'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
A Reddit user reported that their Zotac GeForce RTX 5090 GPU exploded while playing Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. Unlike previous incidents, the power connector was undamaged, but a burn mark was found on the PCB gold finger, suggesting a potential short circuit possibly caused by GPU sag. This incident raises concerns about the safety of high-powered GPUs.
- Entities
- Topic: Hardware Failure
- Company: Zotac
- Platform: PC
- Game: Assassin's Creed Black Flag
- Topic: GPU
- Company: Ubisoft
- Company: NVIDIA
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