JEMC on 12 November 2022
At this point, I don't think we'll get a proper answer as to why the adapters melt until we get something official from Nvidia or PCI-SIG.
As for the TBP of the 4090, it's indeed strange how Nvidia left those +50W extra there. Could it be for the transients? Like taking them into account so that a power supply that's able to deliver constant 450W of power will be able to withstand the surges without failing?
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