Gainward Reportedly Replaces RTX 4090’s 12VHPWR Adapters
Gainward is reportedly delaying the shipment of GeForce RTX 4090 graphics cards in Australia. This is to replace his 12VHPWR adapter from Nvidia as it has been found to melt, overheat and catch fire. Gainward is the only graphics card manufacturer that we know of to do this, but we wouldn’t be surprised if others followed suit.
“As you can see, some customers have reported problems with the first batch. [GeForce RTX] On 4090 cards, these adapters show symptoms of overheating/melting under certain circumstances,” Australian retailer TechFast wrote to a client who republished the message. reddit (via video cards). “The investigation is still ongoing and Nvidia has yet to issue an official statement, but Gainward has said that the cable that ships with the card will be replaced. As a result, this will be done. We are holding off shipping all cards until then.”
There have been numerous reports of failing Nvidia’s 12VHPWR adapters that come with the best graphics cards today, and the problem seems very real, but neither Nvidia nor other manufacturers of add-in boards have recalled their adapters. has not officially started. Or at least no one has publicly stated so yet.
Andreas Schilling from HardwareLuxx.de Gainward says it could be the only company to replace these adapters, at least for now. But TechFast says Gainward isn’t the only company that replaces adapter cables.
“We also understand that this cable replacement is not limited to just Gainward,” the retailer wrote. You can receive them in two weeks. […] You will receive all the cards you ordered at the same time. ”
We have not been able to confirm to AIB manufacturers in general, and Gainward in particular, that they are replacing Nvidia’s 12VHPWR adapter with a fixed adapter at press time. So take this information with a grain of salt.
It is not yet known if the 12VHPWR adapter issue will affect the launch schedule of GeForce RTX 4080 boards with 12+4 pin power connectors (scheduled to launch on November 16th).