This week we hit up some hardware topics dealing with NVIDIA's 4090 series cards and the 12VHPWR cables included. Apparently it is a fire hazard if you bend too close to the connector!  We also talk about a test done by a TikToker, Mryeester, testing if salt mixed with thermal paste could be a useful cooling solution for your PC.  

Disney has a gacha rhythm game, Disney's Twisted Wonderland where the announcement of the character Frollo, from The Hunchback of Notre Dame, was not a good choice as their movie counterparts differs in ways they are a villain from other Disney IP.  

After that, we get completely tangental on World of Warcraft Classic and the experiences we have had in our time playing both retail and classic offering. Dragonflight is coming soon!

NVIDIA Meltdown

-Cable company CableMod 

--Bending cables too close to the connector

--RTX 4090 melting power cables

-Cable type 12VHPWR

--Introduced as part of the ATX 3.0 specification

--reported by Aris

--PCGamer trusted PSU expert

--Aris link testing the bending https://youtu.be/jNreBLVP6NU

--Leads to an uneven load across across the other wires which increases overheating damage. 

--any bend should occur 35mm from the connector

-Avoid the cable distributed with the 4090

--PSU vendors are selling alternate connectors that ditch the bulky connector for a single cable that terminates itoo two 8-pin power connectors on a PSU.

https://www.pcgamer.com/dont-bend-600w-rtx-4090-power-cable-to-reduce-risk-of-overheating-says-cablemod/

https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/25/23422349/nvidia-rtx-4090-power-cables-connectors-melting-burning

Salty Thermal Paste

-TikToker Mryeester

--does weird termal paste designs on the regular

-tested with adding salt to thermal paste to try to "unlock" super cooling

--it doesnt

--theory

---Iodized salts thermal conductivity is higher than some thermal pastes, mixing the 2 would produce a miracle gloop with better heat transfer. 

--results: Temps spiked at 20 degrees above normal

-quote from cooling experts Noctura

--"The thermal conductivity of salt is much lower than that of traditional filler materials such as aluminum oxide or other metal oxides," a rep tells me. "Also, salt particles keep the cooler from making good contact with the CPU, so that thermal performance will be poor due to poor contact. Last but not least, there's a high risk of corrosion issues."

https://www.pcgamer.com/cpu-cooling-company-definitely-doesnt-recommend-adding-salt-to-your-thermal-paste/

Disney Twist

-Mobile game : Disney Twisted Wonderland

--Gacha rhythm game where players spend gems to roll for studen characters based on disney villains.

-Issue with Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame

--racist in the original Disney Movie

--known  for calling Romani character a racial slur and claming that her people are "not capable of real love"

-The Twisted Wonderland characters are not the same as their original inspirations

--lore: Twisted Wonderland vilains did exist at some point inthe past though they are known for positive qualities rather than the crimes they may have commited in the movies.

--creating narrative distance from movie counterparts.

https://kotaku.com/disney-twisted-wonderland-frollo-hunchback-ios-android-1849694445 

Chapters:

0:00 Intro and Topics

2:45 NVIDIA 4090 Fires

15:13 Salt and Thermal Paste -DONT DO IT-

19:46 Twisted Wonderland - Frollo

28:30 WoWpourri

58:23 Roundtable and Outro