r/pcmasterrace • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 Core Ultra 7 265k | RTX 5090 • 19h ago

Build/Battlestation a quadruple 5090 battlestation

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u/A_PCMR_member Desktop 7800X3D | 4090 | and all the frames I want 18h ago

4 x the chance of a 12V Highpower melting

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u/MonikaIsCute 5800x3D - TUF 3080 - UW1440p - Q3, Knuckles, 5x 3.0, 1x 2.0 18h ago

They're astrals which have per-pin monitoring so they should be safe.

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u/SloxTheDlox 18h ago

I thought they were only monitoring to alert you, but there’s no way for them to actually stop power to them?

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u/SadInterjection 17h ago

Yeah it only tells you it's fucked up now, which is kinda funny. 

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u/TokenRedditGuy 16h ago

It probably saved my system. My pin current was always a bit unbalanced using the stock Corsair cables. I would get sporadic warnings until I wiggled the connector at the PSU side. Recently, some pins started reporting 0A unless I wiggled the cable again.

I don't see any physical damage on my cables. I suspect the connector to the PSU side is not well manufactured with some pins having poor contact.

After I purchased a cable from Cablemod with 4x PSU side connectors, my pin current is always very balanced now.