A Reddit user going by the name ivan6953 sharedimagesof an RTX 5090 FE with a badly melted connector.

Sensibly, he immediately turned off his PC to investigate.

As shown in the images, the damage was quite extensive.

Nvidia RTX 5090 graphics card connector melts, but unofficial cable may be the cause

There’s also damage to the Asus ROG Loki PSU.

The graphics card also suffered burn damage.

Last week brought more reports about the RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 potentiallymelting their cables.

h/t:VideoCardz