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I definitely recommend the 4090, more so than a 5080. Of course I want to see reviews but… When I had my 3090 Kingpin it was overclocked and was about 25% faster than a stock 3090 FE in pretty much everything. But when I was gaming in 4K, I definitely felt the need for more power. So when the RTX 4000 series came out. I was like hmmmm. Now that I own a RTX 4090, it feels so fast I really question the need for a 5090 everyday as launch gets closer. True to word, no copium being smoked at all here 😆 the 4090 is just a BRUTE man! Literally can go run MSFS at 8K maxed out “No DLSS” with Frame Gen=On at 52fps avg and it’s just butter smooth with 1% lows also at 50-51fps. It’s the GPU that is going to hold up so much better than the 3090 did I think. Because the RTX3000 series really needed frame gen. So I highly recommend the 4090. I do want to see reviews of 5080 performance at 4K of course though. Will be curious to see how these GPU’s stack up. @Mr. Fox if I can’t get the 5090 models I want at a normal retail price, Suprim/Astral/FE/Maybe a TUF lol. I’m happy keeping my Gigabut 4090 Gaming OC. These cards are so fast that the 5090 which is literally a GODZILLA 512bit monster of a GPU, is only like 33% faster lol. If it doesn’t work out, I’m going to order a waterblock for my 4090 and complete the Lian Li V3000+ Plus and hard line tubing using the 4090. I wanted to do this with a 5090. But if I can’t grab one then the 4090 is fine. I’ve got me a bunch of PETG tubing, and (18) EKWB hard tube 16MM fittings ready to go. Oh and one thing cool, that new 5090 Astral uses a phase change thermal pad which is pretty interesting.

I was told BestBuy is only doing online. I may do Microcenter. But they are 2.5 hours away. So 5 hour round trip. Was hoping to save the long journey and order online.

I am definitely buying! I just hope I can snag one. I’d feel better sending you my money and letting you snag one for me. Then you just mail it to me. 😃 Do you think I’ll have a real shot at buying an FE on the Bestbuy website? Or should I focus on Newegg AIB models?

I would rather just keep my current 4090 and not buy a 5090 at all. But I am going to try and buy one of course. Hopefully I can get one. If I can’t, I may very well waterblock my 4090, and use it in my build with new case/distro/etc and just keep it for a few years. I game for about 4-8 hours per week, and every time I play a game I think how fast this GPU is. But I know Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 is coming soon. I want to be ready! Though the 4090 is probably good enough.

It’s just unfortunate that the RTX 5090 is only 35% faster than a RTX5070. My theory below: We know that the RTX 5070 matches the RTX4090, and the RTX 5090 is 30% faster than a RTX4090. So the RTX 5090 is only 30-35% faster than a 5070. 😂😂😂😂 ^ I think this statement has blown a massive hole in Nvidias statement that “RTX5070 matches 4090” 😄

I loved my 4080 Super Suprim X. The quality is really good, so yeah, I will probably just grab a 5090 Suprim. I am considering trading in my 4090 on Newegg. I just hope this does not slow the process somehow during check out. Newegg is offering 1,350 on trade-in for any 4090 which is tempting. Then I won't have to post on OC.net forums and get all the 5070 is faster replies lol. 😄

I got my funds ready for 5090 day. I should have enough for a top AIB model + taxes. (Fingers crossed) Looks like the 5090 will be at least 35% faster than a 4090. I’m surprised it’s only that much. Goes to show how strong the 4090 really is! The one thing I am wondering is how the RTX 5080 will perform. I just can’t see it beating a 4090 or even matching one. No way…. Unless I’m crazy here, it’s just the gaps between 4080 Super and 4090 are absolutely MASSIVE. Unless the 5090 is even faster than we think. 🤔 I don’t know how a 5080 is going to fill that distance.

Yeah I think a new RTX Titan is coming for sure, and I bet it’ll be at least 48GB GDDR7!! I have no use for one of those my self though (thinking about it now, I’ll be content with a 5090 if a Ti/Titan launches) I know it’ll probably be $3,499 maybe even $3,999 🫠. But hey many people will snag one! Nvidia’s feature set and drivers are really too good (as always) I’m amazed the 5090 is 512Bit bus. We haven’t seen this in a LONGGGG time. Thats gonna be some really GOOD bandwidth for 4K gaming with all the settings turn up. I just scooped up a bunch of EKWB fittings, and PETG hardline tubing for my Lian Li V3000+ Plus! Never done hardline before.. But I feel the case deserves it. This build will be kinda RETRO+MODERN spin being that it’s a Xeon 3175X, Dominus, RTX 5090 and all that etc. I offered $130 for the lot, and he accepted! Now, I’m just waiting on the Distro coming from Singularity Computers, it’s coming all the way from (42 Wallabee way Sydney 😂) Singularity Computers is an Australian company. Anyways, then I just need radiators and fans. And I’ll be set. I haven’t decided on which fans. Thermaltake’s Noctua knockoffs in white are looking pretty good though. https://www.overclock.net/threads/16mm-od-bitspower-acrylic-tubing-ek-fittings-monsoon-accessories.1811440/?post_id=29413597#post-29413597

The RTX 5090 better be good for the $2,000 dollars it will cost. Would be cool if they slow down GPU launches to 36+ months now that they literally have no competition from anyone. They could sit on a flagship for years 🤣 Just like the 4090, the only thing that beats it is a 5090.

The RTX 4090 is PURE ridiculousness in power! Mine was about 40% faster than my overclocked 4080 Super Suprim-X. If the RTX5080 is as fast or faster than a 4090, then I highly recommend getting one especially for the new tech or grabbing a 4090 for a good deal and using that. I know for a fact you'll see a large boost coming from a 4080S to 4090. (Not sure what the 5080 will be like though) I just know the 4090 is a 4K BRUTE! As for CPU bottleneck, I run 4K/120HZ and I'm using a very old Xeon w3175X. So, using my current RTX4090 there is definitely room for GPU growth. Most games I play are always GPU limited unless it's an older title with DX11.

I hope we see some models with factory water blocks installed. That would be really cool! I would snag one of those real quick. It's so easy to get a GPU with a block already mounted. Just unbox and go! No waiting on water blocks to come out, no installing the water block either. No that this is an issue, it's just that most water blocks are expensive when they first come out, and you have to wait a little while.

I have gotten some funds ready and have been deciding how much I might need. Looking at prior behavior it seems like the Asus and MSI AIB's will have a 20-25% mark-up over the Founder Edition models. So, if the RTX 5090 FE is $1,999. I can only assume the Asus RTX 5090 Astral will be $2,499 at least and possibly $2,549.99 for the Astral OC model. I feel like the MSI Suprim OC Liquid will be $2,599, and the MSI Suprim OC Air will be $2,399. So, with taxes I think I will be okay with $2,700 USD to grab pretty much any AIB available on Newegg. (I am assuming this is correct thinking) I would love to get an FE model, but with past luck that never happens for me lol. The cheapest ones always sell first. Then the most expensive ones go next. So, I feel like I will be forced to just buy an expensive AIB 5090 to get one at all. I really like the FE, but I am not dead set on one. I will have my BestBuy window up, and certainly if I can buy one, I will grab one. I am unfamiliar with the BestBuy process. I tried with the 4080 Super on launch day and had no luck. Newegg may be my go-to! I hope they do better with all of the bots buying up GPU's. Oh and yeah, I am a sick puppy. The fact that I think I need this at all. 🤣

Well, I’m just hoping we can find some sort of pre-waterblocked 5090 that is not much more than $2K. The problem is AIB’s are wanting to overcharge. If the premium 4080 Super is $999.00, then the crappiest and cheapest AIB’s are starting their price at $1,050. The 5090 FE has gone fully moduler, the GPU boards can be quickly repaired from the looks of it. It almost looks like the GPU+GDDR7 are sitting on a standalone master board. And if someone broke the PCIe slot or crushes the whole thing it would be a really cheap fix. Unless I’m mistaken here. Other AIB’s may not have gone that route. So the FE does seem to be some interesting engineering. While AIB’s are still going to cost more than the 5090FE models.

Man! I’d love a 5090 with a factory installed waterblock!!!! 😱😱😱 I hope they’re not some crazy price. $2299 would be very reasonable. 😬 Hopefully not something dumb like $2,599 or $2750 🫠 I’m already nuts for considering this.

I hope it’s a good launch with inventory available. The strix models will probably be $2,500 or $2,700 with tax no doubt lol. I think this is where the $3K predictions come from. Are you going to buy an FE model? I think I’d like a Strix OC model or something really good. I’ve learned my lesson with buying one just to get one due to availability and pricing. I really want to be one and done!! Ideally it’s going in my Lian Li V3000+ Plus, on air possibly on water and staying.

I have CSM enabled on my Dominus. I wish I didn’t have to have it on. The post screen is ugly, and much longer load times. But, if I disable CSM and run regular UEFI, my Bluetooth does not work in Windows 11. I really need Bluetooth because I own some Bose QC45’s, and also use a wireless mouse and Xbox controller sometimes. Or quick file transfers, and enabling hotspot and things like that are useful. I’m thinking about getting one! But now I’m seeing their real performance gains seem not so amazing. I guess it’s like 20% in rasterization, and sometimes as low as 8% depending how high the 4090 power level and clocks are. Of course the best feature set will be DLSS 4.0, double frame gen and things like that. I know these features are gonna be good! And they will allow the 5090 to be a BRUTE in 4K/120HZ gaming. But my 4090 is already amazing. I’m really torn. I’ll probably get one. And if I don’t absolutely LOVE it, I will just return it. I never had any issues with a single PCIe Gen 5 cable even with 675 watts rolling. But I am using a good quality Gen 5 PSU. This amazes me, because we could never do this in the past with our 8 pin PCIe power supplies. I know if I ran a RTX 3090 FE, and I plugged in one single PCIe 8 pin, and then plugged both of those 8 pins in to it the 350 watt RTX3099 this system would power off using a completely stock 3090 with 350w TGP, or reboot due to load. We would have to plug in (2) 8 pins in separate ports on the PSU, and run separate 8 pins to the 3090 for reliable gaming.

It’s a big case at almost 67 pounds. I think It’s from all of the metal with no plastic anywhere in sight. Even the HDD racks are all steel. I’m trying to get a discount code from Singularity to save some money. But yeah distros are a bit expensive. But so are most pumps+reservoirs anyways. These custom case distros from Singularity are made by hand and use real flat custom gaskets and not O-Rings, nice tool steel stainless hardware and engineering to be case specific. The one I want has mounting for dual D5’s for $260.00-$280 which isn’t too bad at all. It’s a reservoir, and distro, and a pump all in one. But some are ridiculous. EKWB makes a Distro for my Lian Li V3000+ Plus and it’s only single D5 distro and it’s $589.99. This pricing is pure ridiculous lol. I think a distro for a case shouldn’t exceed the MSRP of the case it goes in lol. So all 5090’s require 2x Gen5 PCIe cables? Do you think I will have a chance of getting a 5090 on launch day if I’m ordering online? I know you typically always get items on launch day. But I’m pretty terrible with this stuff.

Yes, I really enjoy guns as well. I only own two guns though I have a Glock 30 in 45 ACP, and a AR15 in 6MM ARC with 1-8 scope. Guns are a lot Of fun! I also enjoy motor and cars as well. But they really are way too expensive for me to play with other than owning a used something cheap for basic transportation. After lots of debating and thinking I have decided my direction with the Lian Li V3000+ Plus. This is one serious case, and I was getting overwhelmed with all the stuff I needed to feel like I’m actually doing it some justice. I’m going to order (2) German Watercool brand 480mm stainless rads, and (1) cheaper 480mm rad for the basement that isn’t seen, then I’m putting in a dual D5 distro plate made by Singularity Computers. And I’ll do push/ pull with some white Lian Li fans. I don’t think I realized the budget I’d need to blow on just building in this case and doing it properly Honestly lol. I’m trying to be cheap with it which is proving to be a real challenge lol. But I’m going to pull it off and make it look cool. I’m probably gonna keep my 4090 and put a waterblock on it. It’s not feasibly realistic to buy a 5090 right now. I may grab one in 6 months or 1 year though as an upgrade to incorporate in this exact same case/build/loop.

I’ve been on a few hobbies. Computers, Guns + Suppressors, motorcycles, and chainsaws lol. Computer parts always have the strongest urge!

Yeah this obsession with high end parts is ridiculous lol. It’s all about that “Gotta have” I can’t own Lambos and Ferrari’s and I’m okay with that, so why the heck can’t I be happy with not owning a 5090 lol. I mean, on a more serious note my 4090 is brutally fast as it is. I need to put a waterblock on it, and ride out for about a year or so.

I still can't tell whether I'm more fascinated or intimidated by this Lian Li V3000+ case. Its proportions and weight are just absurd... Literally just looks like someone took a normal full tower case and then just photoshopped it or stuck it in a gigantification machine and blew it up to 200% scale. I am finding my self really lost in the build process just a little lol. I’m shopping for some 480’s as we speak. The next thing is I’m torn on using a generic universal distribution plate, or am I gonna use a case specific distribution plate. Singularity makes a really good dual two part distribution plate, that I will probably use. Then moving on to fans is a whole other subject. I’ll probably get these Lian li fans that are solid white and non-RGB for simplicity throughout the whole case. And then there’s the 5090! The distraction of this upcoming release alone is making me want to “back burner” my “build in a case” and just buy a 5090 🤣 🥴 Nvidia, just send me one already for free. I have been a GeForce customer for over 20 years now lol.

Hmmmmm The RTX5090! 🥴I want one! I don’t even need it. But the want is strong lol

This Lian Li V3000+ Plus case is the nicest case I have ever seen in my life Taiwan made quality. Bar none. Ridiculously nice case. The actual frame is made of high quality solid aluminum and steel that is so thick it doesn’t make sense, and the inner panels follow this same design principal. Zero flexing on this big boy lol. Looking through the case, you notice everything from high quality paint, perfectly lined up seams, how heavy and robust it all feels, and then to how it all just looks perfect. Almost as if someone at Lian Li went seriously over the final product in QC with a fine tooth comb and gave it a pass. This case came straight from Lian Li in Taiwan. I love this thing. I’m going to order up some 480’s and go to town. Might take a break from the old chiller / test bench for a while. 😃 Now, I have not done any building in it just yet, so I can’t speak on this, but all panels just life off. Top panel, side panels, and front panel etc. But this case has just blown my mind. I hate to say it, but it makes my $296 dollar over priced Praxis Wet bench full complete edition look cheap and rushed in comparison. the Praxis has really cheaply done gloss paint, and also cheaply made metal parts. You can actually see dried fingerprints in the white paint where someone picked it up during the drying process while they were spray painting it at the factory when new 😆. I don’t typically care or fuss over little stuff like this. But the Lian Li V3000+ Plus is literally so perfect that something had to be said. 🤷‍♂️ It uses a flat/matte white finish that looks great in my home which is also white and super bright as is lol.

It’s going to be a work in progress for sure. I want to do a full-on build with it. I’m thinking at least 2-4 (480mm) radiators, distribution plate, and hard line tubing. I want to really emphasize on incorporating a drain for ease of access if I need to work on things, and I’ll leave off the QD3’s. But I might still go soft tubing. I’ll probably go all white with the radiators and white fans! I’ve never done and hardline or used a Distro plate. But, it seems like the way to go. I may still go black fans and black rads. I don’t think it matters too much, it seems like either option would look nice. (I’m not using any RGB fans, so if they are white, they’ll just be plain white) I’d love to watercool the GPU as well. But may just wait to do that using the next gen graphics cards. We’ll see. I’m going to order up an another dual D5 top so I can combine my single D5’s all in to dual D5’s. And easily run (4) D5’s in the basement. I’m gonna give this normal case thing with normal rads a try. It’s been a while since I have used a case or radiators at all. I really just want something low maintenance and quiet that’s all enclosed and reliable. The main things I’m struggling with are where I’m going to put things at. Which parts to order and stuff. White or black lol. Do I build vertical motherboard or normal. Vertical GPU or normal. So many choices.

Guys and gals, I am throwing in the towel!!! The towel for my Test Bench that is. I have been using a Praxis Complete Edition Full for 40 months now, I bought my Praxis Complete Full bench 08/2021!! I never went to a case once in all this time. I loved it, I was always happy. But now I am just not content with it anymore. I want to put the Dominus and Xeon 3175X in an enclosure and do a proper build. I’m still going to use my Chiller. I’m planning to still use all of my pumps etc. I’m just bored to death and burned out with this test bench. I bought a Lian-Li V3000 for $200 bucks brand-new on Amazon, I couldn’t find a better deal case wise. The thing is a BEAST. It’ll fit the Dominus and all of my D5’s. I’m so excited to build inside of a regular case once again!