RTX 5090 Power Connectors Are Melting... Again

Episode 60: Nvidia has announced a release date for the RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070, and AMD are about to announce RDNA 4. But the bigger story right now concerns, once again, the 12V-2x6 power connector used on GeForce 50 GPUs and its propensity to melt. CHAPTERS00:00 - Intro01:02 - Release Date Updates for Upcoming GPUs14:34 - Power Cables are Melting Again27:20 - Why Did Nvidia Change?40:07 - How Have Things Gotten Worse?49:08 - There's No Failsafe1:05:58 - GeForce 50 Series Stock Discussion1:18:51 - Updates From Our Boring LivesSUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCASTAudio: https://shows.acast.com/the-hardware-unboxed-podcastVideo: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqT8Vb3jweH6_tj2SarErfwSUPPORT US DIRECTLYPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/hardwareunboxedLINKSYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hardwareunboxed/Twitter: https://twitter.com/HardwareUnboxedBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hardwareunboxed.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.