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Seems very much like a situation where you should keep out of other people’s business.

Right. So when the house somehow burns down and it turns out the fella's super rig had one of the first 4090's; am I supposed to go "Oops. Sorry landlord. I knew this GPU had issues, and you asked me how much power these sorts of things use, but I decided to ignore the possible consequences; just to keep my nose out of others business?"

How about the families of the 5 people in that house? What should they be told?

"Sorry folks. I knew this GPU has issues and could possibly cause a fire, but people on the internet decided I was a bad person for doing the right thing, so I ignored the potential issue and didn't let the landlord know."

I hope you have a great life.

Yeah, no. Every gamer with a nosy neighbor does not need to be “protected” by people like you telling the landlord they’re going to burn the house down.

Mind your own business.

Except it was made my business when the landlord asked my opinion on why their house was using so much power, and he told me they had a high end gaming rig, multiple fish tanks, and Air conditioners going.

Nope, what your neighbors do in the privacy of their own home is none of your business even if the landlord asks. I don’t know why that isn’t obvious to you.

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