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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Hassam Nasir

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

Burnt-down RTX 5090 with melted power connector.

Someone must've been on Santa's naughty list, as a user on Reddit has posted an ugly picture of a melted RTX 5090 power connector that occurred on Christmas. The connector is fried past recognition, to the point where its owner thinks it's safer not to even try to take it out right away.

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