US EditionNvidia RTX 5090 Power Wire Reportedly Caught Fire Despite Using the Original Cable
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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 - WorldNL Magazine
(Image credit: u/nmp14fayl on Reddit) 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.5090 12V-6x2 shenanigans from r/pcmasterraceThis melting fate befell user u/nmp14fayl, who described their misfortune on t…
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, despite using a native 12V-2x6 cable on an ATX 3.1 certified PSU. The person smelled fire, saw it, and lived to tell the tale, all on Christmas eve.
Nvidia RTX 5090 power wire reportedly caught fire despite using the original cable
We might be looking at literally the most cooked RTX 5090 yet, with a burnt power connector that has melted into itself, despite using a native 12V-2x6 cable on an ATX 3.1 certified PSU. The person smelled fire, saw it, and lived to tell the tale, all on Christmas eve.
Yes, that the connectors of a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 are burned off long ago, but now we are facing the most serious case. And this time we can speak, literally, of that fire has been set, and that is that not only the power connector has remained unrecognizable. But that all the wiring close to the power connector has literally been volatilized. Being so the first time we see such a serious case. It has become very common to see 16-pin power c…
RTX 5090 Catches Fire on Christmas Eve — Connector Charred Beyond Melting
See full bio Abdullah Waseem At T4G, my task is to cover the latest news around the gaming globe ASAP and with the utmost precision. I adore all the games and respect all the devs behind the amazing games that we get all year. So, whether it’s a PC or a Console game, I got it all covered. See full bio Story Highlight Another user has reported that their RTX 5090 caught fire after 9 months of use. There was a smell first, and the connector not…
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