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[–] FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.org 2 points 12 hours ago

Nothing about these cards catching on fire is surprising.

[–] Coelacanth@feddit.nu 25 points 1 day ago

NVIDIA has done an amazing job at minimizing my FOMO for this generation of cards. Proper anti-consumerism stuff, you gotta respect it.

[–] Sorse@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 17 hours ago

Good thing I bought a 7900 XTX a few months ago

Alas, the only thing I can think of at this point when someone mentions nVidia:

[–] SenatorCollins@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, that’s not very typical. I’d like to make that point.

[–] resetp913@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 day ago

The front fell off.

[–] elgordino@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago

Buildzoid reckons it’s a blown power stage rather than a capacitor as claimed in the article.

https://youtu.be/aHRlYQas4xw

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Hot damn am I glad that I got a reliable 4080 Super last year. Looks like I'll be hanging onto it for quite some time.

[–] renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net 1 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

You should anyway. Upgrading every generation is a huge waste of money.

[–] Viri4thus@feddit.org 2 points 17 hours ago

You're not safe. Regularly inspect your gear.

[–] 30p87@feddit.org 5 points 1 day ago

My 7800 XT is also a true hero, enabling 4k with raytracing in a lot of games and actually running with my old 500W PSU