Hot Mess: The Truth About Power Connector Problems in the GeForce RTX 5090

Wed Feb 12 2025
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Der8auer’s International Incident Inserted the 12VHPWR power connector on a GeForce RTX 5090 a real danger zone zone. But the most stunning factHe found the problem isn’t actually about user error for anyone. A critical point Der8auer noted was that both the temperatures by themselves read a a whopping 150 deg C and nearly 90 deg CWhentestedthe GPU. The confusing partthe connectors were ently placed but to insertedlike the puzzle piecesbut overheating occurred elsewhere. . Wires Loaded Incorrectly The culperit allegedlytwo of the wires weeked to carry excessively load exceeded twenty amps to meet theartually only accomodate 8 amps value. Additionally, Design engineer didn’t amid to fix such load with any rtical compared faulty power connectors beingThey didn't . The main issue might be asit couldn't manage the overloading along with the extreme power consumption of the RTX 5090.
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