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Polartherm X-8 and X-10, the best thermal pastes in terms of quality/price ratio? We can find the Polartherm X-8 for sale on Amazon from 6.90 euros, with 12.10 euros for 5 grams, 13.48 euros for 10 grams and 26.15 euros for 40 grams. Although these prices include shipping, we have seen in other stores how prices start as low as 1.80 euros for two grams , with 10 grams costing around 5 euros. These are sensational prices for a thermal paste of its quality, unbeatable by any other. The Polartherm X-10 , on the other hand, starts at €7.90 for two grams and rises to €38.76 for 40 grams, both with shipping included. Again, other stores offer it at a fantastic price , with the 10-gram syringe being unbeatable for €7.70.

Already at $600 USD you have crossed the line for proper pricing for a high end boards. Everything above this is the greed tax. Remember you can still buy lower end boards below $200. $600 should be max. And even that is an awful price to pay for play. I'm sure Asus charge +$100 for the so called innovative 3D Vapor Chamber heatsink for M.2 SSDs

I really like that MSI was smart enough to get rid of the cut-out for the GPU on the backplate. Maybe new engineers? Asus couldn't afford do the same... If they did they had to use a small piece of thermal pad above the GPU spot. Aka Asus saved 3 cents going with the cut-out backplate design. And congrats on a working card 🙂 I put notification for both Astral OC models. And i got the LC model due me had the chance within the 30 sec time window. Just a coincidence that it became this card. Happy with the pricing here? NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti $379/429 MSRP may be right, but GPU stock might be awful and prices inflated Look at this... Only $1400. This is on level with Nvidia's perversity. Disgusting. https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-officially-announces-rog-crosshair-x870e-extreme-motherboard-costs-1400-in-china

Near or as close to real Nvidia MSRP it doesn't really matter what you get. But many prefer the FE models for it's looks and the small form factor. If you go after so called premium cards and the price gap isn't huge between the different models (they all cost +$500 above MSRP) then you should be more picky what you pay for. I have more difficulty to accept get graphics cards that is way overpriced and still don't offer much value above the MSRP cards. Pay lets say $2800 for a cards that should be closer to Nvidia's MSRP isn't my way to do so. If you remember the 4090 series... FE cards got 600W vbios while more expensive mid priced 4090 cards come with castrated firmware. You just can't rely on that nvidia will give you the chance to cross-flash firmware. Especially important have in mind on day one purchase after launch. Because you just can't trust Nvidia or AMD.

Hmmm. You don't find any FE cards here home. And at that time you didn't know if you could cross-flash firmware for the FE. Not even sure you can do it now. Hmmm. Some really want that FE cards. I didn't have many choices. No HOF and I don't like MSI or Gigabyte. I could of course get the Palit cards. But sadly it cost close to Astral. Why buy cards you don't like in middle price specter? Neither fish or bird. Then we have what is available of cards. Not many brand's SKUs in the shops here. And the few, they are all gone after 1-2 minutes. In the beginning right after launch... Gone after 30 sec. That have improved massively since launch... From 30sec to 1-2 minutes before empthy😬

Close to $1500 USD extra doesn't bring much extra. Only a much deeper hole in your wallet. And the cheapo sag bracket and the kids ruler with golden paint that come in the Asus box give you zero value.

Cheapest shop if you can get a card on the hook (I did). They run empthy within 2 minutes for each new batch cards. 5090 TUF ~ $2163 5090 TUF OC ~ $2534 5090 Astral OC ~ $2805 5090 Astral OC LC ~ $2954 The second biggest retail shop here home that offer cards (and still have them in stock but at +500$ above the cheapest shop). I expect this is the reason they still can't get rid of the cards. Prices have been like this since launch. Aka +- a few dollars. The 24 Astral OC LC I talked about that was in stock a few days ago have now sinked to 19 units. Not easy to get rid of if the expensive Asus cards if the shop want extra for them. We have had campaigns right after launch with maybe $100 discount on a few Asus flagship cards due the high launch prices. But not anymore. Edit. FYI. Asus 5080 Astral OC is $1551,66 right now. And in stock in the cheapest shop. Don't forget the sticker😁

Almost as bro @Mr. Fox have done the final words (see bolded text)😁 The GPU Market in 2025 – A Cynical Glimpse into Silicon, Speculation, and Manufactured Needs What remains is the sober realization that the GPU market has reached a point where technical curiosity is increasingly replaced by financial frustration. The real target audience—people interested in computer graphics, game development, or GPU-accelerated research—must now navigate a minefield of overpriced, half-baked, or deliberately gimped products. Hmmm. So what color it has is important🤩

He like the color😁 Remember he compared with the pinky Kryo Extreme. The paste with the prettiest color win. And cheaper help as well😂 Paste Cooler Master Cryofuze 5 Violet / Purple Only average-performing paste with lower durability, not suitable for graphics cards in long- or mid-term operation. Attention: Paste is bleeding out

The tariff mess. You never know what will come next day or next week in US. Better ship the cards to Asia and Europe. I'm sure China get what they want. And not only 5090D cards. RTX 5070 dips below MSRP at UK retailer — £518.99 marks a rare low in this unpredictable market https://hwbot.org/benchmarks/gpupi_-_1b/submissions/5821315?recalculate=true https://hwbot.org/benchmarks/3dmark_-_sky_diver/submissions/5821312

Here's a new one. Expect more coming in. https://x.com/i/status/1910339720669778261

Older Fire Strike don't scale well with loads of cores. Either try disable half of the cores or try disable HT.

Different OS will give different results. There is no "fits all" anymore. https://www.3dmark.com/fs/33189868 When PC vendors tell you what's going on with tariffs, pay attention Some PC vendors are now revealing what they expect to pay for computer components after tariffs, extremely valuable information for consumers hoping to save money while building or buying PCs.

This just show how they (AMD) lure people. There is no reason to offer firmware with castrated power budget. They do this to upsell next tier in their price range. Desktop parts as etc graphics cards shouldn't be treated as mobil junk so it can work in limited space as in tiny and slimy jokebooks.

The faster AMD can get rids of 9070 the better. This SKU should have never seen the light. And same time they should reduce the MSRP for 9070XT down to same level as for 9070. That would help AMD to take over the whole mid end graphics cards. The RX 9070 could be discontinued, first in China, then in the rest of the world. What reasons does AMD have for this?