Video card melts: Nvidias RTX 4090 has a fire problem

Several proprietors of the GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card report on melted power connections. Now Nvidia has actually activated as a manufacturer. You wish to examine the events and also have actually already gotten in touch with those influenced.

• GeForce RTX 4090: nvidia examines fire issue
• NVIDIA: power connection as an issue source

GeForce RTX 4090: nvidia examines fire issue

In the meanwhile, Nvidia also understands about the issues . The records are analyzed and have actually currently called one of the hurt. The 2nd need to additionally be called in order to obtain more information, the firm claims.

Within 24 hr, 2 proprietors of a GeForce RTX 4090 have actually spoken up at Reddit, in which the graphics card probably caught fire . Images of the 12VHPWR link can be seen that had melted both on the map itself and also on the cable.

When he observed a smoke advancement , the first user states that he had actually played Red Dead Redemption 2. The cable is not stated to have actually been bent.

According to the second individual, the Black Desert game was on the roadway when his screen came to be dark and the fans turned completely. He might not discover smoke, however the Storm adapter of his Asus RTX 4090 has been harmed because after that.

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NVIDIA: power connection as an issue source

Numerous owners of the GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card report on dissolved power connections. In the meanwhile, Nvidia likewise understands about the problems . NVIDIA had actually initially used the affected 16-pin power connection for its own RTX-3090-Ti cards as well as then utilized it for more. There have been issues prior to that the 12VHPWR power connection could create issues if it was curved in a certain method.

Amongst various other points, the YouTuber Jayztwocent has advised for weeks prior to the connection as well as explained him as unsafe . An NVIDIA advertising manager is stated to have actually notified him by email that he is stressed about issues that do not exist (resource: The Edge).

NVIDIA had at first used the affected 16-pin power connection for its very own RTX-3090-Ti cards and then used it for more. There have actually been issues prior to that the 12VHPWR power link could cause issues if it was bent in a certain means.