A newbie overclocker apparently learned how to solder on their expensive RTX 5090 GPU and ended up damaging it while practicing their newfound skill. According to NorthridgeFix, which received the broken graphics card for repair, the unit came with this note: “I wanted to learn how to solder tiny 0402 resistors and was practicing on my GPU. I ended up ripping one of the pads and now the GPU will not post. If possible, I’d like to repair the pad/trace and re-align the resistors.” One possible reason for this mod is that the owner of the graphics card was trying to install the custom 2500W XOC BIOS, which MSI has limited to a select few elite overclockers, and requires physically modifying the card.
