Paul's Hardware puts RTX 5090 warranty worries in focus
Three uploads pair graphics-card uncertainty with a sponsored Corsair build that makes room for a zombie attack.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
A Warning for RTX 5090 Owners...
Paul's Hardware has a practical question for owners of expensive graphics cards: what good is a refund if it won't cover a replacement?
In "A Warning for RTX 5090 Owners...," Paul holds up a card and works through the implications of rumored production changes. He stresses that discontinuation remains a rumor, then explains the potential squeeze: if replacement stock disappears, an original-purchase-price refund may leave owners short of what another card costs. Warranty rejection reports and concerns about melting power connectors round out the warning.
That short upload drew roughly 467,000 views, the largest audience among his three releases this week. Commenters discuss their own buying decisions, power connections and whether to keep or sell their cards. Those are owners' accounts and questions, not confirmation of the production rumor.
Sunday's "RIP RTX 5090" gives the subject more room in the weekly news roundup, alongside Nvidia app changes, a low-profile Radeon leak and Steam achievement updates. It is currently drawing views faster than either of the week's other uploads.
The channel added about 1.5 million views over seven days while its subscriber count stayed unchanged. Daily viewing is running comfortably above its usual level. Nearby in tech, ZONEofTECH is also having a busier-than-usual stretch, while The Tech Chap's daily audience is close to its customary size.
For something more hands-on, "PC Building Shouldn't Be This Scary" assembles a system in the Corsair Warthog RS. Corsair sponsored the video, with AMD and MSI providing components. The chapter list includes backward-facing extra fans, a completed build and then a zombie attack: a different sort of hardware scare from the warranty discussion.
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What viewers say
I feel lucky I got a 3090 for $550 before their used prices sky rocketed.
@Quetzalcoatl999See it on YouTubeso are they going to continue to show us how great DLSS is at NVIDIA tech demos on 5090s?
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The videos drawing views on Paul's Hardware right now
- Channel
- Paul's Hardware
- Subscribers
- 1,560,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 1,500,061
- Videos published this week
- 3
- Video published
- October 13, 2026
- Video views so far
- 466,767
- Views on its first day
- 227,090
The numbers
Here is how Paul's Hardware's uploads and audience moved over the week.
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Which company supplied the Warthog RS case featured in Paul's October build?
The build uses the Corsair Warthog RS case, and Corsair sponsored the video.





