Overview
- The five‑second Bilibili clip shows an MSI GeForce RTX 5090 flaring up immediately after first power‑on with a newly installed 1,300‑watt PSU.
- Observers report flames from multiple points on the card and an unconfirmed cause, with the rest of the PC still operational despite visible scorch marks.
- The owner has swapped in a GeForce RTX 5060 for now, and a professional inspection is expected to wait until after Chinese New Year closures.
- RMA is reportedly off the table because only the RTX 5090D and 5090D V2 are eligible for official support in China.
- The card is identified as MSI’s RTX 5090 32G Gaming Trio OC, listed around $3,299 in the U.S. and roughly $4,000–$5,000 in China, with any potential die or memory transplant described as speculative and contingent on component survival.