Yes. The article says direct contact plus limited airflow likely cooked the riser insulation over hours, and recommends leaving some breathing room between riser and backplate or using a zip tie or cable comb to pull the riser away. Improving airflow or adding case fans behind a vertically mounted RTX 5090 would reduce trapped heat and lower the risk of melting a riser cable. Answered
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