Are we ever going to see truly open source hardware in personal computers
I don't think that's going to help. It will allow other manufacturers to produce the same chips, and the customer can choose which one to buy. But if any of those manufacturers changes something (say a fake random generator) in the hardware, it will be impossible for the customer to detect.
what's wrong with using RDRAND or RDSEED? i know there's people that have a conspiracy theory that those are having a backdoor but it's intel. come on! bonus points is, if you have a modern computer, you're good to go.
Are you seriously suggesting that Intel chips have a zero chance to include a backdoor?
Because I've got a newsflash for you:
https://fossbytes.com/intel-processor-backdoor-management-engine/As well as:
https://meltdownattack.com/Intel did not disclose their knowledge of these vulnerabilities with the public and / or release fixes, until security researchers discovered them. There is no way of knowing for sure if or who they shared these vulnerabilities with or if they're even built-in by design. But I wouldn't put too much trust in Intel chips when it comes to having really good hardware entropy.
https://www.macrumors.com/2018/02/22/intel-government-meltdown-spectre-disclosure/