia's reference 4090/5090 design really is bottom of the barrel stupidity. In itself Plug is OK (assuming no loose wires and botched connectors), but how PCB handles power delivery is sheer lunacy.
I was ready to get some for work, but I'm not so sure about that now (shame I got my Seasonic PX-2200W so early before seeing all this shit, but at least has rock solid plugs and wires). Perhaps after all this disaster PR nVidia will at least do properly 5080Ti?
At this moment in time solution to the problem would be a total recall and redesign by splitting load between 2 12V 2x6 connectors with proper voltage/current regulation/balancing/limits on PCB. nVidia's reference 4090/5090 design really is bottom of the barrel stupidity. In itself Plug is OK (assuming no loose wires and botched connectors), but how PCB handles power delivery is sheer lunacy.
I was ready to get some for work, but I'm not so sure about that now (shame I got my Seasonic PX-2200W so early before seeing all this shit, but at least has rock solid plugs and wires). Perhaps after all this disaster PR nVidia will at least do properly 5080Ti?
