Just a month into 2026, we may have our first melting of the RTX 4090, one of the best graphics cards, with many more likely to follow given these GPUs' track record. This incident was a bit special, though, as the meltdown was caught on camera live during a gaming session (embedded below). A streamer by the name of "jessick" was playing Marvel Rivals when her MSI RTX 4090 Gaming X Trio suddenly erupted in smoke.
As the video below shows (click the X post to expand), the 16-pin power connector is burning in real time, with smoke and embers visible. The rightmost wire of the 16-pin cable seems to be the culprit, as its shielding has completely melted away, and you can see the bare copper underneath. The connector's plastic has also liquified and conjoined with the molten cable.
