Mahim West residents are protesting the BMC's refusal to allow BEST to upgrade underground power cables, citing frequent power outages impacting essential services. Residents have appealed to ...

Tragic incident in Awka as a fallen power cable leads to the electrocution of a three-year-old girl. Learn more about the events.

What just happened? It seems a supposedly foolproof solution to the problem of melting graphics card cable connectors isn't infallible. A user of MSI's yellow-tipped 12V-2x6 power cable has ...

Not previously a known common occurrence with RTX 5070 graphics cards, one user has shown how their GPU succumbed to a toasted power cable.

The first case of a cable melting on a GeForce RTX 5070 has been reported, however, this one looks to be related to a faulty or damaged connection.

Nvidia first faced problems with melting power cables on the 2022 flagship, the RTX 4090. That card demanded 450W, which at the time was a new peak for high-end graphics cards.

Nvidia ’s Blackwell GPU series is facing renewed scrutiny after an RTX 5070 owner reported a melted power cable. While these incidents remain rare, they highlight potential design flaws that ...

Nvidia's 12VHPWR power connector, later updated to the 12V-2x6 format, has been at the centre of controversy since it first appeared on certain GeForce RTX 30-series cards four years ago. Now ...

The Alogic Ark Pro is a well-priced high-capacity laptop power bank that comes with a reliable and robust attachable cable that makes it a convenient and powerful travel companion. Many recent ...

They can all be dangerous." The problem isn't in the cable itself, as "All 12V-2x6 cables should be able to deliver 600W (or up to 55A) since these cables are electrically compatible for all vendors".

The new design of the Sapphire NITRO+ Radeon RX 9070 series brings a straightforward change to its power setup. Instead of the old three PCIe 8-pin connectors, it now uses a single 12V-2x6 connector.

In response, some companies have introduced cables equipped with temperature sensors. For example, FSP has developed a 12V-2×6 cable that incorporates a thermistor.