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HOW TO AVOID BURNING YOUR RTX 4090 / 4080 CONNECTORS

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Gamers Nexus did some testing showing 300v wires instead of 150v wires on Igor connector.

 

The "issue" is trying to pull 600 watts through a small 12 pin connector.  I can see why they want to reduce the connector footprint on these high-wattage cards, but that connector is to carry 9.2 amps per pin, with a reduced pin to pin separation.  So even if they design a right-angle connector and do better than typical QA it still seems to be an area of concern.

 

scott s.

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On 11/1/2022 at 4:19 AM, scott967 said:

The "issue" is trying to pull 600 watts through a small 12 pin connector.

 

Not really. Its the damage that occurs to the soldered connection between foil busbar and cable. Manipulation can weaken the soldered joint. Likely scenario is a weakened thus thinner connection and thus heat generated. Its only occurring with a small number of the adapters, not the dedicated cable it seems. 

 

Edited by martin-w

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On 10/25/2022 at 6:57 AM, TuFun said:

Advice on using that cable...

 

So it is with 4090 and 4080 cards this is a problem. Are there any other cards for which this is an issue ?

Finally someone melted and several cables.

Any cable can be melted. It is a mixture of bad design and user failure. 

 

Edited by Japo32

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On 11/17/2022 at 12:18 AM, Japo32 said:

Finally someone melted and several cables.

Any cable can be melted. It is a mixture of bad design and user failure. 

 

I've already posted the Gamers Nexus video.

The bottom line seems to be make sure the connector is fully inserted

1 hour ago, martin-w said:

 

I've already posted the Gamers Nexus video.

The bottom line seems to be make sure the connector is fully inserted

get my 4090, think iam safe get 2 connectors ha ha

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