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RTX 5090 cable melts while playing Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, despite proper seating claims

User error or Nvidia's fault?

What just happened? We've seen plenty of melted GPU and cable connectors involving Nvidia graphics cards, but some have question marks over their legitimacy. However, the latest incident, involving an RTX 5090 and Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, happened to the editor-in-chief of a gaming publication, and he recorded everything in great detail.

Full story By Rob Thubron, July 24, 2025, 10:28 AM 22 comments

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Another Nvidia RTX 5090 cable melts despite MSI's "foolproof" yellow-tipped GPU connector

Colored tips aren't looking so foolproof anymore

By Rob Thubron, May 26, 2025, 8:24 AM 31 comments

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Hardware Gaming

Nvidia RTX 5070 cable melts in latest Blackwell card incident: another case of user error?

New report shows melted wire, not connector

By Rob Thubron, April 14, 2025, 6:23 AM