johnksss

As expected, we still have AMD cards... https://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?N=4294966937&NTK=all&sortby=pricehigh

Well you better get ta' steppin' as they open at 6am in the morning. LOL So far though...the lines I saw for the 4090/4080 were dismal. everyone in line got a card. I expect the same for AMD. It's hard to say. I was trying to get a Strix for like 5 days and just settled for this Suprim X after they said the cards were all DOA. Although you are on that side of the world I would really try to grab a HOF card! Even founders edition cards seem to be worthy this go round. And if not, then that KFA2 4090 sounds doable. But also with this batch of cards it's a straight lottery, so make sure they have a decent return policy or get stuck with a turd....😢 Edit: And so it begins.... They just blocked a bunch of my scores. I think I'm bout done with benching...

Best option is going to be an air cooled card. As long as you get a good sample. since the cards are locked by voltage they will all do fairly close depending on setup. I have found that the 4090 is the new cheater series though. If you have good memory and it doesn't lock up the card will continue through the benchmark and give you a valid score. I have quite a few high scores that I did not post due to the 4090 cheater series.

Mine was a 1700+ So I felt pretty damn lucky after getting a 1200+ card.

Don't hate on the Zotac "trash" card. 😂

I think the word on the street is they messed it up and are now trying to recover it....Based on my migration experiences over the past 20 years.

@jaybee83 I think it's flat out bad memory. Giving it the jufre's test with click and "attempt to go" it crashes computer. So no temps involved.

Hey Pap, I ditched the MSI Suprim Liquid X as it had crap memory. if you tried to hit 1200 in Afterburner it would lock up the computer. I did trade it for a MSI Suprim X version and it is far superior to the one I had. 1900+ on memory and no locking up computer. Thinking back, the Zotac does give me the "looks like a cruise ship design" vibe.

Well, MB is off to RMA yet again. User error is killing me with this board.🤦‍♂️ While doing a flash back I thought the flashing was done after forgetting about it for like 10 minutes or so. I power cycle the board and no boot. Double white line. I try to boot 2nd bios and because the first flash apparently wasn't done it messed up the second bios. Oh brother! Hit up MSI and they had RMA ready with paid label in under 5 minutes. From me starting off by saying "bad bios flash" Not sure what is different, but they are footing the bill this time. In other news.... I was able to reserve a Zotac and a Strix 4090, but then the Strix fell off and it kept the Zotac. LOL It's still sitting at Microcenter right now. Along with a Suprim X. They just got a shipment of cards in while I was over there looking for a replacement for this stupid MSI board and this Liquid X. They also have some Strix 4090's but guess what? All of them are DOA! So that was why they took the one I had in cart.🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️😂 And of course I asked how did they know this and their reply was...."Because we open them all and tested them." As to why they would even know to do that first? Guess Asus must know something or customer returns in less than 24 hours. I did not ask about the latter of the two.

I think it was a good idea, just badly executed. And should have made it more idiot proof. Plugging in a single cable is far better than plugging in 2 to 4 cables. Quick search reveals plenty of power cable issues before this came about. https://www.google.com/search?q=burnt+up+pcie+cables&rlz=1C1ONGR_enUS990US991&sxsrf=ALiCzsbmB0_u8QBJRb7ooANHDLykHsoILQ:1668804057082&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjWmpbIy7j7AhWgLUQIHenxAzMQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=2037&bih=850&dpr=1.88

And I still bet 0 people come forward with "it was my fault"😂 Nvidia also shut down the warranty, 3rd party cables, user error rumor mills down. So people can stop with the conspiracy theories now. And can start by taking the correct pictures of the side of the adapter instead of beating a dead horse with the tips being burnt pictures. I also wonder if GN heard about the 1 guy with the "fully" seated cable issue? I went to see if that guy updated his pictures but nope, not as of yet. I wish they would have posted those owners blatantly lying about what happened and put them on blast, but that will never happen. But if I catch someone who submitted their cables saying it wasn't their fault is getting clowned! Next up...How to remove the crimp line. 🤣

I kind of was only talking about the "cable plugged in burning" part and the other stuff we already knew the answer since the beginning.😂

No I get it, the mods over there are full on on the job to detract from the current situation of bad mouthing nvidia. Seen that in full effect, but what wasn't in full effect was a fully seated cable burning which has magically appeared after GN did forensicate testing. could be coincident could be not. Who knows at this point. And I'm sorry, just because people post stuff on the internet I'm just not jumping on board the Jim Jones juice train just because they say it's so.

I knew this was coming.... https://wccftech.com/fully-connected-16-pin-connector-on-the-nvidia-geforce-rtx-4090-ends-up-melting-too/

Do you have a 3.0 PSU? Maybe I'll break out my adapter that came with my card and test fit it to see if it actually clicks into place. Edit: So I just test fitted the other cable and the click is there but a lot fainter than my native cable. Also a little bit harder to plug in, but far easier to get out than my native cable. As I really have to squeeze hard to pull it out.

Ah, okay. Because I just checked mine and it has a latch and works fine even for being smaller than the norm. I hear it click every time I lock the power plug in place.

Im not sure I understand.... Are you saying there is no locking latch?

True, but there may be some basis to the argument but going over board about it is what some do.😂

Best watchout posting aida64 over on OCN. They have a few haters over there. LOL

Looks like my Microcenter still has plenty of cards. https://www.microcenter.com/search/search_results.aspx?N=4294966937&NTK=all&sortby=pricehigh @electrosoft I wasn't really trying to make a point just giving my observation on that seller, but since we are at it. Lets see what he has really sold. This being regardless of feedback. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=4090&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&rt=nc&_pgn=1 Since the launch of the 4090 this guy only sold 1 4090. And the 1 4090 he sold he has feedback for. Can't get any more plainer than that. So as I said before...It sounds fishy to me. Side note: Line for 4080's didn't start until about 24 hours before launch and at 2 am I saw about 30 people in line as I drove through the parking lot.

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Well I asked the 20 people standing in line the other day and they said no it would not stop them buying the card. And so far no one is blaming the customer yet, but they are replacing most if not all the cards that have burn marks.. So an inconvenience, Yes but still standing by the user error customer. Hell, I have to make sure I don't become that guy my damn self! 😂 And look at the down votes. Facepalm. And then people wonder why they lock everything down tight.

So let me ask you this....Is he right in doing so though? And it's a pretty safe bet to wager that no one is going to fess up and say it was their fault.

True, but he has "sold" way to many for no one to say anything. That's a red flag. And it's easy enough to get it into a state where it looks like you sold more than you actually have. Example: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=3090+kingpin&_sacat=0&rt=nc&LH_Sold=1&LH_Complete=1 Says this guy sold the same card twice, when I'm pretty sure it only sold once in reality. And to also look at the other side of the coin, I sold a 3090 and no feedback receive either, but I never leave feedback first as a seller. To easy for the buyer to then post a negative comment if you don't agree to their demands later.

Wow! So some users will not be happy about this if the manufacture decides to use this approach to deny a claim.