Since the 16-pin connector was introduced and later revised, melting adapters and PSU/GPU-side connectors on ... MSI's MPG A1000GS and MPG A1250GS power supplies, targeted at high-wattage GPUs ...

That PSU is an 80 Plus Platinum, ATX 3.0-compliant power supply that sells for $230 on Amazon ... He initially thought the damage was only on the GPU side – both the cable and card connectors ...