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Me? Have tested it. But the fan control on the Astral is total wacko with the Gigabyte vbios. Only useful if you have a waterblock for the card. But not bad with the 600W power cap https://www.3dmark.com/pr/3411290 Edit. What a beauty. But it will most likely be a downscaled/castrated card for China. If this info is correct from Manly, then expect the Black Edition of xx90 HOF will be an hefty downgrade. More like 5090DD. Yet, a damn pretty one. GALAX teases its first GeForce RTX 50 Hall of Fame graphics card in black @Mr. Fox ASRock announces X870E Taichi OCF, its first AMD OC Formula motherboard for overclocking https://videocardz.com/newz/asrock-announces-x870e-taichi-ocf-its-first-amd-oc-formula-motherboard-for-overclocking This should be done for every HW manufacurer. No one want big packages with bloatware intalled on their systems. And (a)RGB should be set to static White for default settings. The RGB jockey's can tune for their likings if they prefer other colors than white. Not force the trash on everyone. MSI preps web-based RGB controls so you don't have to install bloatware on your PC @electrosoft You prefer AIO coolers. Take a look....

Just wait. The Chinese will put all work into making the 5090FE work with 48GB vram. And they will hack the firmware/make custom nvflash that will work. Some will do it. Be you sure. Maybe with xx60 series we will see the same also for all AIB cards (you are stuck with what you bought). We already see some of it today (problems cross-flash some of the AIB cards).

Nice. And not even the Gold Edition of 5080. Yup, Dom 5080 now at 5090 prices. Tempting bro @Mr. Fox? But if you dont like the game, maybe a vanilla 5080 Astral at sub $1700 looking better? Asus RTX 5080 Doom-inspired GPU costs as much as an RTX 5090

Hmmm. Very dry but still leak out from the card once the temps go up (vertical mount). Will the Gigabyte mods (shills) put up a Putty leak Megatread? And will Gigabyte accept it ? Or can it further destoy Gigabyte's reputation? China is a huge market for 5090(D). This could mean better availability of 5090's in other regions. Because around 30% of all made xx90(D) will be removed from the China market. And less shortage means more normal prices as well. Or Nvidia's partners will reduce the production to keep up highest possible ASP. NVIDIA RTX 5090D Rumored To Get Nerfed To Just 14,080 CUDA Cores, RTX 5080 Ti/Super Expected To Release At The End Of 2025

Is this real? Almost $1400 USD for one day in Disney park with your fam. See the whole video. @Mr. Fox @electrosoft +++

Nice. Expect lower performance even up to 14th gen Intel Core processors. Me upgrading firmware? Nope. I'm still on the older 9905. And if the processor die or degrade I just ask for a new one. Or my money back. Maybe Gigabyte should deny repair/RMA if you confirm to them that you have used your GPU in vertical mount?😁 Remember Gigabyte is damn happy to use their stickers with the fat big red arrow stamped.

Nice. Spectre CPU bug returns to haunt Intel processors again. Expect lower performance even with 14th gen Intel Core processors. New Intel CPU flaws leak sensitive data from privileged memory The firmware-level mitigations introduce a 2.7% performance overhead, while software mitigations have a performance impact between 1.6% and 8.3%, depending on the CPU.

Gigabyte said just clean it off. Sure, maybe do it weekly as a part of the maintenance/check for signs of melted trash connectors. In the end it will be no more putty on the components. This will hunt Gigabyte's reputation and RMA cost will increase within the cards support warranty period (Gigabyte offer 4 years if you register your card). Good they have larger margins due disgusting prices above MSRP. Yep, cost saving on the paste, gel and the job will in the end cost them more than what they saved/jacked up prices. Payback time for greed. And sad for the owners that need to send in their cards for RMA due badly executed job on the thermal concept (again due greed) on overpriced graphics cards. Gigabyte leaky GPU problem continues, here's the thermal putty creep in action Gigabyte's so-called "Server-Grade Thermal Conductive Gel" and a degrading thermal paste on the RX 9070 Gaming OC | Test Lab Finally, there's the bitter aftertaste that Gigabyte apparently prefers to bask in the comforting haze of buzzy buzzwords like "server-grade thermal conductive gel" instead of simply developing a well-thought-out overall thermal concept. The fact that they opted for viscous paste with questionable long-term performance instead of proven PTM pads, precisely where thermomechanical stability is essential—namely, directly on the sensitive GPU die—seems not only unwise but almost cynical in retrospect.

As long Nvidia's ceo Jensen can continue feed China with graphics cards, then expect higher prices for next gen cards. And be you sure, Nvidia won't stop their practice/let their partners do whatever they want. None can stop China from get what they want. Just see the link below. GPU imports to Malaysia surge by 3,400% in 2025, raising alarm amid smuggling investigations

Yup. New small features to increase sales of newer and more expensive products. Gigabyte incorporates 64MB BIOS chip on X870 motherboard to integrate the WiFi driver Maybe Microsofts next hardware requirements.... And you pay premium for an feature you don't want. This makes it easier for you to create a Microsoft account for the first time. Here, you can see why it was almost empty for 5090's globally and at awful high prices.... Nvidia and their partners feeded China with loads of cards... Perfect if you want to increase profits and make shortage. Same as with the miner boom. And I'm sure they shipped out the 5090's for the better paying customer before release. For example, the high-priced RTX 50 series is in short supply. When the RTX 5090 was launched globally at the beginning of the year, it was snapped up at a marked-up price. In particular, AI chip buyers from China bought it as soon as it was available without asking the price. As a result, the channel price of the RTX 5090 doubled from the launch price of approximately NT$80,000 at the time. And now Nvidia want you to pay even more... Becaue they need too keep up their high profits margins. NVIDIA reportedly raises GPU prices by 10-15% as manufacturing costs surge — tariffs and TSMC price hikes filter down to retailers

Congrats. But why not wait for the cheaper RX 9060 XT @8GB Edition? Brand new and no one have touched it before you😀 Even the 16GB Edition will be cheaper than your Gigabyte 9070xt open box. And you don't need more than three Display Outputs (because the Navi 44’s primary purpose is for mobile graphics, which means it has a limited display engine). But you get an single 8-pin Power Connector. The best of both worlds... You get mobile hardware in desktop clothes. Can't be better. Radeon RX 9060 XT cards spotted on Amazon for $450 and up

Hmmm. The Gold OC Edition is close to $8000 and not the much cheaper $5600 price point. I wonder if more expensive will give you more value for your hard earned money. The more you pay the more you save.

Yup. And who other than Asus would come up with the same? Maybe MSI will come close if they release their Lightning cards. With close I mean $1000 cheaper. But it won't come in Gold colors🙂 Asus is soon more for the wealthy one. And Asus needed to change the name for their flagship to be able to charge more. A new SKU name is perfect if you want to increase already high prices.

Asus is grazy. $5600 USD for the 5090 Astral Gold Edition. But you get the badge button in Gold. That's something to remind you about your utter stupidity when you boght it. I wonder what an 5090 Matrix Gold Edition would cost. Still expensive but you get more value for your money. Amost 6 cards for the single golden boy from Asus... But you won't get that gold printed badge button for your refrigerator door. Can you live with that? Hmmm.

Intel have created a real Frankenstein processor with their fake and real tile chips mess. If you want every drop from your expensive Gen-5 drive then you are forced to borrow lanes from the GPU path. And this can't be fixed by firmware. I'ts done by design. Yees. PCIe 5.0 NVMe SSD Throughput Issues on Intel Core Ultra 200 Platforms And Intel continue try fix Raptor lake... Most likely because they offer 5 years warranty for those older chips. Raptor Lake Instability: Intel Releases Yet Another Firmware Patch (0x12F Microcode) Hmmm. Where is AMD in all this? Are they completely innocent in the mess? Not only Assrock have created problems for themself. Go back to the mother of the problems and it all screems AMD. ASUS BIOS Update Resolves Ryzen 9000 SoC Voltage Lock Also some pc users have done wrong choices--- But will they learn from own misstakes? I doubt it. I regret buying into the RGB hype for my gaming PC. I’m just not drinking that Kool-Aid anymore. Hmm. Never too late.

If @cylixcan't deliver..... We all count on you😀 Nvidia as of today. Gamers ain't profitable so why bother? https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/rtx-5060-reviews-are-reportedly-in-jeopardy-nvidia-allegedly-withholding-pre-release-drivers-from-reviewers Startup trains AI models with gaming GPU setup under $100K Fastino is reportedly using less than $100,000 (USD) worth of gaming graphics cards to handle its training needs. This stands out against more commercial operations like Elon Musk's giant xAI, which has seriously intense power requirements.

Microsoft would love that....

Assrock is AMD's preffered (MB) partner. Hmmm.

Maybe AMD also should extend the warranty to 5 years? I'm sure we will see the Zen moment for Assrock🙂

The Chinese know best. 4x 5090 for the price of the Pro. Have been shown time after time. No problem turn 32GB for higher capacity with blessing from Jensen. If he cannot sell more expensive SKU's due the US ban then hi sell parts to make the cheaper cards better. The stupids in the US governments can't catch up with the greed. Or they are all corrupt. And me thinking they are both. You can't fix stupid!!!!!

RTX 6000 Pro will have the 3090 vram temps. The vram below the backplate will turn into +100C. But Nvidia have asked Micron/Samsung and Hynix to increase temp limits for their chips, so.... Maybe it will last within the warranty period. Only Nvidia know.

Castrated by single tiny 12v-2x6. So damn expensive vram. And only for specialized workloads. And the Pro series is Nvidia's gold. Perfect for China to circumvent the US ban. The more they sell of theese the higher price will you see for 5090's. But the Chinese can make 3x5090's for the same price with 3x +48GB vram.