Nvidia · Tom's Hardware
Modders solder power cables directly to RTX 5090 PCB to eliminate notorious melting 16-pin connector
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Ever since the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 launched (and the RTX 4090 before it), reports of the card burning down have been commonplace in the community.
Key facts
- Ever since the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 launched (and the RTX 4090 before it), reports of the card burning down have been commonplace in the community
- Unlike standard RTX 5090s that come with a single 16-pin connector for their 575W TDPs, this bad boy is equipped with twice the firepower (literally) since you can use up to 2,000W OC BIOSes on it
- Then again, if you're buying a $5,000 GPU, they suppose a WireView is chump change at that point
- That's what Brazilian YouTuber TecLab did in their latest experiment, stripping an RTX 5090 down and powering it through wires directly soldered to the PCB
Summary
The GPU used for this test was a high-end Galax HOF OC LAB XOC variant of the RTX 5090D. The modders took two sets of wires and soldered them right above either power connector on the PCB, linking them to the connectors' traces. The card booted and ran fine, even benchmarking pretty well. TecLab explained that they'd grown tired of the constant complaints about 16-pin power connectors on RTX 5090s causing problems.