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RTX 5090 yellow-tipped connector becomes a charred mess following GPU meltdown

Another RTX 5090 has been reported with a melted 16-pin connector, adding to the already-long list of such incidents. Fortunately, the GPU-side connector remains intact, as verified by the Redditor.
TweakTown

NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPU works fine with just 3 x 8-pin connectors, runs at 450W and only 5% slower

TL;DR: NVIDIA's RTX 5090 graphics card requires 4 x 8-pin connectors for 600W power officially, but can operate with 3 x 8-pin connectors at 450W, seemingly running only 5% slower in 4K benchmarks.
PC Gamer

MSI's X870 and X870E motherboards come with an auxiliary 8-pin power connector, which could indicate some scary next-gen GPU power consumption levels

Up to 225W from the board alone, with god knows how much extra from GPU mounted connectors. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. MSI ...