A Mobil01 user reported a melted 16-pin (12V-2x6) power connector on a GIGABYTE RTX 5090 AORUS Master ICE despite limiting GPU power to 500W. Photos show the top row of pins burned, suggesting uneven contact or adapter-related loading; similar failures have appeared across RTX 50-series and some Radeon cards. Report advises ATX 3.1 PSUs, using native PSU cables, avoiding adapters, and monitoring connections.
Key Points
- 1Reports show RTX 5090 16-pin connector melted despite user limiting power to 500W
- 2Indicates uneven current on top 12V-2x6 pins, likely caused by poor contact or adapter
- 3Recommend ATX 3.1 PSUs, native PSU cables, avoid adapters, monitor with Wireview II Pro
Scoring Rationale
Actionable safety guidance and broad relevance raise impact; credibility limited by single forum-sourced report and shallow coverage.
Sources
Public references used for this report.
Practice interview problems based on real data
1,625 SQL & Python problems across 15 industry datasets — the exact type of data you work with.
Try 250 free problems
