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We're already seeing reports of the 12HPWR connector not being able to handle the power the 5090 demands [1]. It seems that for this generation, NVIDIA left lit
by shikharbhardwaj 2y ago
We're already seeing reports of the 12HPWR connector not being able to handle the power the 5090 demands [1]. It seems that for this generation, NVIDIA left little headroom. Might be best to run these undervolted to have some of that headroom back.
[1]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndmoi1s0ZaY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndmoi1s0ZaY
[2]: https://youtu.be/8PDYJI0W6Gk?t=430 https://youtu.be/8PDYJI0W6Gk?t=430
- Sakos 2y agoIt's more that it's perfectly happy sending all 600w over a single wire if the resistance on the other wires is high enough. Since there's a single point of connection to the card and a single shunt, there's no way to do load balancing like when there used to be two or even three 8 pin cables.