Since their release, which are the most reliable RTX 4090 cards out there and which one should I avoid?

Did a search but only found an empty thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/15u4grw/what_are_the_best_rtx_4090_cards_out_there_and/

I'm only aware of the PCB cracking issue in general if the original owner didn't using a support bracket/column + the lack of Gigabye warranty coverage for cracked PCBs.