New safety plugs were supposed to finally solve the heat problems with Nvidia’s RTX 5090 graphics card , but recent user experiences show the opposite, reports VideoCardz.com .

On Reddit, several users are once again reporting scorched power connections, even though they used the yellow-colored 12V 2×6 connectors from MSI. These are actually supposed to be colored to help ensure that the plug is fully inserted.

In January, Nvidia assured everyone that its new 50-series cards wouldn’t melt power plugs . In February, one Reddit user’s RTX 5090 power connector had melted , prompting YouTube Roman “der8auer” Hartung to investigate and discover clear traces of overheating on two 12VHPWR pins under a microscope. His investigation revealed temperatures of up to 150 degrees Celsius, desp

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