Over the past few days, we have talked to you about a rather worrying situation concerning the fusion of the 16-pin 12VHPWR connectors on the new NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card. The cause is probably due to the bending of the cable near the connector. Precisely for this reason, companies such as CableMod and Seagate have tried to remedy the problem by proposing connectors at right angles, so as to avoid any excessive bending that can lead to cause loosening or misalignment of some terminals inside the connector itself. increasing the risk of overheating damage.
Apparently, NVIDIA has decided to take this rather seriously and, according to Igor's Lab, would have asked its partners to ship all affected boards to the venue central for further analysis, so as to discover the root cause of the problem:
NVIDIA has just notified all AICs this morning ... All damaged cards must be sent directly to the headquarters for failure analysis, it is the first time… Even a few years ago, when the 2080 Ti had a problem with Micron, they didn't do this.
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Although the 4x8pin to 16 pin 12VHPWR adapter supplied by NVIDIA in the package is used, it is possible that any welds on bridges that are too thin can break at the weld joint when they are bent, perhaps several times. NVIDIA has already been notified of the situation and is actively investigating the issue. It has also already committed to replacing the first reported card.