The number indicates a concerning increase since last fall when the shop’s YouTube channelreportedaround 100 per month.
Northridge Fix says that it currently receives 4090s with melted connectors every day.
Users have complained of burning 4090 power cables since October 2022.
Despite Nvidiarolling outGPUs with safer connectors last summer, incidents remain worryingly frequent.
Custom vendor CableMod began a voluntary recall for its V1.0 and V1.1 12VHPWR 90-degree and 180-degree adapters last December.
That became amandatoryrecall in February after the Consumer Product Safety Commission got involved.
Many of the adapters that Northridge repaired were CableMod units, but other manufacturers are also affected.
Several companies have come up with innovative solutions to the problem.
For instance, Seasonicsuggestsgradually angling the cables with a hairdryer.
Meanwhile, MSI has introduced brightly colored connectors that clearly indicate when they aren’t fully connected.
Asus has an idea of building GPUs without power cables.
