{"id":20317,"date":"2026-10-03T12:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T12:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=20317"},"modified":"2026-10-03T12:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T12:22:08","slug":"5245-prebuilt-rtx-5090-pcs-connectors-melt-after-sitting-boxed-for-a-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=20317","title":{"rendered":"$5,245 prebuilt RTX 5090 PC’s connectors melt after sitting boxed for a year"},"content":{"rendered":"

Excerpt:<\/strong> The opening of an article from Tom’s Hardware. Read the original for the full story.<\/p>\n

Tom’s Hardware • Andrew E. Freedman • October 3, 2026<\/strong><\/div>\n\n

When a PC gamer’s GPU with a 12VHPWR or 12V-2×6 power connector melts, it’s often in a computer they built by hand, and they typically only have one chance at recourse &mdash; hoping their GPU is under warranty and making a claim.<\/p>\n

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But it ends up that when someone else built your PC, it could open up a can of worms that has two companies pointing the blame at each other while a customer sits with a burned-up RTX 5090, power supply, and power cords.<\/p>\n

That’s what happened to Tom’s Hardware reader Anthony DeMarco, whose father purchased a Digital Storm Corsa for him ahead of his first job after graduating from college.<\/p>\n

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Source:<\/strong> Tom’s Hardware • Andrew E. Freedman • October 3, 2026<\/p>\n

Read the original article at Tom’s Hardware →<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Excerpt: The opening of an article from Tom’s Hardware. Read the original for the full story. Tom’s Hardware • Andrew E. Freedman • October 3, 2026 When a PC gamer’s GPU with a 12VHPWR or 12V-2×6 power connector melts, it’s often in a computer they built by hand, and they typically only have one chance<\/p>\n

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