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A ‘concerning’ RTX 5090 power connector discovery.

I covered the RTX 5090 melting power connector situation yesterday, and I was surprised at the amount of people quick to blame “user error” for someone using a third-party cable. YouTuber der8auer has now examined one of the burnt cables, and he’s found that this isn’t user error and could be related to a current distribution problem instead. Nvidia still hasn’t commented on the situation.

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