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[electrosoft]

More Sapphire Nitro+ burning issues yet the Taichi with the same 12v2x6 connector seems to be ok?

 

One problem with the Sapphire is the rear back mounting which has no choice but to twist and bend the cable in all scenarios. It is unavoidable. Another is it is directly in the line of fire of exhausting heat.....

 

https://videocardz.com/newz/sapphire-rx-9070-xt-nitro-adds-two-more-burned-blue-tipped-12v-2x6-adapter-reports-and-issues-with-rma

 

[Mr. Fox]

1 hour ago, electrosoft said:

More Sapphire Nitro+ burning issues yet the Taichi with the same 12v2x6 connector seems to be ok?

 

One problem with the Sapphire is the rear back mounting which has no choice but to twist and bend the cable in all scenarios. It is unavoidable. Another is it is directly in the line of fire of exhausting heat.....

 

https://videocardz.com/newz/sapphire-rx-9070-xt-nitro-adds-two-more-burned-blue-tipped-12v-2x6-adapter-reports-and-issues-with-rma

 

It is a great example of an outcome where novelty and the importance of aesthetics triumph over intelligence. There will always be a market where stupidity flourishes.

 

 

[jaybee83]

21 hours ago, electrosoft said:

Ugh, Thursday night after the gym I had a scratchy throat and itchy sinuses. I woke up Friday feeling like someone hit me with a baseball bat. High temp, throat feeling full of glass shards. By Saturday, it had moved down into my lungs and chest was hurting and nose flowing like the nile. Sunday temp spiking to 103+ and now a tight, juicy cough with lots of green stuff that would make even Slimer proud. Took a home test and yep, Flu A. I skipped my flu shot this year too and this was a nice reminder why I shouldn't skip it. My wife got her flu shot and she picked up Flu A from me and besides some mild sniffles, she's fully functional while I am coughing and hacking up all types of stuff with spiking fevers going on day 4 and I'm just wiped out.....luckily I have enough energy to at least play FO76 and WoW 🤣

 

Like you, and I am sure the bulk of us married, I dunno how we would survive without our significant others.

 

I will say this though, I will take the flu over Covid any day of the week.....Covid wrecks me in a way no other sickness ever has and I'm down for the count for 6-8 weeks depending on how close I contract it to my vaxx window and even after I am weakened for quite awhile.  I've had Covid 5x now in the last 6 years (including on "launch" in early 2020). My wife caught it with me last February and it was the sickest she's ever been in her life. In her words, "I now see how this crap can take someone out...."

 

I think one reason I tend to skip my flu shot from time to time is because even at its very worse it is maybe a 5/10 vs covid for me.

 

Oh, and you're relatively young. You're what? In your 30s? Yes, it gets worse as you get older.... 🤣

 

 

damn, this is one club i didnt invite u to for a reason 😄 u had to come join anyways eh? hahaha. stilll recovering here, second week of sick leave from work. for me covid and the flu are actually very very similar thats why i took a test right away when symptoms started last week.

aww nice to know i can still pull off some "youthfulness" 😄 unfortunately, the big 4 has already gotten ahold of me several years back.

[electrosoft]

22 hours ago, Mr. Fox said:

It is a great example of an outcome where novelty and the importance of aesthetics triumph over intelligence. There will always be a market where stupidity flourishes.

 

 

 

I feel like if cable makers really didn't cut corners it would at least put a nice dent into many of these problems. Watching that brand new Corsair cable be absolute trash was alarming from its loose fit to its readings.

 

It seems like Cablemod learned their lesson that first time around and all the issues with 4090 cards and really came back with a high quality cable with a snug fit and good amperage distribution.

 

Trash connector that needs perfect conditions to properly thrive

Trash AIBs shaving pennies on quality adapters even to their own detriment

Trash end users treating it like it is as robust as 8-pin and twisting and pulling it with reckless regard....

 

I DO think this connector is here to stay, but I do feel like with a few more refinements it will be declared "safe"

 

 

1 hour ago, jaybee83 said:

 

damn, this is one club i didnt invite u to for a reason 😄 u had to come join anyways eh? hahaha. stilll recovering here, second week of sick leave from work. for me covid and the flu are actually very very similar thats why i took a test right away when symptoms started last week.

aww nice to know i can still pull off some "youthfulness" 😄 unfortunately, the big 4 has already gotten ahold of me several years back.

 

lol, I tried to avoid that club! 🤣 lol, well I'm going to let you know it doesn't get any better in your 50's! 🤣

 

I turned the corner today and my fever finally broke after 4 days but I know this wet cough and general malaise is going to be with me for at least another week. Speedy recovery brother!

 

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@Mr. Fox It's like we talked it up.....

 

3090ti vs 5090. 5090 is two generations newer and fully 66 to 133%+ faster than a 3090ti with a lot of that on the low end being an inability to fully utilize the 5090 even at 4k....it would be even worse with a 3090.

 

5090 is just a beast.

 

I am glad we were able to get ours at a somewhat sane (in the realm of 5090s) price...

 

 

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Zotac first out letting us know massive price hikes coming specifically to the 5060 and 5090 and kind of throwing Nvidia under the bus but they are the reason so.....yeah.....

 

 

[Mr. Fox]

6 hours ago, electrosoft said:

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Zotac first out letting us know massive price hikes coming specifically to the 5060 and 5090 and kind of throwing Nvidia under the bus but they are the reason so.....yeah.....

I am glad they did. I hope more AIBs start throwing them under the bus. Maybe even do a burnout on their head, then back over them a second time for good measure.  That is better than what they deserve.

[Rage Set]

On 1/26/2026 at 3:59 PM, electrosoft said:

 

If you do end up trying another, the only logical model is the Red Devil. You get the highest phase design, 3x8pin and I would say one of the best and quietest air coolers, but we know you would rip that off ASAP.

 

Even though it is a kick in the performance sack, I wouldn't be adverse to running a KPE3090 again if it came to that and a 3090 is where you wanted to go. We didn't realize that was truly the last of a magical time in GPUs. 😞

 

 

 

Based upon how AMD implemented mobile considerations with their effectively transplanted desktop chips, I think you are better off with the 275hx. I have yet to encounter an AMD laptop that doesn't have poor fan tables and fans revving up vs the now three 275hx based laptops I've tested. Even the hot box Acer Nitro 15.6" with 5060 and 275hx that thermal throttles under heavy load runs relatively even and quiet vs the Acer 16" AMD OLED, Acer AMD 7325 + 4050 15.6" and my former Raider 7945HX3D.

 

Unless AMD changes something in their mobile implementation, I am going to stick with Intel moving forward. Since the launch of their Ultra chips both true mobile and desktop shoehorned into laptops, they just run quieter and more even for D2D use than AMD....at least in my testing/use cases.

 

We only ended up with a paltry 6 inches of snow. So disappointing..... (Sorry @Papusan! 🤣)

 

I was wondering if you had a preferred card one over the other, but as Nvidia stock dries up there's plenty of 9070xt cards available even though prices jumped. Hopefully AMD can make some more inroads. lol, thanks! It really is the best model on paper out of the 9070xt lineup for several reasons. I didn't even really give it a serious look till you went with one and I went "Hmmm, if @Rage Set is going with it, maybe there's more to it that I missed," and then read some reviews, watched some videos and realized it is the best 9070xt this time around overall IMHO.

 

 

 

Ugh, Thursday night after the gym I had a scratchy throat and itchy sinuses. I woke up Friday feeling like someone hit me with a baseball bat. High temp, throat feeling full of glass shards. By Saturday, it had moved down into my lungs and chest was hurting and nose flowing like the nile. Sunday temp spiking to 103+ and now a tight, juicy cough with lots of green stuff that would make even Slimer proud. Took a home test and yep, Flu A. I skipped my flu shot this year too and this was a nice reminder why I shouldn't skip it. My wife got her flu shot and she picked up Flu A from me and besides some mild sniffles, she's fully functional while I am coughing and hacking up all types of stuff with spiking fevers going on day 4 and I'm just wiped out.....luckily I have enough energy to at least play FO76 and WoW 🤣

 

Like you, and I am sure the bulk of us married, I dunno how we would survive without our significant others.

 

I will say this though, I will take the flu over Covid any day of the week.....Covid wrecks me in a way no other sickness ever has and I'm down for the count for 6-8 weeks depending on how close I contract it to my vaxx window and even after I am weakened for quite awhile.  I've had Covid 5x now in the last 6 years (including on "launch" in early 2020). My wife caught it with me last February and it was the sickest she's ever been in her life. In her words, "I now see how this crap can take someone out...."

 

I think one reason I tend to skip my flu shot from time to time is because even at its very worse it is maybe a 5/10 vs covid for me.

 

Oh, and you're relatively young. You're what? In your 30s? Yes, it gets worse as you get older.... 🤣

 

 

I researched all of the "flagship" 9070 XTs. Generally, when it comes to AMD exclusive AIB's, I like Sapphire, but Power Color won me over with the phase design and 8pin connectors on the Red Devil. It was strange to see the Red Devil go under the radar compare to the other AIB "flagships" 9070 XTs. 

 

I think it was due to Power Color producing a powerful card but being very conservative in their default OC profile. They chose complete silent over performance. I get it, the general public want cards that are quiet. Then I saw people unleash the Red Devil, seeing the core hit 3400 to 3500Mhz (or even higher when instability be damned) - all the while still running cooler than others. On the other hand, memory overclocking on the Red Devil is where it is make or break. 

 

I wonder how this card will perform blocked, but I only see one waterblock available. I am super surprised that Bykski didn't make one for the Red Devil, instead produced blocks for the lower end Powercolor cards. I guess they only produced blocks for "reference" designs this generation. 

 

I am interested to know how each of our cards perform. 

[tps3443]

On 1/23/2026 at 12:04 AM, Mr. Fox said:

I literally just now watched this video and was coming here to post it.  👍 @tps3443 might want to watch this.

Someone used the wrong screw and drilled through the card @Mr. Fox lol what the heck. People are something else man. I’ve had mine apart like 4 times now. You would have none of these issues though. That’s not a screw that would be included with it either. All the screws in that section do not look like that at all, and they all match. 
 

 

[Mr. Fox]

2 hours ago, tps3443 said:

Someone used the wrong screw and drilled through the card @Mr. Fox lol what the heck. People are something else man. I’ve had mine apart like 4 times now. You would have none of these issues though. That’s not a screw that would be included with it either. All the screws in that section do not look like that at all, and they all match. 

Best wishes on your new family business venture, brother.

[electrosoft]

Yeah, I just saw his for sale (now sold!) 5090 listing over on the OC forums. Congrats @tps3443 and good luck on your new adventure brother! Keep us in the loop with how it goes! This thread clearly transcends just computer hardware for us. 💙

 

You can always repurchase later or just wait till the 6000 series as priorities are elsewhere atm. That's just how life is sometimes. I remember selling off a large chunk of hardware several years ago for a new roof.

 

 

[jaybee83]

3 hours ago, electrosoft said:

Yeah, I just saw his for sale (now sold!) 5090 listing over on the OC forums. Congrats @tps3443 and good luck on your new adventure brother! Keep us in the loop with how it goes! This thread clearly transcends just computer hardware for us. 💙

 

You can always repurchase later or just wait till the 6000 series as priorities are elsewhere atm. That's just how life is sometimes. I remember selling off a large chunk of hardware several years ago for a new roof.

 

 

 

what did i miss?

[electrosoft]

17 minutes ago, jaybee83 said:

 

what did i miss?

 

@tps3443 up and sold off his 5090 for some real life adventures.... 😁

 

https://www.overclock.net/posts/29553159/

 

Fantastic price at that too!

[jaybee83]

8 minutes ago, electrosoft said:

 

@tps3443 up and sold off his 5090 for some real life adventures.... 😁

 

https://www.overclock.net/posts/29553159/

 

Fantastic price at that too!

dayum! whats he got planned?

 

edit: funny to see hes basically sitting on top of GN Steve in NC 😄