Video Shows RTX 5090 Gaming Cards Rebuilt With Two-Slot Blowers

A video reposted on X Oct. 23 shows workers rebuilding Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 gaming cards with two-slot blower coolers, a design suited to fitting more GPUs side by side in AI server chassis.

Workers remove the cards’ original three-fan cooling assemblies, then use hot air to detach the GPU and memory chips and move them to different circuit boards. The new boards carry two-slot blower coolers.

Cards are checked on open test benches for performance and stability; those that pass are repacked for shipment. The blower sends hot air through the rear of each card and out of the chassis.

Gaming models often have coolers that occupy three or four slots, making it difficult to place multiple cards side by side in a server. The slimmer design leaves more room for neighboring cards.

RTX 5090 availability in the United States has remained limited. Nvidia PC Senior Vice President Jeff Fisher said Oct. 16 that production had not stopped and shipments would continue, while acknowledging supply constraints. Fisher said RTX 5090 production had not stopped.