Gaming: Users Are Reporting Msi's Yellow-tipped GPU Power Cables Are...
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GPU meltgate returns, this time with an unexpected twist: more meltiness. This time, it's looking like one of the main preventative strategies against melting GPU cables might not be as simply effective as initially thought, as there are reports of gamers' yellow-tipped MSI cables creeping out on their own over time (via Wccftech).
We've witnessed 12V-2x6 cables melting for years now, the first being with the RTX 4090. Since then, there have been a number of attempted diagnoses and fixes, but on the melting goes.
The main solution of late has been to ensure the cable is fully—fully—inserted. Thus, enter stage left: the yellow-tipped cable. MSI cooked up this solution for the RTX 4090 a couple of years ago, and it cooked up the same solution for RTX 50-series cards about a year ago. The idea is, if you have the tips of the power connector yellow rather than all black, you'll be able to tell whether they're fully inserted.
Source: PC Gamer
