Undervolted Zotac RTX 5090 reportedly catches fire during Battlefield 6 session

A Zotac RTX 5090 seems to have caught fire during a gaming session, damaging not only the GPU, but also the motherboard, SSD, and cooler. Likely caused by a MOSFET or VRM phase failure on the memory power rail, this marks yet another 5090 going down in flames in the long list of 40 and 50-series GPUs.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/zotac-rtx

 Trump may allow Nvidia to ship hobbled current-gen Blackwell AI GPUs to China — U.S. gov't would get 15% of related revenue, China firms would get access to far faster GPUs

Trump signaled he may allow Nvidia to sell heavily downgraded Blackwell AI processors to China in exchange for 15% of related sales revenue to the U.S. government, a move that could give Chinese firms far faster hardware than current H20-based offerings.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/trump-may-allow-nvidia-to-ship-hobbled-current-gen-blackw

 All the pains of Intel: from CPU design and process technologies to internal clashes and political pressure

As Intel battles technology delays, mixed-bag products, stalled foundry growth, and internal boardroom rifts, there are now political calls for CEO Lip-Bu Tan's resignation over alleged ties to Chinese investments.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/all-the-pains-of-intel-from-cpu-design-and-process-technologies-to-internal-clashes-and-political

 Former Intel CEO lays out radical plan to rescue the company — Suggests outing Lip-Bu Tan and asks for $40 billion investment from Nvidia, Apple, and others

Ex-Intel chief Craig Barrett warns the US could lose its only advanced chip foundry without urgent $40B funding from major customers like Apple and Nvidia, pushing for High-NA EUV, 14A development, and tariffs on imports.

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/former-intel-ceo-lays-out-radical-plan-to-rescue-the-company-suggests-outing-lip-bu-tan-and-ask


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