NVIDIA’s latest RTX 50 series does introduce some new features like DLSS 4, mult-frame generation and more, but some lucky (or unlucky) RTX 5090 buyers who managed to get their hands on NVIDIA’s fastest card are once again complaining of melting power connectors.

Two owners of Nvidia’s new RTX 5090 Founders Edition GPUs have reported melted power connectors and damage to their PSUs. The images look identical to reports of RTX 4090 power cables burning or melting from two years ago.

The power connector for the GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition, a reference version of NVIDIA's new flagship GPU for gamers, creators, and developers based on the "Blackwell" architecture that is said to start at $1,

A Reddit user going by the name ivan6953 shared images of an RTX 5090 FE with a badly melted connector. Given that this was a prevalent

Compared to Nvidia's MSRP, the RTX 5090 is selling for $300 to $1,400 over asking price, while the RTX 5080 is around $140 to $500 higher at MSI and Asus stores. Currently, all of these GPUs are out of stock

According to various users, Nvidia RTX 5090 GPUs are facing melting power connectors issues. Read everything about it here.

Nvidia's RTX 50-series GPUs are here, but you might want to hold off on buying one after users report melting power connector issue.

O ne of the first credible reports of a melted power cable on the RTX 5090 has been posted on Reddit (h/t VideoCardz). According to u/ivan6953, they were playing Battlefield 5 on