A user at Quasar Zone reported thermal damage on MSI's preventive yellow-tipped 12V-2x6 power cables, which were originally meant to simplify cable seating and prevent melting, via Harukaze.

Of course, no design is perfect, but based on what we see here, the new 12V-2x6 power connector will finally end the melting cable issue.

What just happened? It seems a supposedly foolproof solution to the problem of melting graphics card cable connectors isn't infallible. A user of MSI's yellow-tipped 12V-2x6 power cable has ...

For example, FSP has developed a 12V-2×6 cable that incorporates a thermistor. This sensor monitors the temperature in real time at the GPU connector, and if it reaches around 110°C, it triggers ...