Two customers say the cable that sends power to the graphics card recently melted while they were gaming. Nvidia has already reached out(Opens in a new window) to one of the customers. The issue occurs weeks after the industry group that oversees the PCI interface, called PCI-SIG, warned about potential thermal issues when using the 12VHPWR adapter cable with existing ATX 2.0 power supplies. In the meantime, CableMod says users can prevent the thermal issues by making sure they only bend the cable at a “minimum distance of 35mm” (1.37 inches) from the 16-pin connector, which can lead to overheating damage. The company also created a product that can connect at 90 degrees, requiring zero bending. . . .
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