RTX 5070 is not pulling enough power to matter. Issue is with RTX 5090 that is so close to the power rating of the cable that every defenct in it can actually show up as failure.
Reportedly, an updated 12V-2×6 power cable is implicated, as opposed to the older but closely related 12VHPWR cable, which is a worry.
For the record, the card in question was a Zotac RTX 5070 model paired with a Seasonic Focus GX-750 power supply. It’s worth noting that it was the cable that suffered unambiguous damage here, not the graphics card or even, seemingly, the power connector or socket.
It’s worth noting that it was the cable that suffered unambiguous damage here, not the graphics card or even, seemingly, the power connector or socket.
This says to me, a dumbfuck stone mason with limited electrics experience, it’s possibly an issue with the cable. Though the issue with the cable may never have presented itself if it weren’t for how Nvidia, apparently, routes all 12v lines into a single line on the board.
I mean it’s a fundamental design issue with how they link all of the 12V lines into a single line on the board itself. Unless Nvidia changes that as part of the reference drawings, you’re not going to be able to mitigate this.
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: [email protected]
No game suggestions, friend requests, surveys, or begging.
No Let’s Plays, streams, highlight reels/montages, random videos or shorts.
No off-topic posts/comments, within reason.
Use the original source, no clickbait titles, no duplicates.
(Submissions should be from the original source if possible, unless from paywalled or non-english sources.
If the title is clickbait or lacks context you may lightly edit the title.)
I feel like I’ve heard this story every couple months for the past 3 years lol
RTX 5070 is not pulling enough power to matter. Issue is with RTX 5090 that is so close to the power rating of the cable that every defenct in it can actually show up as failure.
This says to me, a dumbfuck stone mason with limited electrics experience, it’s possibly an issue with the cable. Though the issue with the cable may never have presented itself if it weren’t for how Nvidia, apparently, routes all 12v lines into a single line on the board.
Pay all that money and this is how Nivdia treats you…
I mean it’s a fundamental design issue with how they link all of the 12V lines into a single line on the board itself. Unless Nvidia changes that as part of the reference drawings, you’re not going to be able to mitigate this.