The card in question is the Gigabyte RTX 4090 Windforce V2 24G ... side shows the cutout in the V2 version allowing for the power cable to point towards the front of the case/rear of the GPU.

Two Reddit users have posted evidence of RTX 4090 power connectors burning or melting, weeks after warnings about thermal variance with the new 12VHPWR connectors. Two Reddit users have posted ...

A GeForce RTX 4090 WindForce V2 displays a distinctive power ... the cable remains exposed. The RTX 4090 WindForce V2 was not formally announced but appeared quietly on GIGABYTE's website along ...

Cable management is useful ... this will affect burn rates. The RTX 4090 Stealth edition hid the power connector behind the cooler. Credit: Gigabyte/NNS.NGA.GN That's presumably what it's doing ...

It's recommended that their power cables employ 35mm of space ... it means the connection is solid. Gigabyte, meanwhile, "cut out" a piece of the RTX 4090 (above) to hide the 16-pin connection ...

Surprisingly, a look at Gigabyte's RTX 4090 Windforce V2 product page shows ... If you hate seeing ugly power cables sticking out the side of your graphics card, this Gigabyte model might be ...

GIGABYTE has effectively cut out 1/6th of the 4090’s heatsink making room for the 16-pin connector to sit horizontally inside the graphics card. This allows 16-pin adapters or power cables to be ...

The placement of this power connector will significantly reduce the amount of cable bending ... issues when the RTX 4090 first launched back in 2022. The new Gigabyte Windforce card, meanwhile ...

So far, two Reddit users have reported issues with the RTX 4090 power cables. Reggie_gakil took to the social media site earlier this week to share photos of their Gigabyte RTX 4090 featuring burn ...