News Prototype RTX 50-series power connector designed to prevent melting with current overload alarm, per-pin sensing

[dev_cyberpunk]

Really, it's time to increase the voltage supplied to the card. In the long run it'll be cheaper than the current lipstick on the pig solutions. Bonus short term increase in PSU revenue..

It wouldn't be that hard to make +/- 24V work with establish designs and would tkle off 2/3 of the stress applied electrically on the connector, But its the $0.06 pins that is the issue, because they need to use the $6 pin instead but at that cost, there are cheaper and better connectors to use.

 

[RodroX]

In the mean time, the original issue, that horrible 12pin power connector, still have issues because nvidia have issues and can't understand after all it happend that its a piece of crap that deserves to be put away and never be seen again.

 

[HardwiredWireless]

A Chinese user has developed a prototype 16-pin connector that can determine if a certain pin is drawing too much current, preventing connector meltdowns.

Prototype RTX 50-series power connector designed to prevent melting with current overload alarm, per-pin sensing : Read more

Looks like a pretty ham-fisted solution not what I would call an elegant solution by any means. At least give it a nice 3D printed shell. This thing looks like it was cobbled together by drifters.

 

[LurkingKiwi]

If you look at the picture with the various modules wired together, taken with the identifiable chips on the PCB, I think the USB-C connector is being used incorrectly as an I2C connector, so not real USB.

 

[HardwiredWireless]

In the mean time, the original issue, that horrible 12pin power connector, still have issues because nvidia have issues and can't understand after all it happend that its a piece of crap that deserves to be put away and never be seen again.

Lol that's a bit extreme don't you think?
Also I think you miss spelled 'happened'.