Tag: Failure
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RTX 4070 Destroyed by Power Supply Unit Failure
Published: at 10:25 PMA user's RTX 4070 was reportedly destroyed due to a power supply unit failure, highlighting the critical importance of using a reliable and adequately rated PSU for high-end graphics cards to prevent catastrophic hardware damage.
Overclock3D: NVIDIA's RTX 5070 Latest GPU to Experience Melted Power Cable Incident
Published: at 10:24 AMOverclock3D reports another instance of a melted 12V-2x6 power cable on an NVIDIA RTX 5070, underscoring ongoing concerns about the safety and reliability of this new power connector standard on high-power NVIDIA GPUs.
TweakTown: Another Melted GPU Power Cable Spotted, This Time on GeForce RTX 5070
Published: at 08:23 AMTweakTown reports another instance of a melted 12V-2x6 power cable, this time on an NVIDIA RTX 5070, highlighting the ongoing concerns about the safety and reliability of this new power connector standard on high-power NVIDIA GPUs.
Notebookcheck: NVIDIA RTX 5070 Suffers Melted Power Cable and Damaged Connector
Published: at 02:31 AMNotebookcheck reports a new incident of a melted 12V-2x6 power cable and damaged connector on an NVIDIA RTX 5070, raising renewed concerns about the reliability and safety of this power standard, similar to issues seen with previous high-end NVIDIA GPUs.
Tom's Hardware: Charred RTX 4070 Destroyed by PSU Lacking Protection Feature
Published: at 07:38 PMTom's Hardware reports on an RTX 4070 graphics card being destroyed due to a power supply unit lacking over-power protection (OPP), emphasizing the crucial role of PSU safety features in preventing hardware damage.
New Report of Burned Power Connector Surfaces on Alleged GeForce RTX 5090 GPU
Published: at 04:50 PMA Redditor has reported a burned power connector on an alleged NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 GPU, raising concerns about the power delivery system of the unreleased high-end card and potentially echoing past issues.