Some users are reporting that they have been burnt and/or melted NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 power connectorsObviously due to excess heat. For now the incident seems to be taking place mainly through social networks like Twitter and Reddit, but we’ll see if the matter goes further.
We start with the story of user reggie_gakil, who posted photos on Reddit showing both the melted NVIDIA adapter and PCB power socket. The affected model is not the Founders Edition, but rather a GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming OC, a rebuild from the well-known manufacturer of motherboards and other consumer-oriented products. gaming and high performance contexts.
reggie_gakil explained that he was playing Red Dead Redemption 2 when the graphics card caught fire, causing the power plugs and sockets to burn and melt. Although the user has complained about a possible manufacturing fault, It is important to keep in mind that the adapter cable supplied by NVIDIA needs to be treated with care, as it can generate abnormal temperatures if it is bent or put too much pressure on it. This especially harms boxes that are not wide enough to fit their specifications, which are official.. Some manufacturers and modding companies are offering connectors with a 90 degree angle to make it easier to comply.
Specifications for the correct use of the NVIDIA 12-pin adapter cable exposed by CableMod.
Another user named @Vectral555, this time on Twitter, has reported the same with a unit of the ASUS GeForce RTX 4090 TUF Gaming OC, another custom model of NVIDIA’s top-of-the-range graphics. For its part, the company has tried to contact reggie_gakil to find out more details about his case privately.
More details remain to be learned about these incidents that have caused the power connectors on two custom GeForce RTX 4090 models to burn and melt, making it clear that this does not affect a specific builder. Nevertheless, the possibility of an incorrect use of the NVIDIA adapter cable is there and the evidence so far points to thatwhich gives the company the possibility of getting rid of the responsibility of being so.
