Redditor gets sick of waiting for Nvidia and makes a tool to protect RTX 5090 GPUs from melting their power cables
That change will happen in a future version of the utility, Khalid tells us.The creator also reminds us: "This only works on Astral 5080/5090 cards because those are the only ones with per pin sensors. You will receive a confirmation email shortly."},"failureMessage":"There was a problem. Not to say this isn't a trustworthy app – I don't know whether it is or not, and that's the point.
- ▪That change will happen in a future version of the utility, Khalid tells us.The creator also reminds us: "This only works on Astral 5080/5090 cards because those are the only ones with per pin sensors.
- ▪You will receive a confirmation email shortly."},"failureMessage":"There was a problem.
- ▪Not to say this isn't a trustworthy app – I don't know whether it is or not, and that's the point.
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Computing Computing Components GPU Redditor gets sick of waiting for Nvidia and makes a tool to protect RTX 5090 GPUs from melting their power cables News By Darren Allan Published 7 August 2026 A defense for Asus Astral RTX 5090 and 5080 graphic cards When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Asus) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Someone made a tool for Asus Astral RTX 5080 and 5090 GPUsIt's designed to prevent a melting connector, shutting down the PC before this happensThis third-party utility – and the response to it – shows the level of…
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