The problem stems from the connectors not being fully seated on the card, Nvidia said Friday in an update to its support page. There are about 50 cases of this happening according to the company, and it advises card owners to make sure the cable is properly secured before connecting the card to the motherboard. Some owners of GeForce RTX 4090 cards started sharing photos of burnt cable connections on the Nvidia subreddit a few weeks after the card was released. The 12VHPWR adapter is the cable that goes from the PC power to the card, and because of the power required to run the RTX 4090, it builds up a lot of heat, especially if the cable is bent at a right angle to fit the giant card in a PC case. Nvidia says it is working with its partners to replace the affected cards. The GeForce RTX 4090 was released last month for a staggering $1,600. It is one of the best video cards available for PC gaming devices, especially for those gamers who want to play games in 4K.
