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Unofficial 12V-2x6V Power Connector Melts NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090

ninjafada

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yeah they need to improve the aera of connection too and those cylindric system are always a pain in the a***
perhaps one day we are gonna have plug with screw to tighten plugs
 
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Der8auer got the card & cable & PSU.
Observed and compared the results with his own 5090.
Finds out there are 2 wires carrying 20A in stress testing. (Other wires carried ~5A)
It makes those 2 wires extremely hot and dangerous.




Skip to 13:06 for the important stuff, video is padded out a lot.
 
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