Tag Archives: Fire Hazard

A European retailer claims that Nvidia has begun recalling RTX 5090 graphics cards due to fire hazard issues. This follows recent investigations into the new power cable shipping with RTX 50 series graphics cards, with some YouTubers finding that the cables simply don't have enough power regulation protections in place to be safe for use.

ASUS has issued a recall through the US Consumer Products Safety Commission, asking consumers and retailers to send back their ROG Maximus Z690 Hero motherboards due to a misplaced memory capacitor. Due to the error, the capacitor poses a fire risk, leading to the recall of roughly 10,000 units in the US. 

Late last year, NZXT announced that it would be pausing sales and shipments of its Mini-ITX H1 case. This was due to a fire hazard caused by two screws included with the PCIe riser. New screws were sent out and the case went back on sale, but NZXT is pulling the case again...