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GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 5090 XTREME WATERFORCE User Says The GPU Waterblock Developed Cracks In Just 3 Weeks Without Being Misused, But Received A Timely Replacement

The Hot Take: Good to see the honor their warranty. Something becoming more rare in these times....

It’s a scary situation when an expensive GPU like the RTX 5090Ā that’s tamed using a water-cooled solution begins to show cracks in the exact waterblock that’s used to effectively reduce its temperatures. One owner has shown evidence that it took the waterblock less than a month to begin displaying these cracks, but he was lucky that GIGABYTE offered a quick replacement for the AORUS XTREME WATERFORCE version. It took GIGABYTE around two weeks to provide the replacement for the water-cooled RTX 5090, which is a lower turnaround time considering…

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GPU Suffers From Thermal Degradation Just Because GIGABYTE Forgot To Remove The Protective Film; Company Dismisses User’s Concerns Over Warranty Status

The Hot Take: d0h, glade I didn't stick with Gigabyte after gel-gate.

The user only found it when he opened up his GPU, but it was too late since the protective film had already caused thermal degradation. User Says RTX 3070 Suffered From Thermal Degradation for Nearly Five Years as GIGABYTE Forgot to Remove Protective Film From the VRM Thermal Pads GIGABYTE reportedly made a blunder in the GPU assembly, which was later discovered by the user u/buczi94. The user reports that the problem was discovered only after he disassembled his GPU after using it for nearly five years, which suffered from thermal degradation…

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Gigabyte is pushing CQDIMM and 256 GB DDR5 further into the mainstream – the Z890 Plus becomes a flagship platform

The Hot Take: Oh yay more lower end options because of shortages....

Motherboards used to be the quiet workers in the background. Now they act like mini memory labs, and Gigabyte is stepping up its game in this very area. With the Z890 Plus series, the manufacturer is turning a CES showcase project into a broader platform statement: more focus on signal integrity, two DIMM slots instead […] Source

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