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First melted Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 power cable reported, could be user error
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There's a new report about an Nvidia GeForce graphics card causing a power supply cable to melt, but this time it's not a high-end RTX 4090 or RTX 5090 GPU doing the damage but a much more modest RTX 5070. The RTX 5070 melting cable was reported by a Japanese buyer who documented the damage done by the card and cable combination on their X (formerly Twitter) account.
The user shows pictures and video of an RTX 5070 - which is currently Nvidia's best graphics card for those seeking a mid-range card - along with the PC it was installed in, complete with a melted cable. However, while there are still reasons to be somewhat concerned about the ongoing troubles with the 12VHPWR/12V-2x6 standard used by these cards, in this instance the fault largely seems to be from user error or a manufacturing error from the Zotac graphics card.
MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 review, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 review, Best graphics cardscontent_html
There's a new report about an Nvidia GeForce graphics card causing a power supply cable to melt, but this time it's not a high-end RTX 4090 or RTX 5090 GPU doing the damage but a much more modest RTX 5070. The RTX 5070 melting cable was reported by a Japanese buyer who documented the damage done by the card and cable combination on their X (formerly Twitter) account.
The user shows pictures and video of an RTX 5070 - which is currently Nvidia's best graphics card for those seeking a mid-range card - along with the PC it was installed in, complete with a melted cable. However, while there are still reasons to be somewhat concerned about the ongoing troubles with the 12VHPWR/12V-2x6 standard used by these cards, in this instance the fault largely seems to be from user error or a manufacturing error from the Zotac graphics card.
MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 review, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 review, Best graphics cardscontent_text
There's a new report about an Nvidia GeForce graphics card causing a power supply cable to melt, but this time it's not a high-end RTX 4090 or RTX 5090 GPU doing the damage but a much more modest RTX 5070. The RTX 5070 melting cable was reported by a Japanese buyer who documented the damage done by the card and cable combination on their X (formerly Twitter) account. The user shows pictures and video of an RTX 5070 - which is currently Nvidia's best graphics card for those seeking a mid-range card - along with the PC it was installed in, complete with a melted cable. However, while there are still reasons to be somewhat concerned about the ongoing troubles with the 12VHPWR/12V-2x6 standard used by these cards, in this instance the fault largely seems to be from user error or a manufacturing error from the Zotac graphics card. Continue reading First melted Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 power cable reported, could be user error MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 review, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 review, Best graphics cards
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title: First melted Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 power cable reported, could be user error
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There's a new report about an Nvidia GeForce graphics card causing a power supply cable to melt, but this time it's not a high-end RTX 4090 or RTX 5090 GPU doing the damage but a much more modest RTX 5070. The RTX 5070 melting cable was reported by a Japanese buyer who documented the damage done by the card and cable combination on their X (formerly Twitter) account.
The user shows pictures and video of an RTX 5070 - which is currently Nvidia's best graphics card for those seeking a mid-range card - along with the PC it was installed in, complete with a melted cable. However, while there are still reasons to be somewhat concerned about the ongoing troubles with the 12VHPWR/12V-2x6 standard used by these cards, in this instance the fault largely seems to be from user error or a manufacturing error from the Zotac graphics card.
MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 review, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 review, Best graphics cardscontent_html:
There's a new report about an Nvidia GeForce graphics card causing a power supply cable to melt, but this time it's not a high-end RTX 4090 or RTX 5090 GPU doing the damage but a much more modest RTX 5070. The RTX 5070 melting cable was reported by a Japanese buyer who documented the damage done by the card and cable combination on their X (formerly Twitter) account.
The user shows pictures and video of an RTX 5070 - which is currently Nvidia's best graphics card for those seeking a mid-range card - along with the PC it was installed in, complete with a melted cable. However, while there are still reasons to be somewhat concerned about the ongoing troubles with the 12VHPWR/12V-2x6 standard used by these cards, in this instance the fault largely seems to be from user error or a manufacturing error from the Zotac graphics card.
MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 review, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 review, Best graphics cardscontent_text: There's a new report about an Nvidia GeForce graphics card causing a power supply cable to melt, but this time it's not a high-end RTX 4090 or RTX 5090 GPU doing the damage but a much more modest RTX 5070. The RTX 5070 melting cable was reported by a Japanese buyer who documented the damage done by the card and cable combination on their X (formerly Twitter) account. The user shows pictures and video of an RTX 5070 - which is currently Nvidia's best graphics card for those seeking a mid-range card - along with the PC it was installed in, complete with a melted cable. However, while there are still reasons to be somewhat concerned about the ongoing troubles with the 12VHPWR/12V-2x6 standard used by these cards, in this instance the fault largely seems to be from user error or a manufacturing error from the Zotac graphics card. Continue reading First melted Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070 power cable reported, could be user error MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 review, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 review, Best graphics cards
pub_date: 14 April 2025, 5:47 pm
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