Ah yes, melty cables. We've been dealing with them ever since the RTX 4090 pushed the 16-pin 12VHPWR connector (now the 12V-2x6 connector) to its limits. Since then, we've heard of numerous cases of melting GPU connectors—check out Uniko's Hardware on X for many examples—and plenty of attempts at dealing with them.
Now, some modders have said 'screw it' to the new 12V-2x6 design, instead modding an RTX 5090 to run on standard 8-pin connectors (via Wccftech). The modders at TecLab fitted three 8-pin connectors to the back of the PCB using "copper plates, cut by hand", and hooked these up to the front via 24 cables (3x sets of 8).
Once everything was also unlocked to operate at higher power levels, the graphics card was put to the test. And while this was just one batch of tests with one card (and don't try this at home, folks) the results were fantastic.
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