Use only cables that come with the new psu. Even the sata power cables since the different cables can potentially wreck stuff.

5070 should come with an adaptor in the box. Use two separate power supply cables to plug into the adaptor vs one + daisy chain off the same cable.

引用自 Set-115689：

Use only cables that come with the new psu. Even the sata power cables since the different cables can potentially wreck stuff.

5070 should come with an adaptor in the box. Use two separate power supply cables to plug into the adaptor vs one+daisy chain.

i have a non modular psu now and the new PSU has the ability to use a native cable

i really just need help with knowing how to plug in the actual 12vhpwr connector as it might melt itself with my luck

5070 is not some cable melting monster like 5090. Just make sure the plug is seated properly and don`t bend the plug itself.

Make sure it goes in and is locked in. You can look with a flash light or phone light, etc....

引用自 Rumpelcrutchskin：

5070 is not some cable melting monster like 5090. Just make sure the plug is seated properly and don`t bend the plug itself.

yeah i guess you have not seen the rare 5070 that have melted the plug.....

https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/graphics-cards/user-reports-melted-power-cable-on-an-rtx-5070-and-now-were-wondering-if-any-rtx-50-series-gpu-is-safe/

It's safe as long as its fully inserted and you don't stress the connections by bending them at silly angles, which could pull a cable lose and have the same essential fault of the cable being improperly inserted.

As of now, I've jot seen any failures that are not due to the above or recreating a situation in testing that, essentially boils down to the same as it not being fully inserted.

引用自 Monk：

It's safe as long as its fully inserted and you don't stress the connections by bending them at silly angles, which could pull a cable lose and have the same essential fault of the cable being improperly inserted.

As of now, I've jot seen any failures that are not due to the above or recreating a situation in testing that, essentially boils down to the same as it not being fully inserted.

the thing is just looking at the cable stresses me out, its somehow SMALLER than the cable that is used in my 3060 and yet delivers so much more power which is terrifying

and due to it being smaller its so strange and weird to plug in compared to the other GPU power cables like the one in my 3060 that just plugs straight in with no issuess

Oh yeah, it's an awful design and far too fragile, but the risk has been massively exaggerated online for click bait and the like, if you are careful, check it's fully inserted and don't stress the cable, you will be fine.

There are millions of these cards out there and a handful of instances of it going wrong, which then get shouted about to get views or sell new products nobody needs (de8auer).

引用自 Monk：

Oh yeah, it's an awful design and far too fragile, but the risk has been massively exaggerated online for click bait and the like, if you are careful, check it's fully inserted and don't stress the cable, you will be fine.

There are millions of these cards out there and a handful of instances of it going wrong, which then get shouted about to get views or sell new products nobody needs (de8auer).

is it like an AM5 latch situation where you have to plug it in with enough force that feels like you are going to break it?

also since its a zotac card its got an LED that tells you if its plugged in fully or not so that makes it better i guess

Not used the am5 latch, did a 9700x build the other week but the cooler didn't make use of it.

It's not THAT much force, no more than a normal pcie cable, just do a quick check that it is clipped in and that the 2 halves meet evenly.

引用自 Monk：

Oh yeah, it's an awful design and far too fragile, but the risk has been massively exaggerated online for click bait and the like, if you are careful, check it's fully inserted and don't stress the cable, you will be fine.

There are millions of these cards out there and a handful of instances of it going wrong, which then get shouted about to get views or sell new products nobody needs (de8auer).

If you have to treat a cable like a baby its not overstated.

Its not unreasonable to treat a cable the way cables have been treated for decades which means new design is a poor one.

引用自 The_Abortionator：

引用自 Monk：

Oh yeah, it's an awful design and far too fragile, but the risk has been massively exaggerated online for click bait and the like, if you are careful, check it's fully inserted and don't stress the cable, you will be fine.

There are millions of these cards out there and a handful of instances of it going wrong, which then get shouted about to get views or sell new products nobody needs (de8auer).

If you have to treat a cable like a baby its not overstated.

Its not unreasonable to treat a cable the way cables have been treated for decades which means new design is a poor one.

You are clueless aren't you.

The cables are smaller than before, with more of them, placed tighter, they have less tolerance for bending.

You should also NEVER bend any cables tightly as it is bad for the.

I am the first to say it is a bad design, you'll get no argument from me, but still if you don't miss treat the cable and properly ensure it is plugged in, you will have no issues, there are tens to maybe hundreds of ones that have gone bad, out of MILLIONS SOLD, the issues are all users screwing up, that the connection is not as robust as before doesn't change the fact it is 100% user error.