Acer predator 5000 Po5-650 GPU power cable on RTX 4080 looks melted, what should I do?

R3dH00dy

Having some GPU problems. Does this power cable look normal? Almost looks melted to me.

GPU:4080 (not super)

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StevenGen

https://community.acer.com/en/discussion/727846/acer-predator-5000-po5-650-gpu-power-cable-on-rtx-4080-looks-melted-what-should-i-do

Your captions are not 100% clear and/or they don't show that the PSU gpu 6pin plug is melted, if the RTX4050 gpu card works then keep an eye on the PSU plug and feel it if it get hot, if it does get hot, then get a technician to change the 6pin PSU plug for a new and better one, as allowing this plug to burn out into the RTX4050 gpu plug, is a big job to fix and could damage the RTX4080 gpu card traces which would be allot more expensive to fix than just replacing this cheap plug. Good luck and hope this helps you out.

I don't know which PSU your PO5-650 came oem from Acer with, if its the 1200W or the 850W, but if you need to replace the PSU, here are the two PSUs that acer used for the PO5-650 desktop model, if you want to replace yours and your PSU is doggy. But I would upgrade to a good modular PSU like the Corsair HX1200W Modular PSU.

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