Gigabyte Technology—Gigabyte GP-P850GM and GP-P750GM power supplies recalled due to fire and burn hazard from overvoltage failures
Gamers Nexus testing revealed that Gigabyte's GP-P850GM and GP-P750GM power supplies had a dangerous failure mode where overvoltage protection did not function properly, causing units to fail catastrophically and posing fire risks. Newegg initially bundled the faulty PSUs with popular GPUs during the shortage. Gigabyte eventually issued a recall/replacement program.
Scoring Impact
| Topic | Direction | Relevance | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Protection | -against | primary | -1.00 |
| Overall incident score = | -0.429 | ||
Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (high ×1.5) × confidence (0.57)× agency (negligent ×0.5)
Evidence (1 signal)
Gamers Nexus testing revealed Gigabyte PSU catastrophic failure mode and fire risk
Gamers Nexus conducted testing demonstrating that Gigabyte GP-P850GM and GP-P750GM power supplies had non-functional overvoltage protection, causing catastrophic failures with fire risk. Newegg was also criticized for bundling these PSUs with in-demand GPUs.