RTX 4090 specific issues with the new 12VHPWR power connector have brought a tail in recent days. It wasn’t a blunder that ruined what is today’s most powerful graphics card, but it created enough of a scandal for pundits of all stripes to talk about. However, we lacked a more expert voice and fortunatelyWe have CORSAIR’s opinion on the RTX 4090 and its connectivity.
No one likes that an item that is worth more than many people’s monthly salary ends up ruining one thing or another. This is why, when faced with the news of the broken RTX 4090, many users panicked at an issue that actually affects far fewer people than initially thought. However, in the absence of answers from NVIDIA, the uncertainty grows.
CORSAIR weighs in on the RTX 4090 issue
The power supply manufacturer has not commented on the RTX 4090’s melted power cables issue and has done so via JohnyGuru. And their response left us quite surprised, as it threw the ball to NVIDIA and its partners, if not directly to users. Your argument? Those who had problems inserted the connectors incorrectlythey left them halfway and without making sure the connector made 100% contact with the power pins.
To prove his claims, what he did was to connect three PCIe cables to the NVIDIA adapter on the graphics card and in the middle he implemented what we call a thermistor, which served to monitor the connector. All this to experiment in all possible scenarios how to place the cable. The result? Even with the graphics card at full power, temperatures did not exceed 53°C
So in the end they decided to look for the explanation elsewhere and look at the photos of users who had the problem. In the end, the conclusion was that since the 12VHPWR connector is difficult to fully insert, that’s what caused most of them to end up burning. Let’s not forget that the RTX 4090 draws all its power from this connector and without it it simply cannot function.
The solution to the problem?
While NVIDIA and the assemblers are keeping quiet so as not to publicize the issue further and negatively affect RTX 4090 sales. JohnyGuru has provided a solution to the issue that the connector is not making contact at all. Simply spread dielectric grease on the power connector. An investment of a few dollars that can help us save a graphics card over 2,000 dollars. The idea is none other than to be able to slide the connector more easily and have it fully plugged in.
What do you think? This will be CORSAIR’s solution to its graphics card issue implemented by NVIDIA and the rest of the RTX 4090 manufacturers to resolve this issue. Will we see a small bottle of dielectric grease even as standard on every RTX 4090?
