First Reported Case of a 12VHPWR Connector Melting on an AMD Card

First reported case of a 12VHPWR connector melting on an AMD card

Redditor Savings_Opportunity3 writes that the pins on his 12VHPWR cable connected to his Asrock Taichi OC 9070 XT appeared darker than they should have last month. Now, the connector has melted.Read Entire Article

AMD zapped with 16-pin power connector melting issue for the first time — Radeon RX 9070 XT paired with sub-par PSU gets singed

Redditor Savings_Opportunity3 reported that the 16-pin power connector on his ASRock Radeon RX 9070 XT Taichi OC graphics card had melted.

The first reported case of an AMD RX 9070 XT melting a 16-pin power connector is here, but I'm not sure we should prepare ourselves for another 'meltgate' just yet

User error is always a potential factor, but it looks pretty nasty regardless.

First report of RX 9070 XT melting 12V-2×6 connector confirmed, luckily most stick to the trusty 8-pin design

Last Updated on August 22, 2025 If you’re a PC gaming enthusiast, there’s a decent chance you’ve heard about melting cables/adapters on high-end Nvidia graphics cards. This first became a problem during the RTX 40 series, and continued to be an issue for GPU repair stores long after the release, particularly on the RTX 4090. ...

AMD RX 9070 XT Faces First 12VHPWR Connector Meltdown

See full bio Shaheer Zahid Currently serving as a News Reporter at Tech4Gamers, I have the privilege of combining my love for gaming with the art of storytelling. My role involves crafting engaging narratives that keep our audience abreast of the latest developments in the gaming world. See full bio Story Highlight A Reddit user reports that his ASRock 9070 XT power cable has melted. Fortunately, his GPU survived as the burnt connector was on …