jaybee83

aww why are u joking? DO IT 😄 when at first i got my TX1600 ATX2.4 version I was wondering to myself if i should later upgrade to the ATX3.1 version. i am sooo glad that i didnt. all 8pin goodness on the PSU side, enough wattage for two 12v2x6 connectors, super quiet and efficient and 12 years (or rather 10 left) of warranty. will not need another psu for a long time! i have a wattmeter permanently hooked up to my rig and the highest ive seen thus far was 1125W or 70% of stock psu capacity. i think ill be good even with a 5090 and a 9950X3D in there 🙂

still rocking the 4090 suprim and on the lookout for a 5090 suprim. today was actually the first time i saw one available for purchase at an online retailer outside of ebay. price was still too high though, albeit getting lower every day. shouldnt be long now anymore 🙂

oh is that the case? i just ran some quick PR and speedway and the numbers looked alright. edit: whoa this seems crazy: https://forums.guru3d.com/threads/nvidia-geforce-572-70-whql-driver-download.455596/page-5#post-6314902 definitely not seeing a 5-10% perf drop here 😮 but ill keep an eye out on those mentioned stutters during loading...

welp, if anyone is interested: i finished setting up a fresh windows install, now on 24H2 (including all the lovely performance bumps for AMD cpus) and i ran into the black screen on boot issue on driver 572.65 (was aware of that on 50 series but seems like 40 series is also affected). just updated to 572.70 and issue seems to be fixed. lets hope this sticks 😄 soooo, anyone excited and ready to get a 9950X3D next week? 🙂 curious to see if theres gonna be any impact on the max. DDR5 spee / timings i can achieve with the new CPU. held back on a bios update for that reason, as well. will do everything in one felll swoop (fresh windows, latest chipset, bios) once i got my hands on the new cpu.

very nice info my man, thanks for that. sticking to my gut feeling and keeping an eye out for the Suprim 🙂

no idea if ure already aware of that, but: with Asus its possible to downgrade even "non-downgradeable" bios versions via bios flashback functionality. the USB port for bios flashback is dumb, so it basically just flashes the bios file thats on the stick without any version checks. i was able to downgrade a bios via that route, even though the changelog said that downgrading was not possible (verified that i wasnt able to flash bios the regular way). but bios flashback worked like a charm 🙂 dual bios FTW! perfect for playing around with new revisions 🙂 one of the many reason is went with the Extreme board, one of the very few X670 boards that has two bios chips. btw, saw this review of the Gigabyte Master RTX 5090 by HUB, very interesting: VRMs for the core are +2 vs. the Suprim, albeit likely with lower amperage rating per VRM. and the temps are better for both core and VRAM. this likely due to the fact theyre using putty for the whole cards instead of pads (plus liquid metal-ish on the core). it also sports 2 more heatpipes than the Suprim (13 vs. 11 heatpipes) BUT: The Suprim weighs a whopping +1KG more than the Master. Number of heatpipes is not all, also depends on the size / diameter. So although the data looks promising the pricing should be quite similar between the two, im thinking the Suprim would still be better once swapped over to LM and thermal putty. What do u guys think? That 1kg less weight makes me very suspicious....and the putty can do quite a lot to improve temps, esp. in combo with LM. just some thoughts to pass the time until prices come down (and bugs get rectified 😄 )

gotta go for 4K minimum, otherwise ull be cpu bottlenecked to kingdom come 🙂

geez, the more of these tech desasters surface, the happier i am with my current setup 😄

HA! shocker, completely and utterly unexpected, i stand baffled

in this context, pulled out my suprim yesterday: here the PSU cable plug, original seasonic that came with my TX-1600 (ATX 2.4 version) and terminating in 2x8pins on the PSU side. here the gpu socket. all is well it seems. dont mind the slight discoloration in the upper left corner of the socket, thats actually just a bit of dust (yeah my case needs a bit of cleaning 😄) i think in total ive unplugged this cable maybe twice now....? so "should" be good to be used for a third time, which will likely be its last until i get my hands on a 5090.

absolutely agreed, im seeing the same trend here in europe as well. keep holding out boiz, i think March will be a nice turnaround with regards to stock 🙂

LOL having lived in SG for almost 6 years in total that doesnt surprise me in the LEAST 😄 ...yes she did 😉 😄

fun fact, the trio is still available today 😄 also found a ventus in stock for ~500€ less. interesting that nobody seems to be biting.

phsew my wife just pulled me back from the edge. situation: i just found an MSI RTX 5090 Gaming X Trio for about +10% the price i was willing to pay for a Suprim SOC. not quite what i initially wanted, but close enough and the review i found attested it solid cooling performance. plus, its in stock, would be shipping by end of this week and +10% is "ok" in the current situation. BUT since were hyper-enthusiasts and easily get lost in our freakshow here, i asked for her advice on this. her reply: nope, if u do this now, ull regret it in a few months time, once the Suprim SOC becomes available at "ok" prices. and u know what? shes right, ill keep that card for minimum two years and gonna spend a fortune on it either way. so lets do this right... keep the search going! in any case, im just happy now i finally found a card in stock and with an "ok" price. plus im seeing more and more price drops from the scalpers on ebay. are we FINALLY holding strong, guys?!?! is this the turn of the tide? if so then I am SO of you and all of us! keep it up! 🙂

nice, lets hope it stays that way for all of us! just be sure not to check excessively, lots of other users did regular checks of their cable, thus adding wear and tear with each (re)plug and only then causing damage 😄 wouldnt worry about the 3090Ti, Ampere actually had load balancing built in. they regressed with 40 and 50 series on that front, as reported by Roman. thats why we didnt see any melting cables with the 3090 / 3090 Ti, even though they were also running insane wattages with the XOC vbios versions.

yep, right here! im kinda anxious to pulling out my GPU for the storage upgrade / case cleaning in 1-2 weeks time...fingers crossed everything is dandy! i. just. dont. get. it. WHY AMD? why?! it would be SO easy and straight forward! 5070Ti MSRP 750, then do -30% at 550 and u got an absolute BANGER that literally everyone will buy, case closed. but nope, they gotta follow the same stupid, non-functional strat they did the last few times, ugh....

yay, i actually managed to SEE an RTX 5090 IN STOCK and im ABLE TO ADD IT TO THE CART! One more click and i could actually buy it.... what do u think guys? THE BEST 5090 (FE) AT THE BEST PRICE! LOL 😄 PS: no worries, im not that crazy 😛

consider yourselves lucky that u even HAVE SEEN any 5090 in stock or actually know about upcoming drops. ive had neither so far 😛 however, im having some funsies with scalpers on ebay. one of them actually dared to offer me a 5% price drop on his 5090 Suprim card, going from 5500€ initial to 5200€. i GRACIOUSLY declined his offer with the following message: F*** OFF DIRTY SCALPER! 😄

if that is the case ill just switch to getting the last gen halo gpu once the new gen launches, i.e. get the 5090 when the 6090 launches 😄

theyre heeeere 😄 32TB of M.2 NVME PCIe 4.0 goodness mwahahaaaa: sniped them on ebay for ~490€ each, all of them new 😎 will test throroughly of course before putting any of my data on them. idea is to put them in RAID 10 so ill have 16TB of space with extra redundancy built in. depending on the respective failure, thatll allow me either 1 or 2 drives of failure while still maintaining data integrity 🙂 im currently on 2x4TB and 2x8TB separate partitions that im doing regular mirroring on (once a month roughly), so this new config will allow for realtime mirroring plus quadruple read / double write speeds 🙂 now i just need to wait on a toolbox i ordered, since im missing Torx size 1/2 bits to be able and take off the heatsinks....

welp, i dont even wanna know how many 5080s were bought just cuz the buyers didnt get their hands on a 5090...

welp as with most things in life, its never black or white, but rather a collection of probabilities. anyone using the 16 pin plug is at "some" risk, but doesnt mean ure cooked for sure 😄 just gotta take the right precautions.

stock psu cables have much higher reliability than "modded" ones from third party sellers 🙂

nice, so basically he paid MSRP for the 5090 but also threw in his 4090 "for free" 😄 no way jose, im sticking to my 2x8pin seasonic cable specifically made for my PSU 🙂 dont want TWO potential fire hazards on one cable, one is quite enough 😄 on this topic, i just ordered two new cables for my PSU with the updated 12V-2x6 connector. wanted to be sure to have those on hand before i unplug my 4090 for the upcoming storage upgrade / case cleaning:

oh gawd, pls shoot me now before i go all Ass-R-Us 😄 nah nobody would buy that, cuz HOW would their gamerboi friendz distinguish their shiny new 5090 from their previous 4090?!?!?! 😮