Proven 8-pin PCIe plugs aren't immune to melting — Thermal Grizzly WireView adapter burns out on Radeon RX 7900 XTX
Three 8-pin connectors on a Thermal Grizzly WireView reportedly suffered burning and melting while connected to a Radeon RX 7900 XTX, with the company now investigating what caused the failure.
A Radeon RX 7900 XTX graphics card owner reported that the 8-pin PCIe power connectors on a Thermal Grizzly WireView monitoring device overheated and melted. The Reddit user experienced frequent freezes and black screens before noticing the damage. The affected connectors were located on the GPU side of the monitoring device, showing signs of burning and melted plastic.
Despite confirming the connectors were fully inserted, the exact cause of the failure remains unknown. WireView is an adapter that sits between a graphics card and power cables, allowing users to monitor various power and voltage metrics. Potential causes of overheating damage could include poor electrical connection, increased contact resistance, damaged connectors, or issues with the adapter itself.
Thermal Grizzly has acknowledged the incident and is working to investigate the damaged adapter. This situation highlights that even seemingly stable 8-pin power connectors can be susceptible to failure under certain conditions.
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