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An RTX 5090 Owner Modded An Add-On Board To The 12VHPWR Connector, Distributing Power To Three Inputs Instead Of One; Wire Temperature Doesn’t Cross 40°C At Full Load

An MSI GeForce RTX graphics card is installed inside a computer case with purple LED fans.

An RTX 5090 running in your system promises unrivaled gaming performance, but the purchase is also a flip of the coin, thanks to the incessant incidents of the 12VHPWR connector or cable going up in smoke. Fortunately, one person believes that he might have solved this problem with the latest modification, which involves attaching an add-on board directly to the 12VHPWR’s header, feeding it auxiliary power with two standard 8-pin PCIe connectors. In short, the power distribution load is evenly spread instead of focusing on a single input, severely reducing the chances of melting. Running a load for a continuous 48 […]

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