O ne of the first credible reports of a melted power cable on the RTX 5090 has been posted on Reddit (h/t VideoCardz).

One of the big concerns some may have concerns the power cable ... The 16-pin connector cable has its advantages, mainly in the simplicity of having one end to plug in to the GPU itself.

Ever since the introduction of the RTX 4090, several reports have documented 12VHPWR connectors melting due to improper seating. If the connector isn’t fully plugged in, it can generate excessive heat ...

or if you want the insides of your PC case to look as clean as possible, get custom PSU cables for your GPU. You can also get custom motherboard power cables for even cleaner looks and to keep the ...

Thanks to recent hardware advances, the hope of external GPUs going mainstream burns brighter than ever. Here's what you need ...

Your shiny new Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card shouldn't melt due to a bad power cable connection, unlike some RTX 4090 ...

Asus has just unveiled a new graphics card connector that does away with the power cables and sockets of conventional cards, and instead relies on a motherboard slot to deliver power, able to ...

Previously, Asus demonstrated BTF-compatible graphics cards that replaced ... GeForce RTX 4090 users reported burning power cables. Asus aims to make PC builds simpler and safer by minimizing ...