Article is a summary of der8auer’s video. Measurements show 22A/260 watts – nearly half of the card’s power draw – going through a single wire heating it up to 150 °C in an open-air test bench.

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    13 hours ago

    I’m used to consumer protection (laws) … the kind that, you know, protects you from spontaneous fires, infinitely accelerating and exploding cars or toxic ingredients, especially if those products are supposed to be officially premium products, not bypassing those laws by importing directly from china under false names and Cina Export instead of CE. And in this case, that obviously failed, to a worrying degree.

    Consumers should be protected from literal fire hazards.