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Fragile 16-Pin Connectors Keep Melting RTX 5090s & Other GPUs, But Teclab Proves Old 8-Pin Connectors Can Handle The Load Just Fine

8 September 2026 at 21:35

A close-up of a computer motherboard showing several power connectors, including two 8-pin headers with an orange arrow pointing at one.

Modders at Teclab have created the world's first NVIDIA RTX 5090 graphics card that uses 8-pin power connectors instead of the fragile 16-pin design. 16-Pin Connectors Continue To Melt Expensive GPUs, But Teclab Finds A Way To Mod NVIDIA's RTX 5090 With 8-Pin Connectors Reports of 16-pin connectors melting away NVIDIA's RTX 50 and RTX 40 graphics cards continue to mount. The same connector has also damaged various AMD RX 9000 GPUs that utilize it, and the problem is more than a high-power draw issue since even lower-wattage cards are affected by it. Although NVIDIA and its partners, especially PCI-SIG, […]

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Teclab Skips 16-pin Connectors, And Solders Wires Directly To The RTX 5090 GPU, Saying This Won’t Melt Connectors Anymore

28 August 2026 at 11:10

A custom PC setup with liquid cooling features an AORUS motherboard and a Hachi power supply unit, highlighted by close-up wiring connections.

Teclab showed a new way to run your GeForce RTX 5090 if you are scared of melting 16-pin connectors. TecLab Demonstrates Fully Working GeForce RTX 5090 As it Solders Power Cables Directly to the GPU's PCB, Eliminating the Need for Connectors Frustrated hearing reports of melting power connectors on the GeForce RTX 5090, the Brazilian YouTuber TecLab took the matter into his own hands. The enthusiast says he is sick of hearing all the complaints about the melting connector, so he came up with his own solution, calling out NVIDIA on how it's done. In the video, he demonstrates a […]

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HYDRA Tool Cracks Open NVIDIA’s RTX 50 VRAM Locks, Pushing GDDR7 To 36 Gbps And 125% Power Limits

18 August 2026 at 12:50

A collection of NVIDIA graphics cards is displayed with the text 'RTX 50 UNLOCK' and 'Unlocked 36 Gbps VRAM & Power Limits For All'.

The Hydra tuning utility has received a major update, bringing unlocked VRAM OC and power limits to NVIDIA's RTX 50 GPUs. Now You Can Get More Performance Out of Your NVIDIA RTX 50 GPUs With The Hydra OC Tool Yuri Bubliy, aka 1usmus, has released the latest update of his pet project, HYDRA, which is one of the most widely used overclocking and tuning utilities. The tool offers a lot of advanced features & the latest update brings some big additions for NVIDIA RTX 50 GPU owners. These new Hydra capabilities include: Unlocked VRAM Overclocking & Power Limit Control for […]

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GALAX Confirms That It Will Continue Making Current & Next-Generation GPUs Under Palit, Clears Up Confusion Caused By Miscommunication

6 May 2026 at 19:30

GALAX Launches GeForce RTX 4070 Ti HOF With White Colored Cooler & PCB, A 366W TGP & More 2

GALAX will continue making GPUs under its new leadership at Palit as it addresses the recent confusion caused by miscommunication. GALAX Is Alive & Kicking Under Palit, Working on Current & Next-Generation GPUs A few days ago, we exclusively broke the news that Palit had taken full control of GALAX, handling their entire business and RMA support. The initial messaging between different GALAX teams suggested that the GPU vendor was ending its PC business and would be dissolved under GALAX; however, that's not true. As per new statements, Palit has confirmed that GALAX is not leaving the graphics card market […]

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Teclab Bypasses NVIDIA RTX 50 Memory Clock Limit, Hits Over 36 Gbps On RTX 5070 Ti

8 March 2026 at 07:45

Teclab Bypasses NVIDIA RTX 50 Memory Clock Limit, Hits Over 36 Gbps On RTX 5070 Ti 1

NVIDIA's RTX 50 memory clock limit has been bypassed by none other than Teclab, allowing their RTX 5070 Ti to hit 36 Gbps speeds. Bypassing NVIDIA's RTX 50 Memory Clock Limit Is Possible If You Have The Right Tools & The Engineering Experience As Teclab Demos 36 Gbps On 5070 Ti The folks over at Teclab have been showcasing some awesome mods with the latest NVIDIA GPUs and have also broken various world records. The tech and overclocking enthusiasts from Brazil were the first to mod a GeForce 10 series card with higher VRAM, and also unlocked higher memory clocks […]

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