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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 power wire reportedly caught fire despite using the original cable — CPU cooler's tubing was also caught in the blaze

We might be looking at literally the most cooked RTX 5090 yet, with a burnt power connector that has melted into itself, ...
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Sapphire RX 9070 XT Nitro+ Reportedly Suffers Melted 12V-2x6 Connector

A Sapphire Radeon RX 9070 XT Nitro+ graphics card has reportedly experienced a melted 12V-2x6 power connector after nearly a ...
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Another RTX 5090 connector melts down, reportedly taking a PSU with it

Another Blackwell GPU bites the dust, as the meltdown reaper has reportedly struck a Redditor's MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Gaming Trio OC, with the impact tragically extending to the power supply as well.
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Has your Nvidia GPU melted down?

Tech expert Michelle Thatcher grew up surrounded by gadgets and sustained by Tex-Mex cuisine. Life in two major cities--first Chicago, then San Francisco--broadened her culinary horizons beyond meat ...
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Even MSI's special plug couldn't stop this Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 cable melting

Another melted Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 power cable has appeared online, and this time it was a 12VHPWR cable specifically designed to stop it from being connected incorrectly. MSI started including a ...