melting power connector

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  1. Tomahafk1

    Question Could my mouse be ruining cables?

    Im kinda losing my mind here. First time the cable that came with my wireless mouse had melted at the mouse connection end. (Endorfy Lix) The mouse did exhibit strange behaviour forever, where Windows would throw up an error any time I connected it to the pc for charging. Something akin to...
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    Question "Safe" way to own a 5090, and about support brackets ?

    Hello. Im planning to upgrade my system Current Specs Mobo: ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI BIOS 2007 CPU: Ryzen 7800X3D GPU: RTX 4080 MSI Gaming Trio X RAM: 64GB (4 x 16GB) Vengeance at 5200MHz C40 Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S PSU: XPG Cybercore Platinum 1300w CASE: NZXT H710i I want to go to a...
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    Question Should I worry about my GPU rail voltages? (Trying to prevent 4090 melt)

    Hi, I'm trying to figure out whether my 4090 is at risk. I've read many posts (mainly on Reddit) that talk about how the +12v rail voltage should never drop below 11.7v, as that would signal considerable resistance in the cable and precede a melting connector. But there's a lot of conflicting...
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    Question What's the safest way to use a Corsair HX1200 with an RTX 4090?

    Hi! I have a Corsair HX1200 which I'm planning to use in my new build that has an Asus RTX 4090 TUF OC. The adapter bundled with the card has 4 8 pin PCIe power connectors, they recommend using 4 dedicated cables and not use pigtails. I watched this video and from what I'm getting here he's...
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    Question Does the warranty cover your RTX 4090 dying due to this melting power connector/adapter issue?

    Not just Nvidias but AIBs, or will they just say "it's your fault, you bent the cable too hard" or "you probably overclocked that's why it melted"?