8K X gets incredibly hot to the touch near the DP/USB Plug at the HMD side - anyone else noticing this?

My index gets warm, and the HDMI plug get hot, Maybe one of these would help.

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So i just ran it for over an hour. Check the FLIR camera after and 40.8C was the hottest. Keep in mind, i have sim racing fans on my rig that probably cooled it down a bit, but its still way better than it was when it was connected to my motherboard.

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The real problem may be when sitting idle for any amount of time. Maybe everyone will have to unplug it while not in use. I would hate to leave it and it has a meltdown!

That was possibly the issue. I always kept my 5K+ plugged in even with the PC off but the USB’s had power going thru them. It never got hot. With the 8K X i had to enable ErP in the bios to shut down the power to my usb ports when i shut down the PC, which then shuts down the power to the headset.

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