The GPU repair specialist, Northridge Fix, wasn't able to fix an RTX 5090 FE as there are 'too many' bits and pieces on the design, and there are no replacement parts available.

Northridge Fix Advises People Not to Buy NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition due to Fragile Connector on PCB

Who would have thought that the 16-pin power connector isn't the only bad thing on NVIDIA RTX 50 series GPUs? Guess we have just found that the inherent design of NVIDIA's flagship Founders Edition card is so flawed that it shouldn't be opened at all. Well, it's surprising to see someone even attempting to modify the Founders Edition GPU, which isn't like the predecessors. NVIDIA uses a small PCB in the center of the heatsink, which forces it to take unusual routes for adding the PCIe connector and th

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