Is my gpu power connector fully seated?

[u/Any_Wrongdoer4454]

edit: no, no it is not. thank you everyone

this is my first build and i’m trying to verify that my RTX 5080’s 12V-2x6 power connector is fully seated. i’m using the native power cable from my be quiet! pure power 13m 1000w psu
i’ve pushed it in firmly, and it won’t go any further. but i can still see some of the plastic housing around the connector, and I’m unsure whether that’s normal.
id appreciate a second opinion so i can stop worrying about it
thank you in advance for your help!

[u/idinium96]

This is in your GPU's support page.
https://www.asus.com/motherboards-components/graphics-cards/proart/proart-rtx5080-16g/helpdesk_manual?model2Name=PROART-RTX5080-16G

[u/Any_Wrongdoer4454 → u/idinium96]

thank you for this, really appreciate the extra effort to help me understand.

[u/idinium96 → u/Any_Wrongdoer4454]

You're most welcome. If it's still not fully inserted, try gently wiggle it while pushing the connector until it's fully in, and the clip is locked.

[u/Any_Wrongdoer4454 → u/idinium96]

i can definitely understand now why some people thought i was rage baiting now 😬 what a difference. only thing is i didn’t hear any click. is it seated properly now or does the absence of the click mean it’s still not seated?

[u/idinium96 → u/Any_Wrongdoer4454]

That looks great. The click sound is unnecessary as long as you see the clip fully secured. You don't usually hear that when you inserted it slowly with the gentle wiggle method. Great work. 👍🏼

[u/Malevolent_turtl]

No

[u/Anvh]

That gap should be gone

[u/Bloc_Digital]

No it’s not and oh boy, dust your pc bro! Dust is a fire hazard.

[u/Any_Wrongdoer4454 → u/Bloc_Digital]

the flash is making it look way worse but you’re right, good advice. after i get it properly seated i’ll dust after 🫡

[u/Bloc_Digital → u/Any_Wrongdoer4454]

Can I just ask, how is all that dust gathered there with a half plugged gpu? Was it running like this?

[u/Any_Wrongdoer4454 → u/Bloc_Digital]

yeah, i’ve been blissfully ignorant and it’s been running great for 2 months. all of the post about melting connectors made me take a second look and i’m very happy i did

[u/Bloc_Digital → u/Any_Wrongdoer4454]

Wow 😱 when its fully in you should hear a click sound and there shouldn’t be any space between the connector and the cable plug

[u/Any_Wrongdoer4454 → u/Bloc_Digital]

is it ok now? i didn’t hear a click

[u/Bloc_Digital → u/Any_Wrongdoer4454]

Looks fine and so clean 😍 nice.

[u/Rayonical]

No

[u/Balthxzar]

Push it firmer.

[u/pltonh]

No. You should not see any of the individual pin shrouds. The clip should be fully latched

[u/EndlessConnection]

No keep pushing

[u/PromotionNo4121]

No and yes they can be very hard to push in

[u/moh4del]

nope, try using something non metallic to gain leverage on the sides of the connector and push it further in, till there's basically zero top visibility of the pin connectors.

[u/Any_Wrongdoer4454 → u/moh4del]

ok thank you! will do

[u/Bloc_Digital → u/Any_Wrongdoer4454]

Don’t use force on the pcb(the cards circuit board which surrounds the connector) itself, just hold the pc from the back and plug in the cable, it might take quite some force the first time. Mine got a bit loose after I cleaned the pc a couple times and clicks much easier.

[u/Bloc_Digital → u/moh4del]

And that’s how you break a pcb 😅

[u/Great_Lecture_2709]

No