The BEAUTIFUL GPU connector that keeps on giving

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It's not user error if there is literally no safety factor built into these GPUs.

Even my worst GPU failure (RX 580 pulled power from PCIe slots) didn't result in melting or sparks or smoke. The Z77 mobo's PCIe slots simply went dead and it turned into an office mobo. And the GPU was sold and it passed Furmark at the shop.

Maybe what's really needed now is GPU INSURANCE!

$10 per month should be good, right?
 
It literally says "recommended" not "required", but even if it was the latter it shouldn't mean fireworks are in order.
 
I wouldn't call it user error, because if the PSU wasn't powerful enough to handle it, then it should underperform, or cause the PSU to shut down and turn the computer off. It shouldn't kill the card, if something isn't enough power, then it should just not work, or cause instability.

That said, 1) Running a Ryzen 5 5600X witha 5090 is criminal 2) Running an 850W PSU with a 5090 is also criminal

You do need not only enough tolerance with Wattage, but also a good brand of PSU, stable power, fewer transients, and a good quality PSU with enough tolerance and modern features to help balance the load, does help. I wouldn't run a 5090 on anything less. You spend so much money on a 5090, but cheap out on the PSU? Yeah, not a good idea. That's something worth protecting best you can.
 
Brent_Justice said:
Running an 850W PSU with a 5090 is also criminal
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I mean, it's not a good idea, but even if the 5090 pulls 600W... that leaves 250W for board and a six-core Zen 3 CPU?

There's margin there, IMO. I'd bet that this user couldn't get the system to pull 850W to begin with. Any transients should be handleable by the PSU if the base load is below 850W, right?

...but that's of course assuming both that a good PSU was used, and was in good working order...

So who knows?
 
Brent_Justice said:
I wouldn't call it user error, because if the PSU wasn't powerful enough to handle it, then it should underperform, or cause the PSU to shut down and turn the computer off. It shouldn't kill the card, if something isn't enough power, then it should just not work, or cause instability.
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Yeah, if there is not enough power the system would just shut down due to overload protection or become unstable due to voltage drop. The connector melting is the fault of the connector design. It might be fine in theory, but as practice clearly shows it doesn't have enough tolerance when running high end gpus.
Brent_Justice said:
That said, 1) Running a Ryzen 5 5600X witha 5090 is criminal 2) Running an 850W PSU with a 5090 is also criminal
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I wouldn't blame people for not upgrading everything at once, especially at current prices. When I was in school, I also couldn't afford the best brand PSUs, or to upgrade my CPU and GPU at the same time. And those were early 2000s prices.
 
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