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The bleeding edge in GPUs is not only expensive but reliability should be a concern.

Another 16-pin GPU power connector gets scorched, but this time it's not an RTX 5090 — User finds their Sapphire Nitro+ 9070 XT with scorched pins | Tom's Hardware

Another 16-pin GPU power connector gets scorched, but this time it's not an RTX 5090 — User finds their Sapphire Nitro+ 9070 XT with scorched pins 12v-2x6 consumes another victim.

These things pull A LOT of power and run warm!

MSI RTX 5090 Melts Twice; User Reports Connector Melting With MSI's Yellow Tip Adapter

MSI RTX 5090 Melts Twice; User Reports Connector Melting With MSI's Yellow Tip Adapter A Reddit user reported a similar incident again with his MSI GeForce RTX 5090. In both cases, the GPU's 16-pin connector melted in just a few weeks. Redditor Witnesses Melted 16-pin Connector on MSI RTX 5090 Twice; User Says He Used Corsair SF1000 PSU and the MSI Adapter To Power the GPU It's not ju...

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Lenovo, Apple, and others post huge PC numbers, but behind it all is looming software panic Windows 10’s EOL and uncertain tariffs engineer a temporary sales boost