Ever since they came out GeForce RTX 4090 to market, many engineers warned to be careful with the power adapter that NVIDIA included in the box. Graphic card, a necessary part for the GPU to work. It connects to the 12 pin port you see on the cover.
Well, the one who warns is not a traitor, and time has proven these experts right. Today we have the first time that a 16-pin NVIDIA connector burned out and melted.. This is very bad news for all users who have it connected to a computer.
The photos show that both power adapters including plug from 16-pin to 4 x 8-pin how the power connector on the printed circuit board caught firemelting down the essential part to make the GPU work.
Closer examination of the photos reveals that the problem is around the main 12 pins under the four extra pins at the top. But looking at the RTX adapter, almost all of it burned out and melted.
The cable is thin andas confirmed by NVIDIA, it is very sensitive to bending or excessive tensionwhich can cause abnormal temperatures that result in burns or fires.
How the fire started on the RTX 4090
A user reports that he was playing Red Dead Redemption 2 on his NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 when the card caught fire and burned out the power connector. He also states that it could be a bad cable and that he will send it to the technical service.
It was recently discovered that NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 16-pin adapter cable is too thick and is not easy to handle in small PC cases as it often hits the side panel.
Because of this, users have to bend the cable a lot to close the panel., although it is impractical to do so. Custom cable manufacturers and modding companies are trying to solve this problem by offering 90 degree connectors.
If the video card adapter or plug NVIDIA The GeForce RTX 4090 really isn’t perfect, we’ll find out for sure in the coming months. This does a disservice to the €2,000 card.
Source: Computer Hoy
