DLSS 5 Testing Ends in a Melted RTX 5090 Connector, Power Shoots Past 600 W
The incident, shared on a forum, shows GPU-Z recording a sustained 613.5W board power while running NBA 2K27 with DLSS 5 Neural Rendering. It's the first reported case of the new DLSS feature causing connector damage, raising concerns about power delivery and thermal safety.
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Nvidia returns to selling Founder's Edition RTX 50-series GPUs at MSRP in person at PAX West — Verified Priority Access has RTX 5090, RTX 5080, and RTX 5070 at list price
Nvidia returns to selling Founder's Edition RTX 50-series GPUs at MSRP at PAX West, offering RTX 5090, 5080, and 5070 in person. The event follows a similar promotion at QuakeCon and comes amid rising GPU prices, with the RTX 5090 often listed above $5,000 online. The article also notes recent price increases across the Blackwell stack and the launch of DLSS 5 for RTX 50-series GPUs.