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Surely not again: Worrying analysis shows Nvidia's RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card may be prone to melting power connectors
High performance PC builder Falcon Northwest has taken to X to say that it has tested "many" RTX 5090 FE cards, but has been unable to repeat der8auer's findings. Falcon Northwest's thermal images show much more balanced loading on the power cables wires,
GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition: first melted power connector, third-party cable blamed
NVIDIA's new GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card experiences melted 12V-2x6 power connector, third-party cable is to blame.
Nvidia RTX 5090 graphics card connector melts, but unofficial cable may be the cause
A Reddit user going by the name ivan6953 shared images of an RTX 5090 FE with a badly melted connector. Given that this was a prevalent
Despite assurances, Nvidia’s RTX 5090 is melting power plugs after all
Last week, RTX 5090 cards started dying after Nvidia’s driver update. More recently, one Reddit user named /u/ivan6953 reported in the Nvidia subreddit that the power connector on his RTX 5090 had melted while playing Battlefield V.
Forget the GPU temp, even the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 power cable can hit 150°C
Thermal images of the new graphics card show one wire of the 16-pin 12VHPWR cable drawing over 20A and running at a high temperature.
"I Guess It Was a Matter of Time": NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Power Connector Melted While Playing Battlefield V, User Says
The power connector for the GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition, a reference version of NVIDIA's new flagship GPU for gamers, creators, and developers based on the "Blackwell" architecture that is said to start at $1,
NVIDIA's RTX 5090 Power Cables Are Melting
Multiple user reports have popped up of NVIDIA's RTX 5090 cards (from the few users who have managed to buy one, at least) apparently melting up their 12VHPWR power connectors whi
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition Review
Nvidia's GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card is exceptionally powerful but forbiddingly expensive. (You could build a complete RTX 5080-based gaming PC for the money.) But this top-tier GPU lives on a ...
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GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition unboxing - a thing of beauty
TL;DR: NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090, launching January 30, is set to be the most powerful gaming GPU. The Founders Edition model features a new double flow-through thermal design, a smaller custom ...
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MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Suprim Liquid SOC Review
We’ve already taken a deep dive into the RTX 5090 Founders Edition, and it was nothing short of a beast. Now, MSI is here ...
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GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition Review: Exploring RTX Blackwell
So, without further ado, say hello to NVIDIA’s new GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card for PC gamers, enthusiasts, and creators, and then let’s unpack what’s on tap and what to ...
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Nvidia RTX 5090 Founders Edition Review
Revealed back at CES 2025, the RTX 5090 Founder’s Edition is Nvidia’s new flagship GPU, boasting some impressive specs while also doubling down on the AI workloads that have come to define ...
Custom RTX 5090 water block drops GPU temps by 30C
Der8auer has created the world's first RTX 5090 water block compatible with the Founders Edition version of the GPU. The ...
Water-cooled Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 FE drops running temp by 25°C, boosts clock
The Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition gaming GPU is a beast to disassemble, but water-cooling it comes with some ...
Asus made a gold RTX 5090, as if it weren’t expensive enough already
The ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 "Dhahab OC Edition" has a gold-covered cooler covered in Arabic script, camels, and ...