The user only found it when he opened up his GPU, but it was too late since the protective film had already caused thermal degradation.
GIGABYTE reportedly made a blunder in the GPU assembly, which was later discovered by the user u/buczi94. The user reports that the problem was discovered only after he disassembled his GPU after using it for nearly five years, which suffered from thermal degradation as a result of GIGABYTE's negligence.
As per the user's report, his GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 30
