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RTX 4090 16-pin GPU adapter fights melting with active cooling, monitors temperature and power consumption

Melting power cable issues for the Nvidia RTX 4090 and now RTX 5090 GPUs still exists, even though Nvidia claims that it has ...
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GPU Power Adapters With Heatsinks And Fans Surface And No, This Is Not Satire

The picture above is not a Photoshop job—or at least, if it is, we didn't make it. It comes from a Taobao listing for a listing that Google assures us is "RTX4090 Graphics Card Adapter 16PIN 180 ...
PCGamesN

This 12VHPWR adapter could save your Nvidia GeForce RTX gaming GPU from melting

Melting 12VHPWR cables on Nvidia GeForce graphics cards have been an ongoing issue since the company's flagship RTX 4090 card launched, but one Chinese company thinks it finally has the solution. A ...
eTeknix

MSI’s 16-Pin Adapter Not Only Destroys Your GPU; It Also Changes Its Color

The yellow 16-pin adapter from MSI continues to cause problems, and several GPUs have already suffered the consequences. Cases of melted 16-pin connectors keep piling up, and once again, MSI is in the ...
PCGamesN

CableMod GPU adapter solves poor Nvidia RTX 4090 port placement

The Nvidia RTX 4090 may be top of the pile when it comes to GPU performance, but its poor power supply port placement has caught some flack from reviewers and users alike. Enter CableMod, who believes ...
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NVIDIA addresses RTX 4090 GPU adapter issues

The RTX 4090 is the high-end model of NVIDIA’s latest line of GPUs. While the graphics card offers some serious power, it’s not without its drawbacks. There have been reports of melting cables, ...
PC World

Recall: CableMod’s angled adapter for Nvidia GPUs cause $75K in damages

An angled cable adapter from CableMod has caused around $75,000 in damage in around 270 cases in the USA alone. Following the manufacturer’s voluntary recall, the US authority “U.S. Consumer Product ...