RTX 5060 in a house fire suffers melted shroud and fans, but survives with PCB intact — scorched GPU just needed a cleanup and a new cooler for full restoration

An Asus RTX 4060 GPU survived a house fire with melted shroud and fans but intact PCB, needing only a cleanup and new cooler for full restoration. The fire, likely sparked by an electric heater, charred everything in the room, including the GPU. Despite severe external damage, the core remained undamaged, passing tests after a thorough cleaning. The technician replaced the cooler with a similar model, resulting in a fully functional GPU with temperatures peaking at 56 degrees Celsius during testing.