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Handful of users claim new Nvidia GPUs are melting power cables again (arstechnica.com)
submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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At this point, it’s unclear whether the issues are one-offs or systemic.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago (3 children)

What I've learned from this whole fiasco after owning a problem-free 4090 for over 2 years:

  1. Don't use 3rd party connectors, and don't use the squid adapter in the box. Use the 12VHPR cable that came with your PSU or GPU. If your PSU doesn't have a 12VHPR connection, get one that does.
  2. Don't bend the cable near the connection. Make sure your case is actually big enough to avoid bending.
  3. Make sure it's actually plugged in all the way. If you didn't hear a click, it's not plugged in all the way.
  4. Don't keep disconnecting the cable to check for burns. The connection is weak and designed to fail after only a handful of disconnect/reconnects. If you followed the 3 steps above perfectly, you have nothing to worry about.

That said, I'm skipping this GPU generation (and most likely the next one as well). Hopefully in 2-4 years AMD or Intel will be on more level grounds with nVidia so that I can finally stop giving them money just to have good ray tracing performance.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Use the 12VHPR cable that came with your PSU

Except those are burning too.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

Strolls nervously through room with RX 580...

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

I got lucky and picked up a 7900 XTX for a reasonable price last gen and it's been a really great card. I've got a couple systems coming up on needing a refresh (1080 Ti and a 2080 Ti) and I'm planning on upgrading both of them to a 9070 XT. I'm staying away from Nvidia until they start pricing their GPUs at prices actual consumers can afford instead of corporations looking to build AI farms.