Papusan

It starts to dry up. But still no problem get the 5080 or the 5090. And the prices haven't moved much. Cheapest 5090 is GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 5090 WindForce 3 OC at around $2018 MSRP (without taxes). Otherwise around $2850. Not bad but the good deals on flagship tiers is gone. Edit. Cheapest 5080 is $1151,61 MSRP so no thanks. Even nope at $1000. See also HU latest for 5080. A bad buy. Or a bad product for the prices. xx80 class cards today should have minimum 20GB vram for the prices.

Hmmm🙃 I fix it for you.

I wonder how many will support this... But as you know, there is people out there also for this garbage. Thermaltake’s new AIO uses “AI Forge” software that requires OpenAI subscription to generate images

GPU sum up for 2025. And the trash will probably be more expensive in 2026... AMD and NVIDIA graphics cards will be more expensive in early 2026 because of DRAM crisis https://www.tweaktown.com/news/109484/amd-and-nvidia-graphics-cards-will-be-more-expensive-in-early-2026-because-of-dram-crisis/index.html Tempted bro @Mr. Fox? Coming Jokebooks from Eurocom at +$15000. Eurocom Raptor X18 laptop rocks RTX 5090 GPU, 256GB DDR5 RAM, 32TB SSDs, costs over $15000 https://www.tweaktown.com/news/109462/eurocom-raptor-x18-laptop-rocks-rtx-5090-gpu-256gb-ddr5-ram-32tb-ssds-costs-over-dollars15000/index.html

Nine brands responded on whether it’s better to use a native 12V-2×6 cable or the bundled GPU adapter Yup, Msi still have big trust in their Yellow-tip adapter bundled in the GPU package. The replies landed in three buckets: use the GPU’s included adapter, use the native PSU cable when available, or either option is fine. ASUS, MSI, and GIGABYTE told users to stick with the adapter that ships with the graphics card. SilverStone and ZOTAC said a native PSU cable is preferred when available, while SAPPHIRE, Thermaltake, Gainward, and Palit said either method is fine. No one can stop China. The Chinese know how to make it work at same time also know where they can gobbling up the needed vram. GeForce RTX 5080 32GB mods are reportedly now possible, could affect RTX 5080 supply

Have you seen any worse? Has to ve within top 10 on the melt scale. Asus denies replacement for $4,000 ROG Matrix RTX 5090 claiming misaligned power connector is part of original design Hideo Kojima warns AI is making games and art “no longer special” in self-interview

https://youtu.be/JI-63hfhX20?t=130

God Jul (Merry Christmas) to everyone🙂

Linux Kernel 6.19 Delivers Major Performance Boost for Old AMD GPUs Modder Runs AMD FSR 4 Redstone Frame Generation on RDNA 3 but Only on Linux

Linux Kernel 6.19 Delivers Major Performance Boost for Old AMD GPUs Modder Runs AMD FSR 4 Redstone Frame Generation on RDNA 3 but Only on Linux

Just the beginning. Before it was mostly the xx90 series, now we will also see xx80 series in smoke and fire. Second in a row. One after one as time go on forwards. And of course MSI's fantastic Yellow-tip. I wonder how many use the Yellow-tip disaster from MSI. I think the xx90 owners is more careful and those with xx80 series cards think their cards is safe from meltdown. Hence we will see more smoke and fire from lower tier cards. Rare to see. You can see the beginning before the meltdown. You can see slight burnmarks. Asus want maximizing the profits from the vram price hike. 24GB is cheaper vs 32GB. Hence they now cater to China with a new sku of their overpriced 5090D V2. Same price for 24GB cards just means higher profit margins. ASUS has listed a TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 5090D V2 OC for the China market, with 24GB of GDDR7

Congrats brother. Have fun. Here's some ideas for the 3D printer jockey🙂 I'm sure you could do it for the Prime 5070 Ti or any GPU. Maybe some fun for the coming Christmas/New Year holidays. Asus Prime GeForce RTX 5070 with 3× Arctic P9 PWM PST Deshroud

Let China get all the GPUs they need for their AI build up with blessings from the US Gov Adm. China will gladly grab 30% of the GPU market, same as before. Why bother with pc consumers/gamers? They just haven't the money needed to fill up Jensen's pocket. And on top... You pay for all this via the tax bill. You are subsidizing your own downfall. Isn't that nice? You pay tripple and get nothing back. Just higher bills.

R.I.P - Chris driving home to Jesus.

Hmmm. Everyone know that Asus have never told the media/press why they put the $4000 USD Matrix on hold. Then put it back on sale a few days later. But as everyone know... Proper QC cost money. And proper QC reduce profits. It seems there is always a drama around the tiny trash 12V-2*6 connector😀 Misaligned 12V-2×6 port leaves $4000 ROG Matrix RTX 5090 owner unable to connect cable Perfect timing... But you don't have to deal with the fragile tiny power connector. Better than nothing. Isn't i? When RAM is tight, NVIDIA limits GeForce NOW usage to 100 hours of gaming per month If the exorbitant prices of PCs were pushing users to the limit, and cloud platforms like NVIDIA GeForce NOW stood out as the perfect alternative, this perception will fade on January 1st. Edit.This is why Nvidia and their partners are able to keep the prices well above MSRP for 5090's months after months. China just love them. Can't get enough of them. Thousands of Smuggled GeForce RTX 5090 GPUs Appear in China On Reddit, a user named "Zestyclose-Salad-290" posted a couple of images revealing thousands of smuggled NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 GPUs in China. It's worth remembering that the GeForce RTX 5090 is banned in China, This time a 5080. But MSI so the yellow tip made it possible😎 And now he will go with MSI PSU and double up with yellow tip. Double up has to be better, LOL Yep, make China bigger and stronger. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot/head. And the leaders will never understand why China should never get access to western tech🥴 Stupid is the new normal!

Hmmm. From 15:01

Ed Crisler, Radeon-exclusive AIB Sapphire thoughts on 12VHPWR. I wonder what he really think when he see their 9000 series AMD cards being hit by smoke and fire but not their competitors cards running on the well proven and reliable 8-pin connectors. “Inserted nice and sturdy”: 16-pin power damage claims AORUS RTX 5090 Master and Sapphire RX 9070XT NITRO Can't beat double up with tiny trash. And tech tubers prefer that you buy PSUs with 12V-2*6 connectors on both ends of the cable because it's the newest tech. Yeah. New is always newer. Not always better😎 Manufacturers of RTX 50 series graphics cards are advertising a return to the 8-pin connector, leaving behind the 12V-2x6 connector in mid-range models.

It seems Nvidia have no problem serve the users with loads of vram if they can pay for it. NVIDIA Announces General Availability of RTX PRO 5000 72 GB GPU Press Release The NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 72 GB Blackwell GPU is now generally available, bringing robust agentic and generative AI capabilities powered by the NVIDIA Blackwell architecture to more desktops and professionals across the world. With the flexibility to choose between this 72 GB variant and the existing NVIDIA RTX PRO 5000 48 GB model, AI developers can right-size their systems for a wider range of budgets and project requirements. The forecast forwards. 3x price hike in 2025, aint enough... DRAM memory will skyrocket in 2026 with increases of up to 80%, while NAND Flash will climb by 50%. Goldman Sachs A particularly relevant point in the report is that Goldman Sachs does not identify HBM as the primary driver of price increases , but rather as a secondary factor. The bulk of the inflationary pressure comes from conventional memory, which is the most sensitive to capacity cuts and has the most direct impact on the consumer market. This implies that the price increases will not be limited to data centers, but will drastically affect PCs, laptops, smartphones, and home storage next year. Nice. Forced to enable Secure boot and TPM to play ain't enough anymore. Now you'll need to update the bios as well to be able to play some of the games. What will come next? If your computer is affected by this bug, you’ll be given a restriction, and you won’t be able to launch Valorant. You can resolve this by updating your motherboard’s BIOS to the latest version and by ensuring that all security features like Secure Boot, VBS, and IOMMU are activated and working properly. Critical motherboard flaw allows game cheats, Riot Games blocks 'Valorant' players that don't update BIOS Riot Games, the developer of several popular esports titles such as Valorant and League of Legends, just discovered a security vulnerability affecting several motherboards from Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, and ASRock that cheaters can use to bypass hardware security checks and make it impossible for the game’s anti-cheat software to detect them.

The CEO's is blinded by greed! Looking ahead: Despite widespread warnings of an imminent AI collapse, many top executives are still going all-in on artificial intelligence capital expenditures. Meanwhile, CEOs are growing increasingly disillusioned with the supposedly transformative capabilities of LLMs and chatbots. Most CEOs are ready to spend even more on AI in 2026 despite no clear path to ROI And the people have to pay the price... Senators probe whether AI data centers are driving up electricity costs Warren, Van Hollen, and Blumenthal question whether tech companies are shifting grid costs to local communities

And as usual... The consumers of the scam close their eyes. They will still use Facebook and Insta. Meta knowingly took in billions from scam ads on Facebook and Instagram, says Reuters Another day, another Meta controversy In a nutshell: Meta has faced several controversies over the years, including the misuse of private data for political profiling, failing to stop the spread of fake news and hate speech, and ignoring the impact of Facebook and Instagram on the mental well-being of young people. A new report now claims the company has also knowingly accepted fraudulent and scam ads originating in China.

This was/is inevitable... Those with sligth older gen cards/new low mid end saved by the dram crisis. Game development is now affected by the RAM crisis TL;DR: Rising DDR5 memory and storage costs, driven by the ongoing DRAM crisis and AI demand, are causing supply shortages and higher prices through 2026. This forces game developers like Larian Studios to optimize AAA titles for limited RAM and VRAM, impacting PC gaming performance and hardware upgrade cycles. What does this mean for gaming, specifically high-profile AAA-style experiences with a focus on immersive and detailed visuals? Well, a fundamental shift in how game developers will approach making games for the "foreseeable future." And with that, game developers will be forced to optimize performance for systems with limited RAM and VRAM. G.Skill And Micron Share Depressing Update On PC Memory Crisis by Paul Lilly - Thu, Dec 18, 2025 Just in case anyone needs to hear it again (as if!), we're in the midst of a memory crisis that has seen the cost of DRAM catapult to unsettling levels. G-skill statement. https://www.gskill.com/community/1502239313/1765875574/Why-has-G.SKILL-DRAM-memory-prices-increased-so-much-recently-since-2025-Q4