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User melts wall socket with 4x 5090 GPU rig

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A user on Reddit shared an experience of melting a wall socket due to the high power draw from their 4x5090 GPU rig. The user was performance tuning their setup, which apparently made it run too fast, leading to the electrical issue. They noted that they should have used a higher amperage socket instead of relying on a standard 13A fuse, and humorously remarked that they expected the 12VHPWR plug to fail before the wall socket. AI

RANK_REASON User-generated content about hardware issues, not a product release or significant industry event.

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User melts wall socket with 4x 5090 GPU rig

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Zo0x78 ·

    PSA: Power limit your 5090s!

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1x98bby/psa_power_limit_your_5090s/"> <img alt="PSA: Power limit your 5090s!" src="https://preview.redd.it/kgr7yjbtb9wh1.jpeg?width=640&amp;crop=smart&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=bb83793cb0f8ccfc4073b7d83625997abc47ab…

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