In a recent Bilibili video, translated by Tom's Hardware, Asus China GM Tony Yu pumped nearly 2 kilowatts into an Nvidia RTX 5090 to showcase the ...

That said, it's worth remembering that one still has to use a 12VHPWR cable, or multiple 8-pin PCIe cables, between the BTF ...

The Asus ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 BTF Edition graphics card features two types of power connectors designed to handle the ...

KitGuruTech. 12VHPWR’s Breaking Point? 666W Palit RTX 5090 GameRock. Posted: June 11, 2025 | Last updated: June 13, 2025. Today we're reviewing the RTX 5090 GameRock, featuring a bold, eye ...

Earlier this year, overclocker Der8auer replicated the setup of one of these RTX 5090 melting incidents using a Corsair 12VHPWR cable. The cable's connectors reached 150°C on the PSU side and ...

Using his own RTX 5090 FE, ... It's worth noting that cables for the closely related 12V-2x6 and 12VHPWR GPU power sockets are supposedly identical.

Two RTX 5090 users have already suffered burned connectors, ... Virtually anyone reading this site will well remember the unfortunate failures of 12VHPWR connectors on GeForce RTX 4090 cards.

TL;DR: A Reddit user reported a melted 12VHPWR power cable on a GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition, despite ensuring proper connection. An investigation by YouTuber der8auer revealed uneven power ...

Two owners of Nvidia's RTX 5090 have reported melted power connectors and PSU damage. ... However, backward compatibility with older 12VHPWR cables may be contributing to continued failures, ...

Nvidia’s new RTX 5090 GPUs are experiencing issues with the 12VHPWR power connector melting. It’s similar to reports of RTX 40-series connectors melting.

The slight variation means that existing 12VHPWR cables will work with the RTX 5090 just fine. The RTX 5090 itself is the same width and length as an RTX 4090, but it’s a lot slimmer now because ...