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Thiago Trevisan - Thu, Feb 08, 2024
If you currently own an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series GPU or just picked up one of the GeForce RTX Super models, CableMod has an important recall you need to be aware of. After a long string of reported issues with melted adapters and other...
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Thiago Trevisan - Fri, Dec 22, 2023
NVIDIA's high-end GPUs, including the flagship GeForce RTX 4090, have impressed with class-leading gaming performance. Of course, there's a tradeoff for the leap in performance and capabilities versus previous generations, which manifests...
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Thiago Trevisan - Fri, Oct 13, 2023
One of the accouterments that accompany the "Art" of PC building is very simple: the cables. Sometimes, it's because enthusiasts just want them to look ultra cool. Other times, it's because they add a significant utility to the design of...
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Thiago Trevisan - Thu, Oct 12, 2023
If you regularly browse Reddit for PC hardware discussions, you may notice a slightly alarming trend. NVIDIA's RTX 4090 may be a graphics powerhouse, but it's had a bad omen following it since release: melted power adapters. On sub-Reddits...
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Ryan Whitwam - Mon, Oct 02, 2023
NVIDIA's RTX 40 series GPUs bring a lot to the table, with market-leading ray tracing, impressive compute features, and a more compact power cable. That last feature has been a bone of contention since the cards launched in 2022. The new...
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Paul Lilly - Mon, May 15, 2023
You may recall that when the GeForce RTX 4090 first came out (last October), there was some initial concern amid reports of 12VHPWR power adapters overheating and melting. It turned out to be the result of improperly seated cables and it...
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Ryan Whitwam - Thu, Jan 19, 2023
The latest NVIDIA GPUs require a new 12VHPWR power cable. That means new challenges for anyone obsessed with cable management. As it stands today, 8-pin to 12VHPWR adapters are bulky and the first wave of cards that require them are...
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