Thermal Grizzly WireView Pro

[W1zzard]

The Thermal Grizzly WireView Pro brings accurate, real-time monitoring to the fragile 12VHPWR/12V-2x6 16-pin GPU power connector, helping users catch power or thermal issues early. It’s easy to use and includes helpful features like external thermal probes and configurable alerting.

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[Pepamami]

Classic Invent a Problem to sell a Solution.

Wait. no monitoring per 1 wire. lame and useless.

 

[GerKNG]

neither a solution nor useful. The only problem is nvidia saving a dollar on their GPUs. nobody and nothing can fix that except of nvidia.

 

[usiname]

I am curious if there is survey, how many people will prefer the 12/16 connectors and how many will prefer 4x8 for 5090 and 3x8 or less for the lower cards. From what I saw, very few want the 12/16 connector

Classic Invent a Problem to sell a Solution.

Wait. no monitoring per 1 wire. lame and useless.

It looks like something that wont cost more that $10 considering the components inside.

 

[mab1376]

Just wait for the PRO II, which has per-pin sensing, a fan for the connector itself, and an auto shutdown feature.

https://overclock3d.net/news/gpu-displays/thermal-grizzly-fixes-12vhwr-with-its-wireview-pro-ii-connector/

 

[ArtKursis]

So I overpaid for the card on average, receiving excellent service in return. + plus the component base and vapor chamber with radiator construction. FE's only 2.5 slots. Astral is clearly the king in the 5090 series. Even SuprimX slipped and the component base is typical FE-all the usual brands. FE were usually better. Of course, you also have to think seriously about choosing a PSU. ATX 3.0 with single rail is dangerous. I bought a Corsair HX1500i (2023, latest revision, PCIe 5.1 12V-2x6 GPU cable included, the 2025 version comes with two 12V-2x6 cables) and switched the ICUE to multi rail. 300W to 8pin. I used the original cable now, I returned the adapter with 4x8pin back to the box. Everything is perfect for me.

 

[b1k3rdude]

Ive been using my nonPro Wireview along with my 4080, as I needed a simple and robust way to route the cables through 180 degrees and and also allow me to go from 3x8pin to 1x 12pin. While the display is a ncie to have I dont use it. I like my WV and will ALWAYS recommend them...

Wait. no monitoring per 1 wire. lame and useless.

Er ok smart arse, would you like to design something and bring it to market then..? and secondly per wire monitoring only became a thing with the 5000 series and even then only Asus have been doing this. And thirdly you dont need per pin sensing on the the WV, as it has a single rail for the ground and the 12v. The WV isnt perfect, but its still far superior to ANY other of the 12pin adapter solutions on the market, period.

neither a solution nor useful. The only problem is nvidia saving a dollar on their GPUs. nobody and nothing can fix that except of nvidia.

Indeed, I would consider a 4090, but only with a WV, even then undervolted and power limited and only ojnce the price drops below what I can buy a 5080 super for.

 

[wNotyarD]

Er ok smart arse, would you like to design something and bring it to market then..? and secondly per wire monitoring only became a thing with the 5000 series and even then only Asus have been doing this. And thirdly you dont need per pin sensing on the the WV, as it has a single rail for the ground and the 12v. The WV isnt perfect, but its still far superior to ANY other of the 12pin adapter solutions on the market, period.

No need, TG themselves already did it:

Just wait for the PRO II, which has per-pin sensing, a fan for the connector itself, and an auto shutdown feature.

https://overclock3d.net/news/gpu-displays/thermal-grizzly-fixes-12vhwr-with-its-wireview-pro-ii-connector/

 

[harm9963]

Would be interesting to see comparison !
Using a clamp meter , on my 4090 and Seasonic TX 1600 , ATX 3.1

 

[PixelTech]

Aw man, I'd buy one, but I got the FE.

 

[Solaris17]

I think its a good product. I will consider getting the second gen when it comes out, but I have a wigidash right now and I think the wattage status is provided by GPUz shared memory so the delta in accuracy isnt enough for me to change right now. The only reason I will get the second gen is for per pin wiring, and I also think they mentioned you will have the ability to gather logs.

 

[Chrispy_]

Classic Invent a Problem to sell a Solution.

Wait. no monitoring per 1 wire. lame and useless.

Really disappointing, considering that Roman has multiple videos on the 12VHPWR meltdowns explaining in detail how it's a per-wire problem.

Releasing this as a solution is disingenuous, it solves nothing and it harms Thermal Grizzly's reputation, IMO. He should have led with the Pro II with per-wire monitoring.

 

[theglaze]

I needed a simple and robust way to route the cables through 180 degrees

This.

 

[Jism]

It's just bad on it's own such cables are reaching 70 to 80 degrees. Over time or with frequent removal of the power cable, corrosion will happen, and cause the resistance thus temperature, to be higher. A design like this is unacceptable and vendors should stick to a proven, working and safe design such as the 8 Pin PCI-E.

 

[Sol_Badguy]

Of course, you also have to think seriously about choosing a PSU. ATX 3.0 with single rail is dangerous. I bought a Corsair HX1500i (2023, latest revision, PCIe 5.1 12V-2x6 GPU cable included, the 2025 version comes with two 12V-2x6 cables) and switched the ICUE to multi rail. 300W to 8pin. I used the original cable now, I returned the adapter with 4x8pin back to the box. Everything is perfect for me.

Care to elaborate? Why would single rail be less safe than multi-rail? When it's on multi-rail that you can make mistakes and cause imbalance?
ATX 3.0 is bad only if it has the 12VHPWR socket. But 3.0 ones with only 8 pin sockets are actually 3.1 compliant.

Really disappointing, considering that Roman has multiple videos on the 12VHPWR meltdowns explaining in detail how it's a per-wire problem.

Releasing this as a solution is disingenuous, it solves nothing and it harms Thermal Grizzly's reputation, IMO. He should have led with the Pro II with per-wire monitoring.

The contact frame is also inferior to the Thermalright one, despite having smaller tolerances, goes to show that sometimes geometry trumps tolerances.
But probably just because TG makes some good thermal pastes they got the idea that they're also good at making other stuff. Sure after several iterations maybe something truly good will emerge.

It's just bad on it's own such cables are reaching 70 to 80 degrees. Over time or with frequent removal of the power cable, corrosion will happen, and cause the resistance thus temperature, to be higher. A design like this is unacceptable and vendors should stick to a proven, working and safe design such as the 8 Pin PCI-E.

What's worse is that apparently most of these cables are marked 80°C on the wire insulation.

Multiple 8 pin connectors would've been ideal, the second best option would've been two 12V-2x6 connectors on any card 450W and up, but that would have ensured a greater longevity for the card which could imply less frequent upgrades (at least for some people) and thus less profit for the Jacket Man.
So the power connector drew the planned obsolence card this round.

 

[Outback Bronze]

I'm hoping they put a button on for the LCD screen so it can easily be inverted, if for whatever reason you want to run your cables from the top or bottom.

You can see here that the original WireView just needed an LCD button to swap the screen from being upside down.

 

[Dr. Dro]

Unfortunately extremely expensive to import here or I'd have picked one up already. I think this is a fantastic product. As for the tiny chip on it, it looks like a 16-bit C166 microcontroller. I couldn't find which chip exactly, though.

Just wait for the PRO II, which has per-pin sensing, a fan for the connector itself, and an auto shutdown feature.

https://overclock3d.net/news/gpu-displays/thermal-grizzly-fixes-12vhwr-with-its-wireview-pro-ii-connector/

Mmm, this is excellent. Might be what I need, if it had the per pin sensing, wouldn't mind dropping some cash for this. It's a better investment than a new GPU, that's for sure.

 

[Frizz]

The button is counter intuitive on my unit it requires quite a bit of pressure so you're literally nudging the 12VHPWR connection on it. Anyhow mine only last a few uninstall and reinstalls until it didn't sit right on the GPU connector anymore.

 

[W1zzard]

I'm hoping they put a button on for the LCD screen so it can easily be inverted, if for whatever reason you want to run your cables from the top or bottom.

There is a setting. Long press the button, go to ROT (rotate)

 

[Outback Bronze]

There is a setting. Long press the button, go to INV (invert)

That's awesome!

Do you know if this feature is included on the Original WireView? I just tried long pressing my original WireView and sadly it doesn't look like its supported.

Long Press: STATS/ENERG/TIMEO/AVG/ROT/STORE/FW 03 - Then recycles back to STATS.

Thanks.

 

[W1zzard]

That's awesome!

Do you know if this feature is included on the Original WireView? I just tried long pressing my original WireView and sadly it doesn't look like its supported.

Long Press: STATS/ENERG/TIMEO/AVG/ROT/STORE/FW 03 - Then recycles back to STATS.

Thanks.

ah ROT = rotate, fixed my original post

 

[Outback Bronze]

ah ROT = rotate, fixed my original post

Lol as you were writing that I tried ROT and it came up 180 and I long pressed and it worked!!

Bloody legend W1zzard! Thanks

Edit: Fixed. Only issue W1z is that when you power off your PC it needs to be reset again.

Now I'm able to use the inverted model so the 12vhpwr comes underneath the card instead of sitting on top. You can only get away with this on smaller cards or when water blocks are installed.

Thanks again!!

 

[N/A]

INV is not needed unless the case is upside down. The connector on the card determines which of the four options you need, and the display is always on top, above the backplate.

 

[wolf]

Great review, comprehensive as usual and the first I saw with a tear down.

Would have one in my current rig but it's so space limited that these would have been some 10mm too thick to be able to fit the case side on. Neat little device.

 

[JustBenching]

I am curious if there is survey, how many people will prefer the 12/16 connectors and how many will prefer 4x8 for 5090 and 3x8 or less for the lower cards. From what I saw, very few want the 12/16 connector


It looks like something that wont cost more that $10 considering the components inside.

Have to cable manage 4x8pins - especially with some PSU that has insanely large and unbendable cables is a nightmare. And on a small case? Yeah no.

16pin all the way. Don't particularly care about the whole "melting" drama, im not going to run my card at 600 watts in any case so regardless of whether it's an issue or not, don't particularly care.