Episode 60: Nvidia has announced a release date for the RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070, and AMD are about to announce RDNA 4. But the bigger story right now concerns, once again, the 12V-2x6 power connector used on GeForce 50 GPUs and its propensity to melt.

CHAPTERS

00:00 - Intro

01:02 - Release Date Updates for Upcoming GPUs

14:34 - Power Cables are Melting Again

27:20 - Why Did Nvidia Change?

40:07 - How Have Things Gotten Worse?

49:08 - There's No Failsafe

1:05:58 - GeForce 50 Series Stock Discussion

1:18:51 - Updates From Our Boring Lives

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