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Handful of users claim new Nvidia GPUs are melting power cables again (arstechnica.com)
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At this point, it’s unclear whether the issues are one-offs or systemic.

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[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I can really recommend both der8auers video and Buildzoids video on this. Der8auer has good thermal imaging of imbalanced current between the wires between two 12V HPWR plugs, and Buildzoid has the explanation why the current can't be balanced with the current setup on 5090s.

[–] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

And it burns, burns, burns
The gpu of fire
The gpu of fire