To celebrate the huge success of the 12VHPWR power adapter, which has sold over 50,000 units since its launch, CableMod is giving away one of the best GPUs, the GeForce RTX 4090. Cablemod aptly uses a fully refurbished Gigabyte RTX 4090 Gaming OC with the 12VHPWR connector melted and damaged as a bonus. See our Reddit post for details on how to enter. here.
cable mod 16 pin power adapter is extremely popular and is the company’s fastest selling product to date. The success of this adapter contributes in no small way to Nvidia’s recent 16-pin power connector debacle, including the faulty RTX 4090 and the melted 16-pin power connector.
The Cablemod Adapter is a right angle connector that changes the orientation of the 16 pin power connector for better compatibility in smaller computer chassis. Most importantly, this adapter reduces the stress that a 16-pin cable or his Nvidia 8-pin to 16-pin adapter can be subjected to, preventing unwanted damage to the connector’s tiny connection points.
The RTX 4090’s problems started shortly after the GPU launched in 2022. During this time, several user reports appeared on the internet showing his RTX 4090 failing with a melted 16-pin power connector. It didn’t take long before reports from users began to mount and the press, Nvidia, and his AIB partner at Nvidia took notice and started troubleshooting the issue.
After months of research, Nvidia finally agreed that user error was the problem. Nvidia reported that some of his RTX 4090 users didn’t push the 16-pin power connector all the way in, causing the internal temperature inside the connector to rise and damage the graphics card.
However, other research led by third-party media showed different results. He concludes that one such outlet includes Igor’s Lab, which is out of order due to poor construction of his Nvidia quadruple 8-pin to 16-pin power adapter. reached. Nvidia has not confirmed his Igor story, so we don’t really know how problematic Nvidia’s adapter was. Luckily the issue was not widespread and only a small number of cards were affected. For more information, be sure to check out the full content on this issue here.
