TL;DR: The GeForce RTX 5090, with a 600W TGP, is the most power-intensive gaming GPU, leading to reports of melted power cables. A recent case involves the RTX 5070, where a damaged pin on the 12V-2x6 ...

This could be the cause of melty GPU cables.

However, ASUS has come up with a solution in its new ROG Strix Lovelace flagship, albeit this comes loaded with its own caveats (more on that later). The ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 BTF Edition doesn't ...

Asus has updated its BTF (Back to Future) standard with a new connector that provides significantly more power than the 12V-2x6 connector. HardwareLuxx reports that the new GC-HPWR connector is rated ...

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Asus has previously shown off a prototype GPU without any visible power connectors, with power being delivered through the motherboard instead. It's also announced they were going into production this ...

Aqua Computer's €100 Ampinel adapter actively monitors GPU power delivery to stop cable melting - and it's already sold out. The device balances current across power lines and shuts down automatically ...

Less than two weeks after its release, the first report of a melting Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 has surfaced online. While a third-party power cable was used, it's unclear right now what caused the fault ...

In brief: MSI unveiled a broad lineup of products at CES 2026 including desktop PCs, all-in-ones, gaming monitors, cases with 180-degree panoramic views, high-performance air and water coolers, and ...

NVIDIA has recently released their lineup of 40-series graphics cards, with a novel generation of power connectors called 12VHPWR. See, the previous-generation 8-pin connectors were no longer enough ...