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RTX 5090 GPU reportedly explodes during gaming, raising safety concerns
A Reddit user claims their Zotac RTX 5090 exploded while playing Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced. This is the latest in a series of melting and failure reports for Nvidia's high-end GPU. The incident adds to growing worries about power delivery and safety in next-gen graphics cards.
Meridian48 take
While isolated incidents don't prove a systemic flaw, the pattern of failures in the RTX 5090 warrants scrutiny of Nvidia's power design and partner implementations.
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'It's exploding now?' — Reddit user's Zotac RTX 5090 'explodes' while playing Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, and I'm starting to get worried that high-powered GPUs aren't safe →
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