RTX 5080 power cable allegedly melts at PSU — Redditor reports another 50-series failure

A Redditor posted that their RTX 5080 GPU suffered from a melted power cable while under regular use.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/rtx-5080-power-cable-allegedly-melts-at-psu-redditor-reports-another-50-series-failure

Created 2d | Feb 13, 2025, 2:10:12 PM


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