RTX 5090 Owner Built An Open-Source Tool That Shuts Down PC If It Detects The 12VHPWR Cable Drawing Too Much Power, But It Can Only Work On Specific GPUs
A user has developed an open-source tool to automatically shut down PCs if it detects dangerous power levels in the 12VHPWR cable of specific ASUS RTX 5080 and 5090 graphics cards. The tool aims to prevent hardware damage caused by excessive power draw, a known issue with these high-performance components.
It’s well-documented that when an RTX 5090 is running at full tilt, it can end up melting the 12VHPWR connector due to its wattage-guzzling attributes. As powerful as it might be to deliver record-high framerates, this is one major trade-off that gamers have to watch out for. Fearing that the same fate will befall his GPU, one user has developed an open-source tool that automatically shuts down the PC if it detects that the graphics card is drawing too much juice.
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