RTX 50-Series GPUs Aren’t Melting Power Cables

All the news about Nvidia’s RTX 50-series GPUs
Nvidia’s RTX 50-series GPUs are just around the corner, with the first releases — the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 — dropping on January 30th. The RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 will follow that with their own releases in February, but some are already getting a sneak peek at the software benefits of the GPUs through DLSS 4.
List price for RTX 50-series GPUs might be officially dead
Some of Nvidia's board partners are completely doing away with RTX 50-series GPUs at list price. The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
RTX 50-Series GPUs Aren’t Melting Power Cables, But 4090s Still Are
Nvidia’s new RTX 50-series graphics cards are not melting power supply cables or causing fire hazards. Following early reports of flammable RTX 50s, Hong Kong's PCM lays the blame for its cable woes on a different card.
Put away your pitchforks, the first report of an RTX 50-series graphics card melting a cable was actually down to an ol' RTX 4090 under load
As we found in our testing, the RTX 5090 is a particularly thirsty card, drawing up to 637 W peak power under a 4K native Metro Exodus torture test. Still, we've had no issues wit
Nvidia’s RTX 5090 isn’t melting power cables, but it sure looks that way
Ever since the introduction of the RTX 4090, several reports have documented 12VHPWR connectors melting due to improper seating. If the connector isn’t fully plugged in, it can generate excessive heat, potentially leading to damage. Nvidia even acknowledged this risk, advising users to ensure a firm and complete connection.
The first RTX 50-series laptops are listed at retailers and dare I say it, is that reasonable pricing I see?
Asus has just revealed prices for a bunch of its new RTX 50-series laptops at its own store and Best Buy (via Wccftech ), and ...
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NVIDIA's RTX 50 series fumble has left the door ajar for AMD
The zealous marketing claims of the doubling of performance from last generation, combined with what feels like a paper ...
U.S. RTX 50 laptop pricing starts from $1,899 for an RTX 5070 Ti toting Asus ROG Strix G16
Listings for laptops with Nvidia 50-series laptop GPUs are starting to appear on US manufacturer web stores and online ...
RTX 5090 GPU prices are officially out of control — now $1,400 over Nvidia's official asking price
Compared to Nvidia's MSRP, the RTX 5090 is selling for $300 to $1,400 over asking price, while the RTX 5080 is around $140 to ...
GeForce RTX 50 Founders Edition Owners Claim A Driver Bug Is Bricking Cards
The issue first came to widespread attention when Igor’s Lab reported issues with its GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition. Igor ...
Nvidia's RTX 50-series drivers feel half-baked, focus too much on MFG
Nvidia needed to modify its drivers to support the new Blackwell GPUs. It also recommended some changes in how people ...
'We launched ray tracing and DLSS to a thud' reveals senior Nvidia suit reminiscing on the troubled launch of Nvidia's first RTX GPUs
This revelation comes from the same new book on Nvidia, The Nvidia Way: Jensen Huang and the Making of a Tech Giant by Tae ...
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MSI and ASUS raise the prices for all of their GeForce RTX 50 Series cards
The GeForce RTX 50 Series launch has been a mess of stock availability and pricing, and now it looks like it's only going to ...