Reddit users posted a 16-pin power connector image that melted on his PSU, but the system runs the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 this time.

The 16-Pin power connector fusion starts to affect the configuration of the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080 as well, but the PSU must be blamed for this one

This is probably the first When we saw a 16-pin connector that melted in a system containing the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5080. Two days ago, we reported a case that affected the GPU RTX 5090 users, where both the GPU and the cable connector melted due to excessive heat. Although this is not a big surprise, considering how thirsty the strength is RTX 5090, the RTX 5080 case is surprising.

A user who uses the R/Ambisious_ladder1320 user name, posted on the ASUS sub-eddit that he faces the same smelting problem as this setting, which consists of RTX 5080 and ASUS ROG Loki PSU. He stated that the GPU showed off a red light, showing the PIN seat that was not right at the connector. While the user stated that he did connect the connector correctly, he was still trying once again after turning off his PC.

Although this time the error did not reappear, the monitor resolution and the refresh rate were automatically reduced. In addition, the GPU began to run in PCI-E X3 mode, which is a strange behavior.

Once again, after changing all the cables, the user found a 16-pin connector that melted on the PSU. Fortunately, the GPU did not face such problems.

Users say that he has seen three similar incidents to users who have ROG Loki PSU, but it is unclear whether the user uses a 12VHPWR connector or whether they run the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 or GPU RTX 5080 as well.

Nevertheless, Rog Loki PSU is the same model that is seen in the case of the RTX 5090 RTX connector. However, as demonstrated by DER8AUER in demonstrations, the disbursement is caused by the overheating of the connector because two cables carry a significant load that is significantly higher than those designed.

There are many talks that occur on social media about 12VHPWR design and cable quality, and connectors are also most likely the culprit here. Both ends of the cable are generally too hot because they have little or no head space to support higher power. This results in fast cable disbursement and connectors on both sides.

Whatever the roots of the cause, the problem is now more common even though the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 are not widely available. However, we have not found a problem with the 12V-2X6 connector, which is an upgraded 16-pin connector that must be used with this GPU.

News Source: Reddit