# Nvidia RTX 5090 owner practices soldering skills on a $5,000 GPU — and the result is predictably disastrous

> Someone bought an MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z, which is a $5,000 GPU They then practiced their soldering skills on the board, and broke the graphics card Why?

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/computing/gpu/nvidia-rtx-5090-owner-practices-soldering-skills-on-a-usd5-000-gpu-and-the-result-is-predictably-disastrous?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=69d7f145b2c82bb343d64ade)
- **Published:** 2026-04-09
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #nvidia #geforce-rtx #soldering #skills #card #lightning #owner #board
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