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

[Mr. Fox]

I ordered this as my second Z890 board. Price for a 2-DIMM is hard to beat. This is a LONG review and he actually does live memory overclocking and does a teardown on the board.

 

 

[electrosoft]

2 hours ago, Mr. Fox said:

Sold to our beloved friend @Reciever

 

Whoa, didn't see that coming, congrats @Reciever! Not sure you'll be able to handle all that power man!! That's a huge step up! Keeping it in the family is always a plus 💜

 

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12 hours ago, Mr. Fox said:

It never ceases to amaze me how much better temperatures are bare die.

 

Having delidded dozens of CPUs over the years, this is always the first thing that smacks you in the face the instant insane cooler running.....

 

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42 minutes ago, Papusan said:

 

The greed is eminent everything else... 

 

NVIDIA cancels $4,600 GeForce RTX 5090 order after ASUS rejects pre-price hike pricing, new order costs $5,100

 

RTX 5090 buyer loses order after ASUS raises price by 12.5%

 

 

Makes total sense with the price hikes and 5090s trickling in.....at least from Asus's perspective. Prices are in flux real time. There's no realistic backstock to fall back on.....thanks Nvidia!

 

We know what's incoming.....

 

Asus and Gigabyte raising prices by 20% in Chinese channels

Gigabyte raising prices by up to 40% in Japan

GPU Prices up by 30% in South Korea

 

Prices are also on the rise 5080 on down. Microcenter has officially raised prices and something like the GB WF SFF 5080 I picked up open box for $983 less than three weeks ago is now officially "$1599.99" with some old stock marked as on sale atm or clear out, but this is a portend of things to come. 60% over MSRP......crazy.

 

Cheapest 5070ti is $989 and those prices haven't been adjusted up yet but basically (may be worse but at least):

 

5080 $1599 new low price incoming

5070ti $1199 new low price incoming

5070  $699 new low price incoming

 

9070xt's are supposed to get a price hike soon but the problem is nobody is buying and they really should at a certain point with some of these prices. I seriously think AMD is the only reason Nvidia is somewhat not blowing up 5070 and 5070ti prices even more like they are doing with the 5080 and especially the 5090.

 

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With the contraction of the overall PC market, the logic here for MB makers is.....charge more because those who were going to buy will buy anyhow? Maybe Intel with Nova Lake, but AMD users will just keep their AM5 boards and upgrade  their CPUs if they feel the need.....

 

https://videocardz.com/newz/asus-gigabyte-and-msi-reportedly-plan-motherboard-price-increases-for-q3-2026

 

Don't forget memory is officially booked through 2027.....

 

Good times!!