Not just regular users, but YouTubers and tech publications are now calling out NVIDIA for its flawed 12V-2x6 connector.
Club386 Says NVIDIA Needs to Admit That 16-pin Connector Isn't Fit; YouTuber Daniel Also Got His Connector Melted
The managing editor of Club386 has called out NVIDIA for the flawed 16-pin connector it is equipping its GPUs with. Burning and melting 16-pin connectors on the GeForce RTX 50 series is not uncommon, and we hear about these stories multiple times every week. We have been reporting on these incidents for a while now, but they never stop surfacing on the internet.
Club386 was the latest victim of the melted 16-pin connector on the RTX 5090. The outlet says that their own NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders edition became a "hot, smouldering mess". In many cases, we see a melted connector on the cable, the GPU, and the PSU altogether, and in Club386's case, this was a similar story. As per the pics, it appears that both the PSU and GPU sides suffered badly, as we can see a charred connector on the cable and the PSU.
The outlet thanks NVIDIA for sending a replacement GPU, and we have seen people have success with RMAs with their burned RTX 5090s. However, Club386 says the problem shouldn't exist in the first place. In this case, there appears to be no user error, at least as per Club386. They used a single 12V-2x6 cable to connect their RTX 5090 GPU to the 1000W Be Quiet Dark Power 13 power supply.
It argues that while a single connector is neat and seems better than using 4x 8-pin connectors, there should be a better way of doing it. It is also called the connector boasting a "flawed design", which we have been saying since last year. Surprisingly, Club386 wasn't alone in witnessing horrible damage to their components. YouTuber Daniel Own also witnessed a connector melting on his RTX 5090.
However, unlike Club386, the YouTuber used a 4x 8-pin to 12V-2x6 connector adapter to power his Founders Edition card. Even though adapters have seemed to cause the most damage, users with a single cable have reported similar melting cases since the RTX 5090 hit the market. So, blaming the adapter doesn't negate the fact that the 16-pin connector needs to go when the RTX 60 series arrives.
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