We continue to talk about the age-old problem inherent in the 12VHPWR connector on the GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card, after some users, over the past few days, had complained about the merger of the same. NVIDIA is actively investigating the incident, but, at least for the moment, a final ruling has not yet been issued. The causes can be basically two: the bending of the adapter cable near the connector and the poor build quality of the adapter itself.
According to Igor Wallossek of Igor's Lab, the problem could not have arisen with a simple operation: avoid soldering the connectors and use crimping instead, as soldering introduces unwanted heat into the connector itself which could lead to structural failures and other problems such as the formation of air bubbles which could lead to corrosion. Manufacturers, according to Wallossek, should crimp the individual wires of the 16-pin connector to provide better structural integrity and eliminate all potential soldering problems.
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Currently, we just have to wait for further official statements from NVIDIA. If Wallossek's remarks were correct, the company could modify its adapter to avoid any more extensive problems in the future.