{"id":108079,"date":"2022-10-25T23:32:37","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T23:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nvidia-investigates-melting-pc-graphics-card-power-cables\/"},"modified":"2022-10-25T23:32:37","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T23:32:37","slug":"nvidia-investigates-melting-pc-graphics-card-power-cables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/nvidia-investigates-melting-pc-graphics-card-power-cables\/","title":{"rendered":"Nvidia Investigates Melting PC Graphics Card Power Cables"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Perhaps the oversized, power-hungry<\/span>and highly-priced<\/span> 4000-series graphics cards from Nvidia are a bit too hot of a product right now. After one user posted photos of their charred 12-volt, high power (12VHPWR) connector on Reddit, Nvidia responded with an investigation into at least two cases. <\/p>\n

Yesterday, Reddit user reggie_gakil shared photos<\/span> of a freshly seared cable and power connector on their RTX 4090 graphics card, titled \u201cRTX 4090 Adapter burned\u201d with a caption that reads \u201cIDK [how] it happened but it smelled badly and I saw smoke.\u201d Though the card reportedly still works, reggie_gakil was not alone. Another Reddit user began with their reply, \u201cYou aren’t the only one. This happened to me today as well.\u201d This follows reports<\/span> that PCI-SIG, the consortium that sets standards for PCI, PCI-X, and PCI-Express connections (the ones used in said graphics cards), was aware of potential \u201csafety issues under certain conditions.\u201d according to The Verge<\/em><\/span>Nvidia is now investigating these cases.<\/p>\n

In a statement to Kotaku<\/em>Nvidia said it is \u201cin contact with the first owner and will be reaching out to the other for additional information.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the increased power draw of these new graphics cards and new ATX power standards that have raised eyebrows, this might not be so much of a surprise. Indeed, YouTube channels like JayzTwoCents are doing a bit of an \u201cI told you so\u201d victory lap.<\/p>\n