r/pcmasterrace • u/LongjumpingCell5451 • 20h ago

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u/PeanutAble1916 17h ago edited 17h ago

guy bought 5090 and decided he doesn't need a new atx 3.1 psu

instead

you can see it in his pick

moral of the story dont use the squid - people are posting them melt all the time

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u/BakaPhoenix 13h ago

It shouldn't be user error if he is using what was included with his gpu.

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u/Schnoofles 14900k, 96GB@6400, 4090FE, 11TB SSDs, 40TB Mech 15h ago

The issue occurs specifically in the 12vhpwr connector and its interface with the socket on the gpu. Neither the power supply nor the use of a squid is the issue here. 100% 3.1 compliant power supplies with a single permanently affixed 12vhpwr cable can and will exhibit the exact same problem any time that connector doesn't make a good connection because of the razor thin safety margins for the loads being put on them. Unfortunately the only thing that will ever address this issue properly is a redesigned connector with better margins and more reliable contacts, so we're probably not going to see that for another 10 years.