This might be the most horrible burning ever to happen to a GPU connector, but this raises concerns given that connectors are not designed to fail this way. NVIDIA RTX 5090 16-pin Power Connector Catches Fire; Burns So Badly That The Connector is Unrecognizable Melting 16-pin power connectors is very common, but in most cases, you see slight melting on the cable or the GPU itself. However, there have been cases when the connector has caught fire, but not many such reports have emerged till now. This one might be worse of all since the connector looks completely charred here. […]
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