A frustrated owner of an RTX 4090 (opens in new tab) graphics card, suffering from the infamous melty power connector problem, has filed a class action suit against Nvidia (opens in new tab).The case refers to widely reported instances of the new-style 16-pin power connector used by Nvidia's GeForce RTX 4090 boards overheating and melting under heavy load.(opens in new tab)Reportedly, (opens in new tab) the lawsuit claims that Nvidia sold RTX 4090s with, "defective and dangerous power cable plug and socket(s), which has rendered consumers' cards inoperable and poses a serious electrical and fire hazard for each and every purchaser."Best chair for gaming (opens in new tab): the top gaming chairs aroundBest gaming desk (opens in new tab): the ultimate PC podiumsBest PC controller (opens in new tab): sit back, relax, and get your game onBest gaming desk (opens in new tab): the ultimate PC podiumsBest PC controller (opens in new tab): sit back, relax, and get your game onFor proof of the widespread nature of the failures, the suit refers to a Reddit thread (opens in new tab) which both records the technical characteristics of the failures in forensic detail and logs (at time of writing) 26 Reddit users who have experienced the problem.But given the seemingly ever-escalating scale of the failures, we wouldn't be surprised to see either an official recall, a supply of different adapters, or some kind of formalised compensation scheme appear in due course."