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Check Your 4090's 12vhpwr Connectors To Make Sure They are in Pristine Condition
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Caporegime
Just shows how much they really think these cards are worth.
Imagine having to worry about the power cable on a £1700+ card, ayyylmao.
Imagine having to worry about the power cable on a £1700+ card, ayyylmao.
Probably posted already, but not got time to check this and the 4000 thread.
Cablemod pre-order info for right angle connection is live in a few days > https://store.cablemod.com/cablemod-12vhpwr-right-angle-adapter/
Cablemod pre-order info for right angle connection is live in a few days > https://store.cablemod.com/cablemod-12vhpwr-right-angle-adapter/
Have there been any reports of melting connectors with anything other than the "official" nvidia adapter?
Was just having a look at the one that came with my FE and the quality of it isn't great.
The sleeving and fabric wrap is a bit loose and the crimp terminals inside the 12VHPWR end don't look very solid, can see two seams in them which could flex apart under pressure and cause the arcing.
The Corsair 12VHPWR cable I am using seems much more solid as far as the terminals and wire gauge.
Avoid the adapter and use a proper cable!
Was just having a look at the one that came with my FE and the quality of it isn't great.
The sleeving and fabric wrap is a bit loose and the crimp terminals inside the 12VHPWR end don't look very solid, can see two seams in them which could flex apart under pressure and cause the arcing.
The Corsair 12VHPWR cable I am using seems much more solid as far as the terminals and wire gauge.
Avoid the adapter and use a proper cable!
Caporegime
AMD Reference using dual 8 pin? that's just 300 watts.
thats not true someone intel? or whomever it was said the adapter can handle 700 odd watts the cards only need 450 at 100%
it's pretty stiff at that point, it's clear you aren't supposed to bend them, seems with a certain case people are just bending them anyway.
shoulda got a p600s and then they don't meed to force anything
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Soldato
It's everyone's fault bar nVidia?thats not true someone intel? or whomever it was said the adapter can handle 700 odd watts the cards only need 450 at 100%
it's pretty stiff at that point, it's clear you aren't supposed to bend them, seems with a certain case people are just bending them anyway.
shoulda got a p600s and then they don't meed to force anything
When there's a fire hazard, there should be no compromises and quick action should be taken.
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no one even knows if it is the bending that caused ir, someone did a video where bending it to an extreme angle made a 2c difference in temp to the connector.
Maybe these 3 people never fully inserted the cable in the first place, how many GPU did Nvidia sell? must be like 0.0001% of GPU sold so far
Well, technically NVIDIA did not design that thing - it was intel and PCI-Sig. But NVIDIA seems to be the only vendor actually using it and pushing for it, at the moment. However, that cable included in the box, they ordered that and delivered to all AIBs too, so that is on them.
Have you still not read the PCI-SIG report that's been posted multiple times in this thread? Maybe you cant read it because it's an image, so here's a complete transcription (which will also be of benefit to search engines and translators):
EDIT: I see I have fallen victim to the Scunthorpe problem, with the perfectly innocuous "****-eyed" censored.
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Perhaps they were reassured by Nv Senior Technical Marketing Manager who is also a PCIe-Sig member to Jays2cent. That they had nothing to worry about. They tested those cables and had absolutely no issues (I will even assume they did so inside a closed case). No need to worry it just works, man!!! How ironic if you ask me.
No were in that letter does it state to make sure that you "don't bend those cables". I find culpability in this letter.
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Alright, so it seems that you're trolling rather than failing to read, but for the benefit of others reading the thread, I'll pick out the relevant part of what I posted above:
yea I'ma bend a cable that warns you shouldn't bend it before 35mm, a cable that takes a lot of force to bend...
you wouldnt bend a heatsink on your cpu to force it to fit your too small case
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Perhaps they were reassured by Nv Senior Technical Marketing Manager who is also a PCIe-Sig member to Jays2cent. That they had nothing to worry about. They tested those cables and had absolutely no issues (I will even assume they did so inside a closed case). No need to worry it just works, man!!! How ironic if you ask me.
No were in that letter does it state to make sure that you "don't bend those cables". I find culpability in this letter.
Nvidia have been so successful with pulling the wool over our eyes it has now because the default MO.
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It is my opinion that the best way to use a 4090 moving forward is to use a PSU that is ATX 3.0 spec'd with a Gen5 connector. And avoid using any adapters.
I am not sure that the gen5 cabling comes with the psu yet. Even still that has to be scrutinized after this fiasco.
But the question remains if consumers actually find this creditable or not. I am sure there are some who simply fine this as all waffling about.
PSU Example
Doing it this way comes at an added cost. A new PSU and cables specific for 12vhprw isn't cheap when you factor in cost for a 4090 as well.
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This how mine is on my EVGA 3090TI as its got the 16pin conecter, that's three 140mm noctua 3000rpm fans in the front of the case
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or just don't bend the connector near the pins... and the people saying oh look the pins come out, yea after they strip away all the hard material protecting the wires.....
What connector looks like this? with bare wires and no sheath...
it's like stripping away your house walls and wondering why the rain is coming inside
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Or...just don't buy adapters when you should be buying a ATX 3.0 PSU with Gen 5 connector support.
Cheaply made connectors.
Perhaps one shouldn't hold such confidence in the implementation and assembly of a adapter that clearly show's itself as inferior/defective when they are bent/curved.
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