At this point Reddit needs to have a thread stickied on the front page. The fact this is still happening is ridiculous and people still to this day defend cable mod and use their garbage adaptor
Bobsofa
Is the vendor Nvidia themselves, since it’s a FE?
GGIULIAN093
Your fault (for using an adapter)
Deceiver999
Morrowind12
CableMod strikes again. 👀
SuccessfulCandle2182
No worries! There just came out a revised v1.1 you can get. You only have to pay for the expensive shipping.
But wait! there is already a v2.0 on the way, with smart but – ofc – way more expensive features. 😂
Spentzl
Why don’t you guys just use the cable that came with psu
msanangelo
another one bites the dust. 🎶
1-2isthisthingon
Even if I could afford, I wouldn’t buy any NVidia GPU with that connector. Soon I’ll be able to afford and buy Battlemage when it comes out. This is like an insult to customers.
izfanx
Alexa play “Another one bites the dust” by Queen
ieatass805
DiD yOu pLuG iT iN aLL tHe wAy? -some dbag in this thread probably
UserAskZ
Thank goodness I returned my Strix 4090 OC and got gaming oc 4080 instead. NORTHRIDGEFIX has told tech rocker and the car guy wannabe that the 4090 SHOULD BE RECALLEDDDDDD.
“nO iTs UsEr ErRoR”
Hopefully the RTX 5090 doesn’t require newer ATX version of PSU when they use a proper power cable instead of this ticking time bomb in a form of something called RTX 4090.
Relevant_Force_3470
Seems we see a lot of failed CableMod posts here.
zulu52
The usual suspect
Yommination
Nobody should be using an angle adapter on an already janky power connector. You literally just add an extra fail point
GammaSmash
Meanwhile, my poor 1070 TI is still kicking lol
slayez06
Why does everyone blame anyone but Nvida????
Nvida is 100% the people who are to blame they put out the spec sheets and you can not devate from what they say.
Every 3090 is flawed too because there is no thermal cooling on the back vrm something they fixed with the Ti.
I do not blame AIB’s companies like cable mods for this .. .It’s 100% Nvida being nazi’s and not allowing others to fix a known problem.
Greyman43
I think a prudent attitude to take with the 12vhpwr adapter is to only use a cable made by either the GPU or PSU manufacturer.
Dangling a cheap third party connector off your four figure GPU just seems needlessly risky…
slayez06
I feel extra bad for OP having a FE and it being on a block. Nvida CS is shit teir and pretty sure putting it on a block voids that out the gate even though it clearly has nothing to do with the block. Atleast CM is stepping up still. Just sucks.
Jamizon1
These adapters were created as a result of the faulty 12VHPWR connector nvidia uses on the 4090 cards. If the connector wasn’t melting under load in the first place, there would have been no need for these adapters.
Connector melts without adapter… what makes anyone think an adapter will solve an inherently bad design from the OEM?
The math is fairly easy to figure…
These cards have been shown drawing up to 600w from the PSU. There are 12 pins delivering power. That’s anywhere between 40 to 50 amps on each of those tiny pins. Unless the connection is PERFECT, and there’s enough surface area between the pin and socket, with that much current, things are gonna get toasty… or melty, as we see here…
This train wreck needs a redesign.
This is ENTIRELY nvidia’s fault. I believe a class action suit might be in order.
Edit: The math is incorrect, wattage needs to be converted to amperage. However, as mentioned by fellow redditors, the idea is unchanged. The maximum current passing through those connections exceeds the capacity of the pins and sockets.
600w @ 12vdc = 50 AMPS (approximately)
50 AMPS divided by 12 = 4.166 amps per pin/socket. If all 12 connections are not used for supplying power, the amount of current per pin/socket goes up exponentially.
MrShaytoon
Here I am looking at the 4070 FE.
I’ve been obsessed in owning a FE, but not worth this headache if it’s a thing.
Illustrious-War-5220
Did he get a warranty all I’m asking?
iSmashMyselfToPieces
Is it for sale?
frankgadlin
You used cablemod that is the reason it happened
frankgadlin
I’ve been using my cheap fasgear connector that I got from Amazon since march… is solid and it has worked great so far. I haven’t hear any complaints from their cables
freshlyborn34
Have you tried soaking it in water?
AlternativeClient738
How about that one guy u/Jamestq
He had a bad experience
Cablemod
ZaperTapper
I’m gonna go insane if I see another CableMod adapter melting post
suckysuckythailand
Stupid question but how did you know that your connector melted? Did you randomly check on it or was it a thermal/power issue from a monitoring program like HWINFO64?
404VigilantEye
jakefahey1993
Is this a flaw with all 40 series or just the 4090?
Github_Boi
Ah shit here we go again.
larsloveslegos
I’ll stick to my boring cables that look ugly if this happens ☠️☠️
Izzysaiah
As a former gpu miner, i only used official cables from the psu manufacturer of my psu, what’s good with you guys 🤣🤣🤣
JJA1234567
I mean this things basically were designed to melt.
itsRobbie_
I don’t even know the backstory about this connector but at this point I’ve just seen so many posts showing this exact connector that I instantly know what it is lol
RoscoMcqueen
Thinking of buying a 4080 sometime soon. Should I be worried about this?
43 Comments
let’s see a top-down view of the 90 degree connector
Send a message to CableMod. Their shit connectors strike again.
Please reach out to our [support](https://cablemod.com/support), we’ll help get this sorted. 🙂
I think that all of the Nvidia cards that use that 12V High Power connecter should’ve been recalled.
In my opinion, the failure rate is unacceptable. Especially since the failure involves enough heat to melt the plastic of the connector.
this is daily news now
https://i.redd.it/66q5otuh57xb1.gif
At this point Reddit needs to have a thread stickied on the front page. The fact this is still happening is ridiculous and people still to this day defend cable mod and use their garbage adaptor
Is the vendor Nvidia themselves, since it’s a FE?
Your fault (for using an adapter)
CableMod strikes again. 👀
No worries! There just came out a revised v1.1 you can get. You only have to pay for the expensive shipping.
But wait! there is already a v2.0 on the way, with smart but – ofc – way more expensive features. 😂
Why don’t you guys just use the cable that came with psu
another one bites the dust. 🎶
Even if I could afford, I wouldn’t buy any NVidia GPU with that connector. Soon I’ll be able to afford and buy Battlemage when it comes out. This is like an insult to customers.
Alexa play “Another one bites the dust” by Queen
DiD yOu pLuG iT iN aLL tHe wAy? -some dbag in this thread probably
Thank goodness I returned my Strix 4090 OC and got gaming oc 4080 instead. NORTHRIDGEFIX has told tech rocker and the car guy wannabe that the 4090 SHOULD BE RECALLEDDDDDD.
“nO iTs UsEr ErRoR”
Hopefully the RTX 5090 doesn’t require newer ATX version of PSU when they use a proper power cable instead of this ticking time bomb in a form of something called RTX 4090.
Seems we see a lot of failed CableMod posts here.
The usual suspect
Nobody should be using an angle adapter on an already janky power connector. You literally just add an extra fail point
Meanwhile, my poor 1070 TI is still kicking lol
Why does everyone blame anyone but Nvida????
Nvida is 100% the people who are to blame they put out the spec sheets and you can not devate from what they say.
Every 3090 is flawed too because there is no thermal cooling on the back vrm something they fixed with the Ti.
I do not blame AIB’s companies like cable mods for this .. .It’s 100% Nvida being nazi’s and not allowing others to fix a known problem.
I think a prudent attitude to take with the 12vhpwr adapter is to only use a cable made by either the GPU or PSU manufacturer.
Dangling a cheap third party connector off your four figure GPU just seems needlessly risky…
I feel extra bad for OP having a FE and it being on a block. Nvida CS is shit teir and pretty sure putting it on a block voids that out the gate even though it clearly has nothing to do with the block. Atleast CM is stepping up still. Just sucks.
These adapters were created as a result of the faulty 12VHPWR connector nvidia uses on the 4090 cards. If the connector wasn’t melting under load in the first place, there would have been no need for these adapters.
Connector melts without adapter… what makes anyone think an adapter will solve an inherently bad design from the OEM?
The math is fairly easy to figure…
These cards have been shown drawing up to 600w from the PSU. There are 12 pins delivering power. That’s anywhere between 40 to 50 amps on each of those tiny pins. Unless the connection is PERFECT, and there’s enough surface area between the pin and socket, with that much current, things are gonna get toasty… or melty, as we see here…
This train wreck needs a redesign.
This is ENTIRELY nvidia’s fault. I believe a class action suit might be in order.
Edit: The math is incorrect, wattage needs to be converted to amperage. However, as mentioned by fellow redditors, the idea is unchanged. The maximum current passing through those connections exceeds the capacity of the pins and sockets.
600w @ 12vdc = 50 AMPS (approximately)
50 AMPS divided by 12 = 4.166 amps per pin/socket. If all 12 connections are not used for supplying power, the amount of current per pin/socket goes up exponentially.
Here I am looking at the 4070 FE.
I’ve been obsessed in owning a FE, but not worth this headache if it’s a thing.
Did he get a warranty all I’m asking?
Is it for sale?
You used cablemod that is the reason it happened
I’ve been using my cheap fasgear connector that I got from Amazon since march… is solid and it has worked great so far. I haven’t hear any complaints from their cables
Have you tried soaking it in water?
How about that one guy u/Jamestq
He had a bad experience
Cablemod
I’m gonna go insane if I see another CableMod adapter melting post
Stupid question but how did you know that your connector melted? Did you randomly check on it or was it a thermal/power issue from a monitoring program like HWINFO64?
Is this a flaw with all 40 series or just the 4090?
Ah shit here we go again.
I’ll stick to my boring cables that look ugly if this happens ☠️☠️
As a former gpu miner, i only used official cables from the psu manufacturer of my psu, what’s good with you guys 🤣🤣🤣
I mean this things basically were designed to melt.
I don’t even know the backstory about this connector but at this point I’ve just seen so many posts showing this exact connector that I instantly know what it is lol
Thinking of buying a 4080 sometime soon. Should I be worried about this?