Over the past few days, I’ve been experiencing an issue where my monitor suddenly turns off and shows a “DisplayPort not connected” message. I’ve reinstalled the driver and tried everything to fix it, including working with NVIDIA support. However, I then discovered that the cables are melted. Could it be that only the cable is faulty while the graphics card is fine? I don’t see any melted or damaged pins. I’m using a Corsair HX1500i 1500-watt power supply.
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thats really bad… im happy for you that you could remove the plug with that melting!
do you have the old HX1500i Version without 12vhpwr plug?
better check the other end on every 8pin and even on PSU end side
Welp there goes another
Y’all keep snagging those 5090s up … Lmao
Why can’t we just get one of those industrial plugs does it need to have 12 wires or smth? Seriously this is beyond idiotic.
Many such cases
That happened to me too with my 5090 Rma it Msi should approve it .
Holy shit, 4x PCIe connector for a single graphics card is insane.
Nvidia: I’m building GPUs all by myself, dad!!!!
Kinda glad I got a 4080S instead of waiting for the 5K series
Corsair PSU with MSI Cables ?
And people keep buying 5090s 😆 Sorry folks, unless you got an astral which is the only card with built in protections, its not if its when it goes tits up. Oh well.
Bruh how does nvidia and board makers not understand such basic electrical limitation of that connector?
Another one!
-Dj Khaled
Where’s that 600w meme
And they literally fly off the shelves, with ALL of these problems known lmao. Keep giving Nvidia your money I guess? 💀🔥
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Man this make absolutely no sense, we literally are getting like 1 melted connector 4090/5090 per day, some time more, and then thing still disappears from the stores
This is the most even distribution of burn across the pins I’ve seen so far. Makes it seem like the connector can’t handle it even if power is well distributed. And that even Asus adding shunts to their astral cards won’t stop this from happening.
https://i.redd.it/gvqnzm2ltr2f1.gif
Hold on, those melted/burned almost evenly. Was that entire row not pushed in all the way or is the housing for the pins that cheap and all the pins got pushed back in the housing (like what can happen in Molex) causing bad connections?
The more i see posts like this the more i can’t understand people who looks at this and like “nah it’ll never happen to me” and just casually buys 5090. Like bruh did you even connect the dots? Shesh
Was it overclocked or undervolted or stock? How often was the cable used before? Why didn‘t you use the 12vhpwr that comes with the psu? Was the psu side burnt as well?
So, to everyone with a 5090. It’s basically garunteed to happen to you at some point. It’s like tempered glass side panels.
The reason I wont buy a Nvidia ending in 90 is because of this.
JK its also cause I’m poor
how the fuck did all the pins burn?
honestly this connector is an absolute clusterfuck.
I think the best current mitigation for this is the ASRock Phantom Gaming PSU and/or Taichi PSU – they have a thermal sensor in the cable itself and will cut power if there is an issue.
I don’t understand how this cannot be a class action lawsuit against Nvidia and any partners as well?
These cards can KNOWINGLY cause a fire and possibly burn your house down and possibly kill you and your family.
Yet since the 4000 and of course now the 5000 series we’ve had these stupid connectors which are forced to carry a way higher load than they should.
I’ll keep my ‘ol 3090 with the 3 8pin connectors..
Been wondering, if I was to get a 5090 and just power limit it or undervolt the card. Would that prevent this from happening?
The RTX 5090 should come with a thermal camera and a current clamp.
Another reason to go AMD as long as they don’t adopt this stupid connector.
I think I’ll rock with the 9070 in my cart lmao
Permanent fix. AMD, NVidia, are you listening?
Step 1: Remove the PCI-e power from the side of the card.
Step 2: Add a new, robust, reliable power connector on the back of the card. EM shielded from the DP/HDMI ports.
Step 3: Sell the card with an appropriate external power supply.
Now PC builders can put a reasonable power supply in their case and have dedicated lines for the CPU, RAM etc, and the GPU can have a guaranteed appropriately sized PSU, a connection that won’t burn your house down, and a scalable solution for the future 6090 running at 800W so that it won’t be a $3000 incendiary device.
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Yeah. I’m not buying any GPU with that connector. I am not putting such a GPU in my PC even for free. Any part can get damaged and burn, PSUs can explode and catch fire, regular 6 and 8 ping GPU connectors can melt as well. But this is ridiculous. Way more watts drawn through the thinnest wires yet. nVidia nGineers are genuinely moronic.
Long story short. Load balancing.
When I got my 5090 astral, it turned out my leadex 7 1000w couldn’t balance, so I tried a different supply, and it didn’t eather. A fsp xmp pro x. Only astral owners will know if their balance is off. But most probably, these 5090s are unbalanced, and that’s what’s leading to burnt connectors.
To everyone in the comments who asked:
“Why would anyone buy a 5090?”
There is no competition if you’re looking for the best performance.
Less than 0.1% of all 5090s have connector issues.
Yes, this should never happen, and it’s the most absurd cost-saving choice in the industry in a long time.
BUT, there are reasons why people still buy them. And the vast majority of people are happy with their purchase and have no issues with it.
HA this shits still happening? Insanity
Another day… another melted connector. If it’s not shattered glass side panels, it’s this.
Love that this is happening even faster than the 4090
That’s why I haven’t overclocked my 5080 yet.
This should become a lawsuit at this point.
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Perfect ad for this post. 🤣
Good news the gpu itself looks fine, a new cable is all you need (preferably a higher quality one balls deep into the socket)
Does this happen with the 5080?
I love how this sub is full of 3050 owners cheering lol
How the hell are people dropping 3k on this thing and not doing basic research first. The 5090 sales should have come to a screeching halt after the first week
***No Way! I can’t believe it!***
Was that believable?
If only that was predictable…
Another Corsair ? Yeah I’m never buying anything from Corsair