CableMod proclaims voluntary remember of sixteen-pin RTX 4090 strength adapters

A hot potato: Custom cable company CableMod has announced a voluntary don't forget of its 12VHPWR angled adapters because of what it describes because the ability hazard of the male connector coming free, overheating, and melting into the GPU.

The keep in mind applies to CableMod 12VHPWR 90-diploma and one hundred eighty-diploma angled adapters (V1.Zero and V1.1). Notably, this doesn't encompass the employer's angled cables.

CableMod recommends everybody the use of their angled adapters to prevent using them at once. What's greater, the agency advises towards touching an adapter whilst your machine is going for walks and indicates giving the gadget time to quiet down earlier than handling.

The cable maker stated it is going to be sending out an reputable be aware – and complete info on – the safety recall inside the coming days. Those that have been affected by a failed V1.0 or V1.1 angled adapter can attain out to CableMod for help.

CableMod has been known to use restore store NorthridgeFix to fix damaged RTX 4090s. The company gets kind of 100 RTX 4090s per month which have been broken due to the 12VHPWR connector.

Nvidia launched its GeForce RTX 4090 in October 2022 at an MSRP of $1,599 and it did not take lengthy for troubles to floor. Multiple businesses such as the Peripheral Component Interconnect Special Interest Group (PCI-SIG) and CableMod warned that the new 12VHPWR connector ought to get dangerously hot in sure situations but Nvidia was confident it had ironed out all the kinks before launch.

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Unfortunately, it is very lots a actual issue and one that looks to be a great deal more common than to start with mentioned. A few months after launch, Nvidia claimed the problem turned into the result of clients now not absolutely plugging in the power connector.

CaseMod formerly bought its ninety-diploma and 180-diploma angled 12VHPWR adapters for $39.Ninety apiece.

Nvidia's RTX 4090 presently instructions round $2,000 on common despite the fact that if you're inside the marketplace for a high-quit GPU, it would possibly be satisfactory to see what Nvidia's Super collection looks like while it's far announced at CES subsequent month.