Over the past few days, we have told you about a rather worrying situation concerning the merger 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, although Igor's Lab has hypothesized that the adapter present in the package could be of poor quality, as we reported in this previous news.
Waiting for an official clarification from NVIDIA, which is actively investigating the situation, maker Mike JC has created an interesting support that avoids excessive bending on the adapter cable by following the advice provided by CableMod.
So for anyone following NVIDIA's cable-gate and 16-pin RTX 4090 adapters, this is for you. Apparently, letting the cable bend before 35mm can cause your $ 1,600 plus card to melt. This will ensure that the cable remains in the appropriate position even when you put the case panel back in place.
Another solution adopted by enthusiasts who do not want to see their precious card become unusable is to remove the side panel of the case to also avoid any overheating. In case you are interested in learning more about Mike JC's work, we suggest you take a look at the official thread opened by the user on Reddit.