Daniel's been gaming since he was old enough to reach the keyboard and has a Bachelor's Degree in Writing from the University of Tampa. Graphics card manufacturer Nvidia now faces legal action over ...

A few months ago, we covered the first reported case of a 16-pin power connector meltdown for AMD's RX 9070 XT. Usually, it's Nvidia's RTX 4090 and 5090s that face the fire, but Sapphire has adopted ...

The controversial 16-pin power connector is once again under scrutiny after a new incident involving the Sapphire RX 9070 XT graphics card. A user reported that the 16-pin connector melted while using ...

WTF?! Confirming that the melting 16-pin power connector problem hasn't gone away, another RTX 4090 user says that not only has his connector melted on the GPU side, it simultaneously turned to molten ...

A Reddit user recently documented a troubling incident involving the BeQuiet Dark Power 13 1000W power supply, where a 16-pin connector had completely melted. This occurrence is reminiscent of the ...

NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090 remains a fascinating GPU, and continues to interest us as we learn more about it. Case in point, a prototype design that is packing four power connectors recently came into ...

TL;DR: A leaked NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 prototype features an unprecedented 4 x 16-pin power connectors, enabling up to 2400W power consumption and doubled VRM sections. This engineering sample hints ...

Update 11/18: In a new post on the Nvidia support page, the company confirmed that it is still "actively investigating" reports about the 12VHPWR 16-pin connector cable. Nvidia notes that "about 50 ...

TL;DR: NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card is extremely power-hungry, featuring prototypes with 4 x 16-pin power connectors and up to 2400W power delivery. These prototypes, including the AD102 ...

Mid-range cards are getting singed too A Sapphire RX 9070 XT Nitro+ owner claims his 16-pin plug caught fire after months of trouble-free gaming. For those who came in late,… Mid-range cards are ...

Last month, MSI unveiled its new power supplies at CES 2026 that included two models with GPU Safeguard+, a new feature that pops up a warning on your computer if there's something wrong with your GPU ...