WYP
News Guru
It looks like any 12VHPWR cable can melt, but only if it is inserted incorrectly.
Read more about Jon Gerow's warning about 12VHPWR cables.
Read more about Jon Gerow's warning about 12VHPWR cables.
PSU Guru chimes in on 12VHPWR cable controversy - Insert your cables fully!
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I call BS on this.....mostly.
Igors Lab has figured out what it is. Looks up the channel and the Jays2cents channel to see the REAL reason why this is happening.
Truth is that Nvidia needs to step up and accept responsibility for this crappy idea and to go back to the older style that WORKED.
Igors Lab has figured out what it is. Looks up the channel and the Jays2cents channel to see the REAL reason why this is happening.
Truth is that Nvidia needs to step up and accept responsibility for this crappy idea and to go back to the older style that WORKED.
The new connector is fine, it is rated for up to 792W continuous power draw by Molex. What they really need to do is make the inserted section a bright colour (e.g. fluorescent yellow) so that it is far more obvious if it is not inserted all the way.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Surely that just overcomplicates a simply process of feeling the connector "click" in place when you push it in? Just make the connection deeper into the port to prevent any flexibility.
Is it all a storm in a tea cup? How many out of how many? 50 out of a 1000? Is it the 150 / 300 variant of the cable? Is it complete user error?
Some fckers have massive cabling OCD and will be twisting and turning everything until it looks just right then get the lovely smell of burning components - Off to Reddit, YouTube, any media where they can highlight their plight - some fckers probably unhappy it hasn't happened to them
I often have that nagging feeling that those that shout the loudest are the dumbest.
You might be sensing a lack of empathy for these 4090 guys, you'd be right
Some fckers have massive cabling OCD and will be twisting and turning everything until it looks just right then get the lovely smell of burning components - Off to Reddit, YouTube, any media where they can highlight their plight - some fckers probably unhappy it hasn't happened to them
I often have that nagging feeling that those that shout the loudest are the dumbest.
You might be sensing a lack of empathy for these 4090 guys, you'd be right
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
But lights make everything better !!!
clearly you need more! What happened to your RGB ATX connectors?
Is it all a storm in a tea cup? How many out of how many? 50 out of a 1000? Is it the 150 / 300 variant of the cable? Is it complete user error?
Some fckers have massive cabling OCD and will be twisting and turning everything until it looks just right then get the lovely smell of burning components - Off to Reddit, YouTube, any media where they can highlight their plight - some fckers probably unhappy it hasn't happened to them
I often have that nagging feeling that those that shout the loudest are the dumbest.
You might be sensing a lack of empathy for these 4090 guys, you'd be right
Doesnt matter if its 1 in a 1000.. that 1 could burn out extremely bad which sets in motion something very serious. Look at what happened with the NZXT cases catching fire.
Dicehunter
Resident Newb
Those were the LianLi Srimers V1, They looked very messy so was looking into getting the V2's which look a lot cleaner but decided against it and settled for black Cablemod extensions.
Some fckers have massive cabling OCD and will be twisting and turning everything until it looks just right then get the lovely smell of burning components - Off to Reddit, YouTube, any media where they can highlight their plight - some fckers probably unhappy it hasn't happened to them
That would still be the product's fault! As an consumer product engineer you have to assume the consumer IS dumb and stupid, and build your product In a way that it will work no matter if it's being handled by a moron, an expert, someone tired or just someone that's not paying too much attention to what they're doing, that's how you prevent accidents, fires, lawsuits and possibly even deaths, as previously stated by other commenter the old conector just worked and that's what's expected for something new, especially if you consider its new, revised and "improved" one would expect that means better not worse.
They could. Literally just make a new pinout key for the old 8pin conector and allow more flexibility to the spec so it can do higher AMPs because the current 6pin and 8pin connectors can do a LOT more than they are specified to do, they're just overengineered AF and that's for the best. Just revise the spec and allow PSU manufacturers to make a different 6pin and 8pin conectors just for the newer carda that comes with thicker wiring and are just allowed to go higher in power, having a different key on the conector end ensures you can't plug an old conector from the old spec into the new one that would be a much better idea. Everyone that has minimal understanding of electrical connections was already very nervous when we first began seeing this conector and there's a reason for that, yes it does work, but it's also basically At its limit so if Anything goes wrong, it really goes wrong and that's not how you design products meant to be handled by end-users.
