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| Processor | Intel Core i9 13900KF |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | Asus ROG Maximus Z690 Hero EVA Edition |
| Cooling | Asus Ryujin II 360 EVA Edition |
| Memory | 4x16GBs DDR5 6800MHz G.Skill Trident Z5 Neo Series |
| Video Card(s) | Zotac RTX 4090 AMP Extreme Airo |
| Storage | 2TB Samsung 980 Pro OS - 4TB Nextorage G Series Games - 8TBs WD Black Storage |
| Display(s) | LG C2 OLED 42" 4K 120Hz HDR G-Sync enabled TV |
| Case | Asus ROG Helios EVA Edition |
| Audio Device(s) | Denon AVR-S910W - 7.1 Klipsch Dolby ATMOS Speaker Setup - Audeze Maxwell |
| Power Supply | EVGA Supernova G2 1300W |
| Mouse | Asus ROG Keris EVA Edition - Asus ROG Scabbard II EVA Edition |
| Keyboard | Asus ROG Strix Scope EVA Edition |
| VR HMD | Samsung Odyssey VR |
| Software | Windows 11 Pro 64bit |
Hi, I'm having a problem with my 9800, it seems the power cable sorta burned one of the pins and it doesn't work anymore.
Thing is, I've kept my PC on for about 4 days downloading things, and I underclocked my card to 300/300, so it wouldn't overheat needlessly.
Yesterday, I turned it off and when I turned it on again some hours later I got the message about no power cable connected to my 9800.
I opened my PC and everything seemed to be connected the right way, but after several tries at turning on my PC and getting the same message, I removed the cable and noticed that the pin that comes from the red cable ( + I assume) was brown, both at the end that receives the power from the PSU, and at the end that connects to the card itself.
It seems the corresponding pin in the card molex connecter is brown too.
I connected the video card directly to the PSU and it is working without any problems.
I tried the power cable by connecting it to an HDD and a DVD drive at the same time, and both of them seems to work ok, altough, if I restart my PC with a disc inside the DVD drive, the HDD won't start.
So, there's no doubt the power cable burned out, but my questions are:
Is it safe to connect my video card directly to the PSU? (seems to be working ok at this time)
What do you guys think caused the cable to burn, even with the vidcard underclocked? (300/300)
I have an Omega 450W PSU. Thanks for your help.
Thing is, I've kept my PC on for about 4 days downloading things, and I underclocked my card to 300/300, so it wouldn't overheat needlessly.
Yesterday, I turned it off and when I turned it on again some hours later I got the message about no power cable connected to my 9800.
I opened my PC and everything seemed to be connected the right way, but after several tries at turning on my PC and getting the same message, I removed the cable and noticed that the pin that comes from the red cable ( + I assume) was brown, both at the end that receives the power from the PSU, and at the end that connects to the card itself.
It seems the corresponding pin in the card molex connecter is brown too.
I connected the video card directly to the PSU and it is working without any problems.
I tried the power cable by connecting it to an HDD and a DVD drive at the same time, and both of them seems to work ok, altough, if I restart my PC with a disc inside the DVD drive, the HDD won't start.
So, there's no doubt the power cable burned out, but my questions are:
Is it safe to connect my video card directly to the PSU? (seems to be working ok at this time)
What do you guys think caused the cable to burn, even with the vidcard underclocked? (300/300)
I have an Omega 450W PSU. Thanks for your help.
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