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They fact that they used basically the best memory option 6000 CL30 for the AMD part, but then use far below Intel's optimal spec is enough for me to call it biased. Even if you use a mainstream 4 dimmer, most can achieve around 7600 CL32-34. Hell even using 7000 CL30 2x32gb dual rank would be a better option as it will offer up gaming performance of an 8000 SR kit on Intel. Unfortunately, this type of testing is mainstream and how most outlets test. It is what it is, I've just learned to ignore most of it.

Had they just gone with 2x 12v2x6 connectors, it would have been worth it for the niche market IMO. They would have instantly sold out. Nobody really wants to have to buy a BTF board, at least on Intel side and have worse memory performance over the 2x DIMM OC boards. Maybe next gen will have BTF on 2x DIMM boards, but that is a gamble and who really wants to wait. This entire gen has been a mess. I got my waterblock for my HOF XOC card from Ali delivered this week. I still have not gotten the rest of the parts but plan to have those soon and can finally put this bad boy under water. In the end, I think I'll still perfer a good air cooler. But given the recent news of 2027 for RTX 6000 series, I will at least get to get some use out of the setup before it's obsolete lol.

The stock voltage is 1.15v and the stock power is 600w. The XOC vBIOS is publicly available on tech power up and is 2001w, which further unlocks voltage and memory another +1000 over other 5090s. Some nice individual over at OC.net PM'd me the extra special HOF tool for even further voltage, LLC, and switching period control. Basically the same as the old KingPin tools. Ordered the HOF 5090D IceMan waterblock on AliExpress. Figured the card is pretty rare and any future owner will def. want the ability to put it under water to take advantage of the voltage and power limits.

I tested the 100% fan speed button on the backplate and funnily enough, it's not actually 100%. It's 200-300RPM slower than using 100% fan speed in Afterburner LOL. So the hardware solution is slower than just setting the software to 100%. Super odd but not a big deal either. The backplate looks very similar but zero thermal pads, and instead has this plate protective shield over the entire backplate except on the backside of the GPU die which does have a thermal pad. But the rest has no thermal pads on the backside VRM which makes absolutely no sense to me. I guess I'll buy some thermal pads and removal the shield. I assume they did this to prevent shorts with the backplate, but the thermal pad should provide adequate gap that the risk would be near zero.

Thank man! Unfortunately until first week of Nov I won't really be able to mess around with the card. Found a waterblock for the card on Ali Express, as I understand they are super rare. Guess I better just buy it as there are only 5 remaining in stock. But to truly max out this card's ability, it needs water. On air I'm able to push 700-800w max before temps become insane. The other thing I've found is the memory temps, even at stock are pretty terrible at around 74-78c. When I push the card they can hit 84c. The cooler itself though can manage to keep 700-800w in check with core temps in 70s, which for an air cooler with vapor chamber is decent at that power draw. I think my TUF OC 5090 card hits around 70s at 600w. They used this *mostly* closed off backplate, and ZERO thermal pads. Instead it has a heat shield? So it essentially traps heats in to the card. Makes no sense. I should probably remove the shield and do thermal pads to try and wick heat off the back of the card. The card did have PTM, I took it apart to PTM the card, and to my surprise, it already had PTM lol. But the tinkering let me take it apart, which thankfully is quite easy and they use same size screws for everything on the back. The VRM is just ridiculous on the card. 36 phase VRM.

5090D is only Galax HOF available. Only 100 of these cards were made. I got it for about $800 over an Astral. Which in hind so hindsight is still a terrible deal lol. But at least it’s semi unlocked and can go to 36Gbps memory. Can you DM me the Galax HOF software? I want to see if it works on 5090.

Sometimes I feel like I make the worst decisions. Found this card brand new from a small shop in Florida.

They were shipped and sold by Amazon.

I have the TUF 5090, and it's a pretty great card. No issues to report. I wish I had gotten it at this price!

TUF 5090 on Amazon for $1999 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0DS2Z8854/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&th=1

I hit the max rank 20 lol. Man I really do love it, next weekend hit me up and we can squad up if you want. I'm off on Thursday so I'll be locked and loaded for some BF6 action and try to grind hard. I still played BF2042, it got better, but dang if it isn't sterile feeling going back to that after tasting BF6 action.

Not quite, that article the other day was based on manipulated data. While AMD has definitely gained market share in server, they're definitely not at 50%

I had a feeling HWU results were SUS AF.

If you don't nee the cores, get the 265KF at Microcenter shipped nation wide for $210. Best deal on a CPU I've seen in a long time. 265K is same silicon quality as 285K with 4 less E cores. It's like they downclocked the P cores just to make a new SKU. But My 265K clocked as high, if not higher on P cores than my 285K, and same on E cores. It actually ahs lower latency just due to the design of the chip that cannot be mimicked on the 285K, no matter which E cores you disable.

Tested the shorting pin 2 to ground method that is circulating on OC.net. No go. Does nothing lol. I got some jumper wires and shorted pin 2, did absolutely nothing to the card other than turning off my fans lol.