Hardware Unboxed has become the latest hardware channel to watch a 12V-2×6 connector melt on an RTX 5090 test bench. The setup paired an ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5090 with a be quiet! Dark Power 13 PSU, and host Steve reportedly only caught the fault after touching the cable and finding it hot enough to burn his hand. A thermal camera later confirmed readings above 150°C, climbing to roughly 175°C under load. A Thermal Grizzly WireView Pro caught the underlying problem immediately: a severe current imbalance where some pins carried almost nothing while a single wire was pulling around 22A. Oddly, the damage turned out to be worse on the PSU side rather than at the GPU.

The cable had fused inside the Dark Power 13's connector and needed pliers to remove, while the card's own connector escaped without visible marks. Hardware Unboxed says the cable was fully seated and isn't blaming the incident on installation. This is far from an isolated case, as this connector is notorious for melting. We have reported RTX 5090 connectors melting even after users apply undervolts and power limits, and reported on at least one instance where an ASRock PSU's thermal cutoff saved a card from a similar fate. Some frustrated modders have gone so far as to solder wires directly to the PCB just to sidestep the connector altogether.

Thermal Grizzly definitely had a lot to show at the Computex 2026 show in Taipei, and it even brought a few new versions of the WireView, a device that measures power consumption of graphics cards, and while the currently available WireView Pro II is a beast that not only measures voltage, power, temperature, and current from the entire 12V-2x6 connector, but from each individual pin as well, the company thinks there is still room for additional improvement and new versions. At the show, the company teamed up with Noctua, bringing a new version of the WireView Pro II, as well as announcing the new, more compact version called the WireView II.

The WireView Pro II Noctua Edition will have all the features and functions of the original WireView Pro II but use a different CNC-machined aluminium case with a Noctua-optimized fan grill that should improve airflow-to-noise performance, as well as use Noctua's frameless NF-A4x10 PWM fan with semi-passive cooling mode. Thermal Grizzly also showcased the new WireView II, a more compact version with slim CNC/machined aluminium housing and built on the same platform as the WireView Pro II. It will retain all the functionality of the WireView Pro II platform but lack the display.

Thermal Grizzly is pleased to announce the official launch of the first public software suite for the GPU power monitoring tool WireView Pro II, as well as the release of the first official firmware update. Both the software and the firmware update are optional. However, when used together, they enable full functionality of the WireView Pro II, including data logging and device configuration via PC.

The software primarily allows additional functions to be configured on the WireView Pro II:

• Access to logged data
• Fine-tuning of settings
• Setting the display start page

The WireView Pro II, which was already presented at Computex 2025, is now available for pre-order exclusively in the Thermal Grizzly shop and offers new features for monitoring and data logging as well as new protection functions for graphics cards with a 12VHPWR power connector. The WireView Pro II is a device for measuring the power consumption of graphics cards and introduces precise per-pin monitoring of the 12V-2x6 connector for the first time, providing valuable insights into load distribution on modern high-end graphics cards along with advanced safety features.

A CNC-machined aluminium housing with semi-passive cooling and a high-contrast TFT-IPS display ensures reliable visualization of all critical measurements. Automatic data logging and an extended 2-year warranty for the GPU connector and graphics card provide additional peace of mind in demanding setups.

Thermal Grizzly at the 2025 Computex showed off its latest products targeted at PC enthusiasts and professional overclockers. The star attraction in this booth is the Der8auer der8enchtable. This piece of hardware is perfection—it's a bench table that doubles up as a PCB. You install your motherboard on top of this with the provided standoffs, and connect your motherboard to this baseboard that takes care of all the other connectivity, including USB, fan control, liquid-cooling pump control, storage devices, lighting control, and other cool stuff. TechPowerUp has given the Thermal Grizzly Der8auer der8enchtable the Best of Computex 2025 Award for innovating something we never knew we badly wanted!

Thermal Grizzly also showed off its latest WireView Pro, a module that lets you keep an eye on the way your graphics card is pulling power, with in-line measurement of voltage, current, connector temperature, and other stats. The latest generation of WireView Pro comes with an IPS LCD replacing the older OLED matrix display, for even more detail. Up next, are several DIY liquid cooling products Thermal Grizzly showed off under its DeltaMate brand, which include the Mycro Pro II AM5 CPU water block, which comes with design-level optimization for Socket AM5 MCMs such as "Raphael" and "Granite Ridge," and the DeltaMate ROG Astral RTX 5090 full-coverage water block.More pictures follow.

The 90° WireView Pro GPU offers the same functionality as the already available Pro variant. As the name implies, the 90° version changes the cable routing, as the 90° WireView Pro GPU acts as a right-angle adapter. This means that the 12VHPWR cable from the power supply is directed toward the case floor from the front of the GPU (when the GPU is installed horizontally).

As usual, the 90° WireView Pro GPU will be available in both "N" and "R" versions, allowing users to match the orientation of the GPU's 12VHPWR connector. Due to its design, the 90° WireView Pro GPU is not compatible with all GPU models and series. This is primarily due to the size of various cooler designs and the position of the 12VHPWR connector on the GPU's PCB.

The WireView Pro GPU was developed in collaboration with Jon "elmor" Sandström, a renowned hardware R&D engineer, extreme overclocker, and founder of Elmor Labs, to introduce new functionalities. To better protect the graphics card from potential damage, the Pro version of the WireView includes sensor pin detection that recognizes whether the 12V-2x6 power connector is correctly plugged into the power supply.

Another new feature is the temperature sensors on the PCB of the WireView Pro GPU, which measure the temperature at the power connectors. Users can set a threshold via the WireView Pro GPU, which triggers an acoustic alarm when exceeded. Additionally, an alarm can be set to trigger when a defined current level is exceeded. The WireView Pro GPU also includes two additional temperature sensors that can be connected to monitor, for example, the temperature of the graphics card's memory or voltage regulators.