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NVIDIA RTX 40 series thread

"Chode" Jay explaining what is causing the melting:
Issue found by Igor's lab
 
I spoke with Wootware, and they will be getting the Corsair cable (looks like the same one Jay showed) hopefully soon:

Corsair CP-8920284 PCIe 5.0 12VHPWR Type 4 PSU Power Cable - Wootware

Buy Corsair CP-8920284 PCIe 5.0 12VHPWR Type 4 PSU Power Cable at Wootware with fast shipping & superb service.
www.wootware.co.za www.wootware.co.za

This should hopefully help out
 
Chabunk said:
I spoke with Wootware, and they will be getting the Corsair cable (looks like the same one Jay showed) hopefully soon:

Corsair CP-8920284 PCIe 5.0 12VHPWR Type 4 PSU Power Cable - Wootware

Buy Corsair CP-8920284 PCIe 5.0 12VHPWR Type 4 PSU Power Cable at Wootware with fast shipping & superb service.
www.wootware.co.za www.wootware.co.za

This should hopefully help out
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Definitely grabbing one of those when they available so long. I was hesitant about the adapter in the first place. I really don't like adapters lol
 
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Unplugged my card to check, connectors all fine. Still grabbing a Corsair cable when they arrive.
 
adamr said:
“ you have 28 more plug and unplugs left”
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Lol same as the old one.

We have confirmed with NVIDIA that the 30-cycle spec for the 16-pin connector is the same as it has been for the past 20+ years. The same 30-cycle spec exists for the standard PCIe/ATX 8-pin connector (aka mini-fit Molex). The same connector is used by AMD and all other GPU vendors too so all of those cards also share a 30-cycle life. So in short, nothing has changed for the RTX 40 GPU series.
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Source : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series PCIe Gen 5 Power Adapters Have a Limited Connect & Disconnect Life of 30 Cycles
 
Nyt Ryda said:
Source : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 Series PCIe Gen 5 Power Adapters Have a Limited Connect & Disconnect Life of 30 Cycles
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Sure there are plenty people that have had over 30 disconnects and reconnects on a cable for many appliances or electronics (let alone a gpu). But considering the power draw for the 4090 this then of course becomes a major consideration… hoping there is a reliable solution soon.

The 3d printed solution feels like it would push up against the window of the pc case
 
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Mmm Amd 7900xtx at $999. Will probably smoke the 4080 properly so hopefully this will force nvidia to look at their kak pricing on the 4080.

4090 still the king and worth the price though. They should really bring a 4080 Ti soon because there is a huge gap between the 80 and 90.

pricing should be like this basically :

4080 - $899
4080 Ti - $1199
4090 - $1599
 
baasgene said:
Mmm Amd 7900xtx at $999. Will probably smoke the 4080 properly so hopefully this will force nvidia to look at their kak pricing on the 4080.
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Yip.
baasgene said:
4090 still the king and probably worth the price though. They should really make a 4080 Ti soon because there is a huge gap between the 80 and 90.
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Doubt. Maybe at 4K we'll see it pull ahead but with the amount of CPU bottlenecking at 1080p and 1440p and AMD's historically lower CPU overhead it has a good shot of it as well. Although 13 December is way too late with the 4080 being out super soon.
 
ThatGuyJD said:
Yip.

Doubt. Maybe at 4K we'll see it pull ahead but with the amount of CPU bottlenecking at 1080p and 1440p and AMD's historically lower CPU overhead it has a good shot of it as well. Although 13 December is way too late with the 4080 being out super soon.
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At that price even my green blood is tickling me, Nvidia has a good fight coming.
 
baasgene said:
At that price even my green blood is tickling me, Nvidia has a good fight coming.
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Nvidia has been having a fight on their hands specifically in the mid range since the 5600XT and 5700XT, people are just Nvidia diehards and will pay more for their stuff, I mean there's some reason for it but not all that much.
 
adamr said:
“ you have 28 more plug and unplugs left”
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I bet you he has this poster up in his room...............
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A 4090 consideration had me investigating my case size (which should be fine). Investigating getting a new psu (Atx 3.0 of course) and just forgo the entire cable fiasco (biggest thing is peace of mind as I’m not going to be constantly checking my cable for potential eminent melt down).

not just the card that one must consider when buying a 4090. Becomes a proper expensive exercise this …

But a 7900xtx that doesn’t need me buying a new psu or new pc anything sounds promising. Being a non R50k card is also palatable. Like to see how much slower it is compared to a 4090. Will await those benchmarks. When does the review embargo lift ?
 
adamr said:
A 4090 consideration had me investigating my case size (which should be fine). Investigating getting a new psu (Atx 3.0 of course) and just forgo the entire cable fiasco (biggest thing is peace of mind as I’m not going to be constantly checking my cable for potential eminent melt down).

not just the card that one must consider when buying a 4090. Becomes a proper expensive exercise this …

But a 7900xtx that doesn’t need me buying a new psu or new pc anything sounds promising. Being a non R50k card is also palatable. Like to see how much slower it is compared to a 4090. Will await those benchmarks. When does the review embargo lift ?
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They go on sale December 13th, so likely December 11th/12th.
 
Also keen on an XTX or XT, price is too good to ignore. Don't need to change my case or PSU nor worry about possible fire hazards. I'm still not that worried about ray tracing. I find myself mainly turning it off in most games I play.
 
Fuck it's not easy to go red, especially with tech like DLSS 3.0. I'm hoping prices drop a bit for Nvidia instead, but I probably won't go AMD ever (cpu is sharp though)
 
baasgene said:
Fuck it's not easy to go red, especially with tech like DLSS 3.0. I'm hoping prices drop a bit for Nvidia instead, but I probably won't go AMD ever (cpu is sharp though)
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FSR3.0 looked pretty promising. DLS 3.0 currently doesn't look all that good. HUB made a good video on it.
 
baasgene said:
I'm hoping prices drop a bit for Nvidia instead, but I probably won't go AMD ever (cpu is sharp though)
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Its amusing how many people think like this (me included).

"Damn I'm so excited for the new AMD GPU's"
"Which one you wanna get?"
"Well I hope it makes Nvidia cheaper and I'll get an Nvidia card"
 
So I have this idea for a brilliant get rich quick scheme:

Corsair CP-8920284 PCIe 5.0 12VHPWR Type 4 PSU Power Cable - Wootware

Buy Corsair CP-8920284 PCIe 5.0 12VHPWR Type 4 PSU Power Cable at Wootware with fast shipping & superb service.
www.wootware.co.za www.wootware.co.za

By all the cables that land in SA and ask inflated prices to all these gamers, burning there 4090s down.
Will include fire extuingisher for free in the price as well. And maybe a Ford Kuga badge.
 
LouisABC said:
So I have this idea for a brilliant get rich quick scheme:

Corsair CP-8920284 PCIe 5.0 12VHPWR Type 4 PSU Power Cable - Wootware

Buy Corsair CP-8920284 PCIe 5.0 12VHPWR Type 4 PSU Power Cable at Wootware with fast shipping & superb service.
www.wootware.co.za www.wootware.co.za

By all the cables that land in SA and ask inflated prices to all these gamers, burning there 4090s down.
Will include fire extuingisher for free in the price as well. And maybe a Ford Kuga badge.
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Scalper alert, @ThatGuyJD and @KURT_COBAIN would have been all over this if they weren't muzzled recently.
 
At this point I don't really care anymore, will use it like normal.

Connector is pushed in tight with no gaps, minimal bend, separate cables for each of the 8-pins in the adapter, sufficient wattage PSU, good case airflow. Will get the Corsair cable just for extra piece of mind and less cables to manage.

If it melts I will just take pics and make use of the 3 year Wootware warranty. In fact I think there's a 4th year too, through Zotac directly if I register, will check.
 
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