Згоріла Asus ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 / Reddit
Meltdowns of the power connectors of the last two generations of NVIDIA graphics cards have unfortunately become commonplace. This time, however, neither the connectors nor the cables were involved.
User Reddit told how his Asus ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090. On the attached photos you can see signs of damage near one of the capacitors and the video card’s PCB.
«I was playing computer games this afternoon, and when I was done with the games, my computer suddenly shut down while I was browsing the web. When I restarted the PC, the video card caught fire and smoke started coming out. When I took it out, I saw burn marks on both the GPU and the motherboard», — Impossible-Weight485 writes.
Therefore, the RTX 5090 has been damaged as a result of normal use This is not a power connector (it seems to be intact), but it’s unlikely that the owner will be happy with this conclusion. The burnt components, whatever they are, are closer to the PCIe interface. Probably, a multilayer ceramic capacitor burned out, and commentators also write about the power stage.
The official Asus ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 page emphasizes the «incomparable reliability» and quality of this model, which has a premium price even among other RTX 5090s. Of course, a small percentage of all devices fail during everyday use, but it’s still a shame to lose an extremely expensive video card ($2799). Also, it is likely that some changes on the part of the manufacturer could prevent this.
Sources: Tom’s Hardware, VideoCardz