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Did i damage the gpu?

itsjeff
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2 minutes ago, itsjeff said:

I have the evga ftw3 ultra 2080 ti. and i noticed i was using my pc the whole time without the gpu cables going all the way. there was a gap probably when i was adjusting the cable i didn't force the gpu cable in? did i hurt anything?

Nope.
There is no way you can damage the GPU by not plugging them all the way in.

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10 minutes ago, AdkatkaShow said:

actually there is. If you wont connect them all the way, contact point of connector and gpu is going to be small. 277w tries to go through that small gap and start overheating the connector by current friction (high resistance)  cuz of bad contact. That can lead to (good scenario) Bad gpu perfomance. In worst scenario it is going to melt everything and cause fire

if it hasn't caught on fire already, don't worry about it. As long as you plug it in the rest of the way, you're fine.

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1 minute ago, AdkatkaShow said:

actually there is. If you wont connect them all the way, contact point of connector and gpu is going to be small. 277w tries to go through that small gap and start overheating the connector by current friction (high resistance)  cuz of bad contact. That can lead to (good scenario) Bad gpu perfomance. In worst scenario it is going to melt everything and cause fire

50w per pin at max power draw.

I don't know where you're taking the 277w power draw from.

 

Also keep in mind that additional impedance is already accounted for by design.

 

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28 minutes ago, AdkatkaShow said:

actually there is. If you wont connect them all the way, contact point of connector and gpu is going to be small. 277w tries to go through that small gap and start overheating the connector by current friction (high resistance)  cuz of bad contact. That can lead to (good scenario) Bad gpu perfomance. In worst scenario it is going to melt everything and cause fire

Jesus do u think i melted something inside the connector should i rma or something?

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1 hour ago, itsjeff said:

I have the evga ftw3 ultra 2080 ti. and i noticed i was using my pc the whole time without the gpu cables going all the way. there was a gap probably when i was adjusting the cable i didn't force the gpu cable in? did i hurt anything?

if your worried about damage, check the pins in the socket with a flashlight and magnifier. otherwise, if the cables go in, and it works, then no worries.

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