The only thing is that there were a bunch of 3rd party adapters (and a couple first party ones too) which had design or manufacturing flaws which caused them to

The only thing is that there were a bunch of 3rd party adapters (and a couple first party ones too) which had design or manufacturing flaws which caused them to melt. This kinda muddied the waters on the issue this year but it seems that the vast majority of issues after the problem was figured out were due to the specific 3rd party product. It’s also the fact to some degree that the safety factor on the 12vhpwr connector is less than the old 8-pin, so smaller issues lead to melting. I know that I am slightly stressed about my 4090 even though I’ve thoroughly verified that it’s fully plugged in.