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[Draugoth]

According to widespread user reports from Chinese tech forums and Reddit communities, multiple RTX 5090 and 5090D graphics cards are failing permanently after standard driver installation. The issue affects both the standard RTX 5090 and the export-modified 5090D variant released for the Chinese market on January 30th. Users report consistent failure patterns: upon initial driver installation, displays go dark, and systems permanently lose the ability to detect the GPU through both DisplayPort and HDMI interfaces. Hardware failures have been documented across multiple board partners, with Colorful, Manli, and Gigabyte cards showing identical symptoms. Third-party vendor reports sometimes indicate potential IC burn damage, suggesting hardware-level failure rather than recoverable software issues.

Some investigations point to PCIe Gen 5 implementation as a possible root cause. The RTX 5090 series represents NVIDIA's first fully Gen 5-compliant GPU architecture, introducing new signal integrity challenges. Some users report temporary mitigation by forcing PCIe 4.0 mode in BIOS settings, though this workaround remains unverified. Additional complications arise from modern motherboard designs that share PCIe lanes between M.2 storage and graphics slots. The failure pattern appears consistent across both domestic and international markets. On r/ASUS, users report identical detection failures persisting through CMOS resets and system rebuilds. Chinese forum documentation shows systematic failures across multiple board partner implementations, suggesting a fundamental architecture or driver compatibility issue rather than isolated manufacturing defects. NVIDIA has not issued official guidance on the failures.

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[Chiggs]

Not even a shred of FOMO in the wake of this disastrous launch.

 

[CJ_75]

Not even a shred of FOMO in the wake of this disastrous launch.

But fast enough to click on the thread and first to reply. Whom are you kidding?

 

[Magic Carpet]

When I hear GPU and Bricked in the same sentence I assume a literal brick was shipped in the box.

 

[bender]

 

[Topher]

But fast enough to click on the thread and first to reply. Whom are you kidding?

 

[Bojji]

Users probably installed AMD drivers by mistake.

 

[Zacfoldor]

"Third-party vendor reports sometimes indicate potential IC burn damage, suggesting hardware-level failure rather than recoverable software issues."

 

[Celcius]

Reminds me of the 12vhpwr connector issue when the 4090 launched
I guess there are benefits to not being first in line these days

 

[Schmendrick]

only 5090s so far?

 

[Thief1987]

Camped for a week under shop's doors to buy 5000$ videocard, it bricked 3 days later. PC gaming is marvelous

 

[ScorpionX]

Camped for a week under shop's doors to buy 5000$ videocard, it bricked 3 days later. PC gaming is marvelous

Goddamn 5k for a gpu. I remember when the whole high end systems used to cost 2k then.

 

[Topher]

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

 

[Topher]

Mark Cuban actually looks like he is looking around for cameras before he lets the f-bomb fly

 

[Impotaku]

All that money just to be a beta tester LOOOL

 

[Exentryk]

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Mark Cuban actually looks like he is looking around for cameras before he lets the f-bomb fly

I met him once at an IU function trying to raise money for something (dont recall which thing they had their hands out for that time) and dude is a complete douche bag

 

[GymWolf]

 

[Setsuna Mudou]

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[Topher]

I met him once at an IU function trying to raise money for something (dont recall which thing they had their hands out for that time) and dude is a complete douche bag

Not a bit surprised

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

Quit buying cheap knockoffs

 

[Cre8]

They should send those fail cards to Steve from Gamernexus for further investigation.

 

[dEvAnGeL]

Imagine buying a $5k prebuilt PC just to get a 5090 and you get a brick lmfao. My 4090 will stay with me for a few more years.

 

[STARSBarry]

Remember when everyone said that the 12VHPWR cable issues melting connectors on cards is because they just didn't plug them in properly?

Yeah it was such a minor issue that people designed and developed the 12v-2x6 to completely replace it. You know, because entire product lines are replaced due to a small amount of user error.

No it was just actually a problem, so this does not surprise me at all on a card that demands even more.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Ha, I’m so glad I couldn’t get one.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

Imagine buying a $5k prebuilt PC just to get a 5090 and you get a brick lmfao. My 4090 will stay with me for a few more years.

 

[TheUsual]

Hope GamersNexus gets their hands on a few and can root cause it.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Hope GamersNexus gets their hands on a few and can root cause it.

I’m waiting for the Jayz2Cents video where he fails to reproduce the problem and then speculates on the root cause.

 

[Randall365]

There’s always a few faulty cards in a batch, so where the batch is 19 that’s
gonna lead to a pretty big failure rate.

It is a bit odd that Nvidia massively struggled with 450w going through a 4090 and then thought, ‘oohh - let’s go with 575w next time!!’

 

[Darchaos]

Imagine buying a brick, kekw

 

[Bojji]

 

[JohnnyFootball]

I’m not buying this being a widespread issue.

You always hear about it, but it’s never as widespread as people want you to believe.

 

[Buggy Loop]

When being poor and beaten by bots saves you money

Anyway gamersnexus video iiinnnncccoooommmmiiiinnnngggggg

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

That's a huge issue if true; bricked by doing something with the bios? Ok shit happens, but bricked from something as routine and thoughtless as a driver update? Massive problem, regardless if this is actually affects a large amount of cards or not.

 

[Thebonehead]

Partners didn't have a lot of time to build and test the reference designs if I recall... because Nvidia

 

[Toots]

Side eyeing his handler before saying "holy shit" is wild, even by hollywood standards

 

[Chiggs]

But fast enough to click on the thread and first to reply. Whom are you kidding?

Fast enough? This isn't a High Noon showdown.

• He posted his thread at 7:33AM.
• I responded at 7:35AM.

It's not like it was a long read. And who are you exactly, Nvidia PR?

 

[damidu]

lol and this is with the paper launch numbers

 

[HerjansEagleFeeder]

Don't worry guys, this typically only happens with AMD products. Nvidias shit is always perfect. These poor cards were probably damaged by some disgruntled AMD shills during shipping.

 

[OverHeat]

Thx for being beta testers guys….im jealous

 

[Topher]

Thx for being beta testers guys….im jealous

Live coverage of beta testing

 

[//DEVIL//]

They only released like 5 none FE cards world wide. If there are 5 reports we have a 100% failure rate lol

 

[Thief1987]

And who are you exactly, Nvidia PR?

Worse. PR is being paid at least, internet weirdos simping for corporations completely free

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

But fast enough to click on the thread and first to reply. Whom are you kidding?

Do you understand how forums work?

 

[DragonNCM]

 

[KungFucius]

Not even a shred of FOMO in the wake of this disastrous launch.

C'mon. Don't you wish you had the joy of seeing a black screen after installing and updating the card you scored when 1000's failed to get and you already shipped the 4090 you sold on ebay?

Seriously we are now in the era of not needing to update but having to pay XX% more for a GPU that does <XX% better than the one you are upgrading from.

 

[proandrad]

What’s the return policy with scalper?

 

[Facism]

But fast enough to click on the thread and first to reply. Whom are you kidding?

No opinions allowed. Man thinks this is purple

 

[cyberheater]

Hope gaffers don't get affected with this issue. I'd be sore as fuck if I paid that much money for a graphics card to end up with a brick.