This isnt a qa problem its either a sourcing problem or an engineering problem . Vrm circuits shouldn ' t explode ever . Esp on premium ' overengineered ' vrm models like the FTW . A gpu itself dieing after some use is a different kind of qa problem . Given its the custom models running vrm with a very specific thermal limitation probably being run out of spec only numbers ive seen were 106 C , which is pretty damn hot for most vrm devices , but i havent looked up the specific point of failure , its on evga entirely for the failure . With a design flaw like this , its not something that simply isolates itself via QA . The community is entirely correct in raising a stink about this , because thats a pretty fucking terrible oversight across multiple card designs . TIL people ITT have no idea what is actually the problem or how manufacturing works . Its not like evga has some sort of magical support anyways , its above average at best .