NVIDIA’s Blackwell GPU series is facing a new scrutiny after reporting a melted power cable by the owner of RTX 5070. Although these events are rare, they highlight potential design flaws that can affect the RTX 50 series, including electricity hungry cards.
The latest case, which is documented by X -User Eere9W, includes a Zotac RTX 5070, which is made in a new gaming vein with 750 watt seasonal PSU. After a few moments of power generating, the smoke emerged, which showed a molten cable instead of the GPU’s 12V-2 × 6 connector.
A bad pin and lack of balance in the burden can cause this problem
In response to similar issues with the RTX 4090 series, NVIDIA initially accused of sitting inappropriately before verifying the revised 12V-2 × 6 configuration. Inspecting the GPU, ERE9W saw a bad pin on the GPU’s power connector. Reviewing the difficulty in misusing the two parts, many users suggested that this is a manufacturing error. The user also insisted on proper installation.
The incident echoes the searches of the Overclink Der 8 Air, which analyzed the RTX 5090 with a melted connector and cable. Using thermal imaging, it identified the current distribution, which causes some wires to burden. The 12V-2 × 6 design is a lack of a mechanism for monitoring specific power-related power drawings, which causes the balance to balance and produce high heat. This flaw now affects RTX 5070 and 5080, not just electricity hungry 5090. This raises questions about the reliability of the series.
The silence of Nvidia (as writing) relieves the game, especially with the higher cost of these GPUs. While the RTX40 series indicates the fixation of the connector, the RTX 50 series issues recommend the challenges that are not resolved in the Blackwheel architecture. Consumers investing in these cards – which costs more than $ 500 – facial risks of loss, if the user’s error is considered, they potentially display warranties. Unless NVIDIA indicates it, melted cable reports can otherwise reduce excitement for RTX 50 lineup promises.
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Post after the RTX 5090, RTX 5070 is also facing molten power cable problems.
