Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 power wire reportedly caught fire despite using the original cable
Published: (December 27, 2025 at 07:10 AM EST)
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Source: Tom's Hardware
Source: Tom’s Hardware
Incident Summary
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.