Timeline:
It seemed like, or my impression was that, Nvidia pushed this on the consumer, “dont be a moron and youll be alright”.
NorthridgeFix, a private repair shop [YT] channel I started watching just as a gauge on what common electronic gadgets fail most commonly, and what diagnostic logic to use to find the fault and/or what faults are common on what brand/model, is [still] getting 4090s in w melted connectors. Im not sure if this is a timing lag (his lead times have been long due to volume of repairs in general) but hes been replacing the 16pin connectors enough lately - even w the 90° adapters fused together- to make me think its still the same issue and its not just ignorant consumers “doin it wrong”.
He has a couple/three previous vids on fixes replacing the cards connector itself.
So the question is:
Is this still an issue that isnt just “oh you stressed it wrong” or “you didnt seat it properly”.
Im not a 4090 target consumer so I cant weigh in. Those that just game on 4090s have to be a pretty small set themselves considering the compute power of the card model. Nevertheless the cards are still showing up for repair in the same conditions whether FE or partner models.
