The first case of a 16-pin connector melting on an AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU has been reported on Reddit, once again highlighting the flimsy nature of the new power input method.

AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT GPUs With 16-Pin Also Prone To Melted 16-Pin Power Connectors If Proper Equipment/Installation Method Aren't Used

Well, we have our first report of an AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT GPU with a melted 16-pin connector coming in from Reddit. Redditor, Savings_Opportunity3, has become the first victim of this implementation, but it looks like there are several reasons as to why this has happened.

The user was running an ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi OC graphics card, which features a 16-pin power connector. Unlike other Radeon RX 9070 XT GPUs which rely on the standard 8-pin connectors, solutions fr

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