# 'Melting, now exploding what the hell'? — users react to Zotac RTX 5090 'exploding' while playing Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced

> A Reddit user's Zotac GeForce RTX 5090 GPU reportedly exploded during gameplayThe power connector wasn't damaged, but a visible burn mark was present on the PCB gold fingerIt's yet another point of concern for RTX 5090…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/computing/gpu/its-exploding-now-reddit-users-zotac-rtx-5090-explodes-while-playing-assassins-creed-black-flag-resynced-and-im-starting-to-get-worried-that-high-powered-gpus-arent-safe?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a5627678ca028134da31678)
- **Published:** 2026-07-14
- **Category:** Computers & IT
- **Tags:** #nvidia #geforce #rtx #rtx-5090
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a5627678ca028134da31678

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