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Another 16-pin GPU power connector gets scorched, but this time it's not an RTX 5090 — user finds their Sapphire Nitro+ 9070 XT with scorched pins

Nvidia GPU has started to show its consequences on the RX 9070 XT. Sapphire's Nitro+ variant uses a 12v-2x6 connector, which ...
TweakTown

MSI's world's first active, instant protection for power supplies protects GPUs

GPU Safeguard and GPU Safeguard+ monitor the electrical current delivered to the GPU and shut off power long before any damage is done.
Guru3D

Sapphire RX 9070 XT Nitro+ Reportedly Suffers Melted 12V-2x6 Connector

A Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT Nitro+ graphics card has reportedly experienced a melted 12V-2x6 power connector after nearly a ...
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.
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Deteriorated Pin Connection Removed from New Hope-Lambertville Bridge

NEW HOPE, PA — Construction workers and engineers on Tuesday night completed a multi-step process to remove a severely deteriorated structural connection that has forced a two-week-long shutdown of ...
9to5google

The Galaxy Watch 8 series ditches traditional watch band pins for an Apple-like connector

Samsung’s new Galaxy Watch 8 series brings a new design language, but also ditches one of the appealing parts of past generations by making a proprietary connector that works more like the attachments ...