Those small ass pins along with the small ass gauge on those wires is jut not suited for so much wattage running through it. Maybe it did in the 100w-150w days but these cards pushing 500w+ is insane on small ass connector pins like that. Shit my kids car stereo that we installed this summer was a 500W amp (which is peak power btw) had a 10 gauge power wire with a copper 10mm crimped connector on it to run it. Maybe the 10 gauge was overkill for the amp but you have to think of the distance too which is about 8 feet from the battery to trunk. Either way I just dont think these small ass connector pins and the tiny wires are enough to push the wattage through them these new 4090 monsters draw. They need to think about a new standard which utilizes better connectors suited for the amount of wattage these things draw now.
The resistance IS the fucking small ass wires and pins. Bigger the wire and plug the less resistance. At least its how I understand it. Ever tried to run a space heater or some other really high wattage appliance at home with a small ass extension cord? shit gets hot really fucking fast. This is why they have amperage ratings on cords and such. And the below is for copper, do they even use coppper wires in PSUs?
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