RTX 5080 allegedly fried after DLSS 5 injection in GTA 5

A Reddit user known as wax469 claims his MSI RTX 5080 VENTUS 3X died after running GTA 5 with an unofficial DLSS 5 injection. The screen froze and flashed, reboots and reseating the card failed, yet he still received a warranty replacement within weeks.

• The failure occurred while running GTA 5 with the LSPDFR mod and a DLSS 5 injection
• The MSI RTX 5080 VENTUS 3X stopped working after the screen froze
• A warranty replacement arrived within weeks despite the unofficial software
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