News RTX 5090 cable melting claim debunked — Investigation points at prior RTX 4090 FE cabling usage

[Admin]

A Hong Kong media outlet was scared by two melted 16-pin cables; initially mistakenly attributed to RTX 5090 testing.

RTX 5090 cable melting claim debunked — Investigation points at prior RTX 4090 FE cabling usage : Read more

 

[TheyStoppedit]

Its only been 3 days. Most people's 5090s havent even arrived yet. Give it a week or 2, month at most. The 5090 power draw is 125W higher than the 4090 that melted. It won't be long until articles and threads on different forums start surfacing about melted 5090's.

 

[Amdlova]

There no way this connector will melt... they will evaporate.

 

[ezst036]

The real problem is this:

It is believable.

 

[RoLleRKoaSTeR]

Now, 5090 video cards are bricking - PCIe, Driver, or Firmware is causing this?

 

[Giroro]

Maybe the melting was caused by a lower power card that uses essentially the same connector, or maybe it was the higher power card plugged into the same cable.
I don't think there will ever be a large enough sample size of gamers with RTX 5090s to know for sure. To me, pointing the blame at the lower power card just makes the new one look even worse by comparison.

 

[YSCCC]

Tbf there isn’t remotely enough cards out in the wild and time for it to be really tested, most are in the scalper’s backyard and not plugged in. Let the wealthy beta tester get the fun first

 

[das_stig]

Now, 5090 video cards are bricking - PCIe, Driver, or Firmware is causing this?

Who did the software QA, Microsoft ?

 

[KyaraM]

Amazing that people here STILL don't get how the issue even came to pass...

 

[Fox Tread33]

February 4, 2025 - What I find REALLY annoying is what I would call the "International Chicken Little" effect. A post, "report", or "news article" from some obscure source. Sends hundreds of thousand.. if not more... people into an uproar. It's like people are just waiting for an excuse to get upset or worry about something. I guess we can thank "unsocial media" for that. I think that it is time for people to calm down, and for real experts in various important industries to be given time to research what is true and what isn't. Fortunately in Tech we have honest brokers like Gamers' Nexus, JayZ, and Paul's Hardware to name a few. To do through, knowledgeable, and honest investigations. Personally, I really found it extremely unsettling when the whole burning power cable issue became such a big deal. I still have concerns about upgrading to a new GPU when the time comes. I have to wonder if my 1600 Watt PSU will be compatible with the new power cords etc. Stay well all.

 

[YSCCC]

February 4, 2025 - What I find REALLY annoying is what I would call the "International Chicken Little" effect. A post, "report", or "news article" from some obscure source. Sends hundreds of thousand.. if not more... people into an uproar. It's like people are just waiting for an excuse to get upset or worry about something. I guess we can thank "unsocial media" for that. I think that it is time for people to calm down, and for real experts in various important industries to be given time to research what is true and what isn't. Fortunately in Tech we have honest brokers like Gamers' Nexus, JayZ, and Paul's Hardware to name a few. To do through, knowledgeable, and honest investigations. Personally, I really found it extremely unsettling when the whole burning power cable issue became such a big deal. I still have concerns about upgrading to a new GPU when the time comes. I have to wonder if my 1600 Watt PSU will be compatible with the new power cords etc. Stay well all.

Well I believe it have a lot to do with the crazy price tag and the fact that for such luxury product, when that happens they just go “nah it’s your own problem bro, no warranty cover”. When ppl paying a hefty premium and get treated by not accordingly