NVIDIA, the RTX 5090

NVIDIA RTX 5090 graphics cards are melting power cables (again) — but who's to blame for this recurring GPU nightmare?
Melting cables are, once again, affecting high-end NVIDIA graphics cards, as a small selection of disgruntled GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition buyers and content creators take to social media to report unreasonably high temperatures radiating from its 600W connector.
Surely not again: Worrying analysis shows Nvidia's RTX 5090 Founders Edition graphics card may be prone to melting power connectors
der8auer thinks none of the above. Using his own RTX 5090 FE, he loaded the GPU up with Furmark and found some worrying results using his own, higher spec 12V-2x6 cable, which had been in service for six months, and a 1600 W Corsair PSU.
An Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card power socket has already melted
The new flagship Nvidia gaming GPU has already melted under load, with the cable, power supply, and gaming GPU all damaged as a result.
Nvidia’s new RTX 5080 and 5090 graphics cards are sold out everywhere
Before the launch last week, Nvidia’s head of GeForce community Tim Adams warned everyone that the new GPUs might be hard to find: “We expect significant demand for the GeForce RTX 5090 and 5080 and believe stock-outs may happen.
First NVIDIA RTX 5090 and 5090D graphics cards become «brick» with new driver
It appears that NVIDIA RTX 5090 and 5090D users have not only been challenged by the high cost and inability to purchase video cards. Moreover, they d
£2,000 Nvidia RTX 5090 graphics card reportedly melting power cables
The issue allegedly causes damage not only to the cable but also to the PC's power supply — in one Reddit user's case, worth £240
Nvidia's RTX 5090 power cables may be doomed to burn
A rising tide of speculators are arguing that Nvidia's 16-pin 12VHPWR standard is designed with no safety factor, causing melting cables.
More Nvidia RTX 50 Cards Are Melting—It’s Probably The Cables’ Fault
More reports of new RTX 5090 and 5080 graphics cards failing due to overheating and melting power cables are emerging, suggesting that the problem may be more widespread than initially thought. However,
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Where to buy 5090 - Nvidia RTX 5090 stock for February 12
If you want to know where to buy the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 GPU, you’ve landed in the right place. The new graphics card launched on January 30 and immediately sold out. However, in this ...
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RTX 5090 cards are dying after Nvidia’s recent driver update
If you were able to snag one of Nvidia's instantly-sold-out GPUs, maybe hold off on updating your drivers for now.
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Here’s How One OEM Is Fighting Against Nvidia RTX 5090 Scalpers
and the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 GPUs were only the latest victims of money-grubbing resellers. Nvidia’s high-end graphics cards had such limited supply and enormous demand ...
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PC gamer orders GeForce RTX 5080, finds it is labeled as RTX 5090... but it's just an RTX 5080
Redditor buys NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 Founders Edition, but gets RTX 5080 FE instead: but, the RTX 5090 engraved on it was ...
Nvidia RTX 5070 Ti release date confirmed by major retailer — here's when it's set for launch
Major French retailer Top Achat revealed the launch date and time of several RTX 5070 Ti graphics cards, which is expected to ...
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NVIDIA RTX 5080: best bang for the buck for DaVinci Resolve
The RTX 5080 may not be the dream card for gamers, but content creators may want a card that in many workflows is only slightly slower than the RTX 5090 and may offer the best bang for the buck. As ...