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 5090 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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