Hardware Unboxed Falls Victim to Melted RTX 5090 Power Connector as Cable Reaches 175°C
TechPowerUp reports that Hardware Unboxed experienced a melted 12V-2×6 power connector on an ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 paired with a be quiet! Dark Power 13 PSU. The cable reached 175°C under load, and a Thermal Grizzly WireView Pro revealed a severe current imbalance where one wire carried ~22A while others carried almost nothing. Damage was worse on the PSU side, with the cable fused inside the connector. The incident is not isolated, as multiple RTX 5090 connector melting cases have been reported even with undervolts and power limits.
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