Latest about GPUs
RTX 5080 power cable allegedly melts at PSU — 50-series issue widens
A Redditor posted that their RTX 5080 GPU suffered from a melted power cable while under regular use.
Cable maker advises against using old 12VHPWR cables with RTX 50-series GPUs
Moddiy has warned users against using its older 12VHPWR-rated power cables with RTX 50-series products. It recommends only using its cables manufactured in 2025.
RTX 5070 allegedly delayed until early March to counter AMD RX 9070 launch
Leaker MEGAsizeGPU claims that Nvidia's mid-range $549 RTX 5070 has been pushed back to early next month.
RTX 5090 cable melting issues haven't been replicated
Falcon Northwest has been unable to recreate YouTuber Der8auer's findings about the melting 16-pin power connectors on the RTX 5090 FE.
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 and 5090 prototypes exposed — development and testing cards had four 16-pin power connectors
Early test hardware often comes with extra debugging features.
AMD kills 'Golden Rabbit Edition' GRE branding, renames it 'Great Radeon Edition'
AMD’s Chinese GPU addendum loses “Golden Rabbit,” gains redundancy
Nvidia RTX 5090 power cable seen overheating to 150 degrees Celsius
Investigation of a melting RTX 5090 has revealed a new uneven current distribution problem which leads to dangerously high temperatures.
Custom RTX 5090 water block drops GPU temps by 30C
It has some rough edges, but it was able to reduce temperatures by 30 degrees compared to stock.
