Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 power wire reportedly caught fire despite using the original cable — CPU cooler’s tubing was also caught in the blaze

December 28, 2025

, By Tom’s Hardware

Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 power wire reportedly caught fire despite using the original cable — CPU cooler’s tubing was also caught in the blaze

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Someone must’ve been on Santa’s naughty list, as a user on Reddit has posted an ugly picture of a melted RTX 5090 power connector that occurred on Christmas. The connector is fried past recognition, to the point where its owner thinks it’s safer not to even try to take it out right away.

lockquote class=”reddit-card” id=”1pw0xij/5090_12v6x2_shenanigans”>5090 12V-6×2 shenanigans from r/pcmasterrace lockquote>

This melting fate befell user u/nmp14fayl, who data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1pw0xij/5090_12v6x2_shenanigans/” data-url=”https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1pw0xij/5090_12v6x2_shenanigans/” target=”_blank” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>described their misfortune on the r/pcmasterrace subreddit.

[I]ndeed it did not just melt, when I started smelling something…

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 power wire reportedly caught fire despite using the original cable — CPU cooler’s tubing was also caught in the blaze

December 28, 2025

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Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 power wire reportedly caught fire despite using the original cable — CPU cooler’s tubing was also caught in the blaze

Someone must’ve been on Santa’s naughty list, as a user on Reddit has posted an ugly picture of a melted RTX 5090 power connector that occurred on Christmas. The connector is fried past recognition, to the point where its owner thinks it’s safer not to even try to take it out right away.

lockquote class=”reddit-card” id=”1pw0xij/5090_12v6x2_shenanigans”>5090 12V-6×2 shenanigans from r/pcmasterrace lockquote>

This melting fate befell user u/nmp14fayl, who data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1pw0xij/5090_12v6x2_shenanigans/” data-url=”https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1pw0xij/5090_12v6x2_shenanigans/” target=”_blank” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>described their misfortune on the r/pcmasterrace subreddit.

[I]ndeed it did not just melt, when I started smelling something…

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