A top overclocker has managed to destroy a $5,000 MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z with the fury of a thousand suns. Well, the default voltage of a 2,500 W extreme overclocking BIOS
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by Nick Evanson February 17, 2026
Unless you're using liquid nitrogen, 1.2 volts is instant death for a big GPU.
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Originally published on PC Gamer on 2/17/2026