It seems like every month we see a new incendiary GPU story with reports of a 12V-2×6 connector being the culprit. The issue is not limited to just data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-rtx-5090-power-wire-reportedly-caught-fire-despite-using-the-original-cable” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-rtx-5090-power-wire-reportedly-caught-fire-despite-using-the-original-cable”>Nvidia’s RTX 5090 anymore either, as at least data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/another-16-pin-gpu-power-connector-gets-scorched-but-this-time-its-not-an-rtx-5090-user-finds-their-sapphire-nitro-9070-xt-with-scorched-pins” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/another-16-pin-gpu-power-connector-gets-scorched-but-this-time-its-not-an-rtx-5090-user-finds-their-sapphire-nitro-9070-xt-with-scorched-pins”>five AMD RX 9070 XT variants with this plug have faced the same fiery wrath. Companies have tried to come up with solutions to monitor the 16-pin power connector, and MSI is the latest to join this line of cautionary warriors.

It seems like every month we see a new incendiary GPU story with reports of a 12V-2×6 connector being the culprit. The issue is not limited to just data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-rtx-5090-power-wire-reportedly-caught-fire-despite-using-the-original-cable” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/nvidia-rtx-5090-power-wire-reportedly-caught-fire-despite-using-the-original-cable”>Nvidia’s RTX 5090 anymore either, as at least data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/another-16-pin-gpu-power-connector-gets-scorched-but-this-time-its-not-an-rtx-5090-user-finds-their-sapphire-nitro-9070-xt-with-scorched-pins” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/another-16-pin-gpu-power-connector-gets-scorched-but-this-time-its-not-an-rtx-5090-user-finds-their-sapphire-nitro-9070-xt-with-scorched-pins”>five AMD RX 9070 XT variants with this plug have faced the same fiery wrath. Companies have tried to come up with solutions to monitor the 16-pin power connector, and MSI is the latest to join this line of cautionary warriors.