*Official Benchmark Thread* - Post it here or it didn't happen :D

[electrosoft]

5090 pricing drops and market saturation continues.....

 

13 different models of open box 5090's on Newegg starting at $2549 with several being marked down even further from their original open box pricing....

 

Now Newegg is offering +$200 gift certificates on three models including:

 

Gigabyte Gaming

MSI Ventus (which already had a price cut)

MSI Vanguard (which already had a price cut)

 

Only models truly out of stock (IE, original MSRP listings still up do not count) are three Gigabyte models and that's it:

 

Windforce (cheapest non FE model available)

Aorus WB

Aorus AIO

 

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5 minutes ago, Mr. Fox said:

I don't like FE video cards and have no plans to purchase one. I didn't like them before and the goofball way the 50 series is designed as separate components is unacceptable to me.  The single vBIOS and lockdowns are also issues that give me a reason to say no.

 

 

I don't expect pricing to fall below launch MSRP, but if we can at least get back to it, I'll revisit it. Cancelling an Astral 20% off was an epiphany for myself in regards to how much these cards are really worth to me  and how much I would pay for one. Even the 5090FE is overpriced but the least egregious of them all by far at this point.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Tenoroon]

12 minutes ago, Mr. Fox said:

Nice to see you again. How are you doing?

Thanks for asking. I'm doing a lot better. I finished the semester out at school with good enough grades and have been able to walk normally for about a month now. From Feb to the end of May I felt as I was in limbo, waiting to fully heal and waiting for the semester to end and the summer to begin so I can get back on a normal routine. Now that I've established a routine and have a summer job, things are essentially back to normal.

I get knee and ankle pain from time to time, which I'll likely have to live with, but I'm hoping that once I start working out (which will start tomorrow) that I can minimize problems related from the accident and surgery. Even though the situation has been frustrating and annoying, I realize I'm very lucky to be in the position to even think about everything, so I don't let it bother me too much.

I've been mostly MIA here due to a lack of interesting things going on with technology and just being busy with life. I was 14 when I made my "Upgrading my Ranger" post over on NBR. I had lots of time to toy around with stuff and learn, which was awesome, but now there are no more "new" laptops to modify and tinker with and I am now older and have a lot more on my plate. The knowledge I've gained from that time will stick with me forever, and I'm very grateful to have learned all I did from you guys. I still have plans to do some stupid stuff to my 4930mx and to rig up a CF-31 to my Thunderbird to interface with the ECU, but those things will happen in the future.

I suppose this is strange to say, but my P870TM carried me through my entire recovery. Whether it was doing schoolwork, playing games and chatting with university friends who were off at co-ops whenever I could, or being driven to New Orleans with some friends to visit a close buddy and playing UT99 via LAN until the sun came up, it did its job with no issues and while not boiling my lap, which was nice as I was mostly bed-ridden for a month after my surgery. I find it rather disappointing that it's one of the best computers I've ever used and that nothing will ever really match it. I will use that thing until it sees the day where modern software won't support any aspect of it. Thanks @Prema
 

[tps3443]

3 hours ago, electrosoft said:

 

I love ya bro but..............🤣

 

 

 

Back to our regularly sponsored programming....

 

 

I mean a shunt is only because you can't do it via vBIOS and it still doesn't address the memory OC capability of +5000 vs +3000. 😞

 

Eventually the XOC will be solved. More info and tips and tricks leaking every day but at least you can shunt mod every 5090 so wattage is never the problem which is nice. I'm quite adept at soldering (been doing it since I was in the single digits when I would mod of RC cars as a kid along with rebuilding lawnmower engines to build go carts) but I still would prefer to just use an XOC vBIOS along with getting the opened up memory tuning.

 

But either way tearing down your 5090FE to block it and breaking 17k on SN is quite righteous! Plus gaming steady with 3300+ clocks everywhere is icing on the cake. I thought your pics of the cleaned up 5090FE PCB were great too. You did a really bang up job and it shows.

 

I've really been enjoying your result posts.

 

I still think you should at least drag the chiller out of retirement for a limited engagement so we can see where it goes chilled for benchmarks or it will always be a case of "what if?" I can easily see hitting at least 17.4.k+ on it. Flex it, bench it as hard as possible for a few weeks then put the chiller back into retirement and ride the 5090FE blocked till the 6090.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

🤣.
 

 

 

You are so right. And this is why.  YESSSS SIRRREEEEE 🤣 Cannot resist that FE ASS lol.

 

 

BTW, I loved RC CARS. My last one was an Xmaxx 8S in 2020, my first one was a Stampede in 1998. 😃 It’s a hobby I’ll get in to every so often for a little bit lol. Pretty fun though. My kids have a few Traxxas Stampedes. 

[Mr. Fox]

3 hours ago, Tenoroon said:

Thanks for asking. I'm doing a lot better. I finished the semester out at school with good enough grades and have been able to walk normally for about a month now. From Feb to the end of May I felt as I was in limbo, waiting to fully heal and waiting for the semester to end and the summer to begin so I can get back on a normal routine. Now that I've established a routine and have a summer job, things are essentially back to normal.

I get knee and ankle pain from time to time, which I'll likely have to live with, but I'm hoping that once I start working out (which will start tomorrow) that I can minimize problems related from the accident and surgery. Even though the situation has been frustrating and annoying, I realize I'm very lucky to be in the position to even think about everything, so I don't let it bother me too much.

I've been mostly MIA here due to a lack of interesting things going on with technology and just being busy with life. I was 14 when I made my "Upgrading my Ranger" post over on NBR. I had lots of time to toy around with stuff and learn, which was awesome, but now there are no more "new" laptops to modify and tinker with and I am now older and have a lot more on my plate. The knowledge I've gained from that time will stick with me forever, and I'm very grateful to have learned all I did from you guys. I still have plans to do some stupid stuff to my 4930mx and to rig up a CF-31 to my Thunderbird to interface with the ECU, but those things will happen in the future.

I suppose this is strange to say, but my P870TM carried me through my entire recovery. Whether it was doing schoolwork, playing games and chatting with university friends who were off at co-ops whenever I could, or being driven to New Orleans with some friends to visit a close buddy and playing UT99 via LAN until the sun came up, it did its job with no issues and while not boiling my lap, which was nice as I was mostly bed-ridden for a month after my surgery. I find it rather disappointing that it's one of the best computers I've ever used and that nothing will ever really match it. I will use that thing until it sees the day where modern software won't support any aspect of it. Thanks @Prema

I'm super happy to hear that you're doing well brother. 

 

While the accident was terribly unfortunate it's good that it happened while you are young and still able to heal quickly. The older you get the more difficult it is to deal with the injury and recovery is slower.

 

The P870 was the last great laptop. No laptop made after it has been worth owning. I can see how having it would have made the downtime the accident caused more tolerable.

[electrosoft]

4 hours ago, Tenoroon said:

Thanks for asking. I'm doing a lot better. I finished the semester out at school with good enough grades and have been able to walk normally for about a month now. From Feb to the end of May I felt as I was in limbo, waiting to fully heal and waiting for the semester to end and the summer to begin so I can get back on a normal routine. Now that I've established a routine and have a summer job, things are essentially back to normal.

I get knee and ankle pain from time to time, which I'll likely have to live with, but I'm hoping that once I start working out (which will start tomorrow) that I can minimize problems related from the accident and surgery. Even though the situation has been frustrating and annoying, I realize I'm very lucky to be in the position to even think about everything, so I don't let it bother me too much.

I've been mostly MIA here due to a lack of interesting things going on with technology and just being busy with life. I was 14 when I made my "Upgrading my Ranger" post over on NBR. I had lots of time to toy around with stuff and learn, which was awesome, but now there are no more "new" laptops to modify and tinker with and I am now older and have a lot more on my plate. The knowledge I've gained from that time will stick with me forever, and I'm very grateful to have learned all I did from you guys. I still have plans to do some stupid stuff to my 4930mx and to rig up a CF-31 to my Thunderbird to interface with the ECU, but those things will happen in the future.

I suppose this is strange to say, but my P870TM carried me through my entire recovery. Whether it was doing schoolwork, playing games and chatting with university friends who were off at co-ops whenever I could, or being driven to New Orleans with some friends to visit a close buddy and playing UT99 via LAN until the sun came up, it did its job with no issues and while not boiling my lap, which was nice as I was mostly bed-ridden for a month after my surgery. I find it rather disappointing that it's one of the best computers I've ever used and that nothing will ever really match it. I will use that thing until it sees the day where modern software won't support any aspect of it. Thanks @Prema
 

 

I did not realize you were in an accident. I'm so glad you're on the mend.

 

The laptop scene has become dismal of late if you're into real interchangeable parts and true upgrade ability. Quite frankly, the P870 series was my favorite series of all time surpassing the Alienware 18 series (my second fave). I owned each iteration from the DM through the TM and spent years tinkering with them. X170 series was still holding onto that big DTR body and the NH55 was the last, sad gasp with desktop CPUs and then POOF here we are. I try to still pick up or have eval units requested my way to play around with but clearly nothing like the tanks of yesteryear. 😞

 

 

2 hours ago, tps3443 said:

🤣.
 

 

 

You are so right. And this is why.  YESSSS SIRRREEEEE 🤣 Cannot resist that FE ASS lol.

 

 

BTW, I loved RC CARS. My last one was an Xmaxx 8S in 2020, my first one was a Stampede in 1998. 😃 It’s a hobby I’ll get in to every so often for a little bit lol. Pretty fun though. My kids have a few Traxxas Stampedes. 

 

 

lol, touche' 🤣

 

I still say the chiller for a stab at 18k+!  Then you can really drop the mic! 🙂

 

Yeah, my entire youth was focused around model airplanes, RC cars, go carts, computers and electronics. Trying to get my daughter and niece interested in drones atm lol. Luckily my nephew loves all this stuff so I have a protege'. Make sure to keep the magic alive!

 

[Mr. Fox]

2 hours ago, electrosoft said:

I did not realize you were in an accident. I'm so glad you're on the mend.

He shared with us in this post and I just happened to see it. I often miss posts in threads I visit infrequently, but I was fortunate enough to have seen it. That is how I knew to ask.