RTX 5090 Power Connectors Are Melting... Again
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Show Notes
Episode 60: Nvidia has announced a release date for the RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070, and AMD are about to announce RDNA 4. But the bigger story right now concerns, once again, the 12V-2x6 power connector used on GeForce 50 GPUs and its propensity to melt.
CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:02 - Release Date Updates for Upcoming GPUs
14:34 - Power Cables are Melting Again
27:20 - Why Did Nvidia Change?
40:07 - How Have Things Gotten Worse?
49:08 - There's No Failsafe
1:05:58 - GeForce 50 Series Stock Discussion
1:18:51 - Updates From Our Boring Lives
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