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Even worse is buying a 5090 Astral. That's £800 extra, over a 5090FE, for an integrated 360 AIO. Save that money and put it towards a 9950X3D instead and still have almost £200 left to spend on 2x16GB 6000Mhz DDR5.
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That's if the retailer will even send out your GPU in the first place, Have to battle through that first
That's certainly a tough break you got with your RMA process. Hope you can get that replacement soon so you can burn your house down and claim the insuranceThat's if the retailer will even send out your GPU in the first place, Have to battle through that first
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That's certainly a tough break you got with your RMA process. Hope you can get that replacement soon so you can burn your house down and claim the insurance
What insurance ?
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Even though I spend a "relatively small" £150 on it per year I still ask myself "why?" I've lived here for over a decade and haven't been broken into, had a gas explosion, flooded or a freak tornado taking half my property away. I reckon you got the smarter approach to things at the moment.What insurance ?
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I rent so no insurance for me, Landlord pays it
On a happy side note I just got a DPD delivery email for an OCUK package, Woot, Replacement card finally incoming
That's given me an idea, I'm going to move into the spare room and rent it from my wife. She can pay the insurance!I rent so no insurance for me, Landlord pays it
On a happy side note I just got a DPD delivery email for an OCUK package, Woot, Replacement card finally incoming
Fingers crossed for the GPU
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Sorry if this has already been posted but are the FE cards any good this time round? I know they look classy and have impressive cooling performance for the size but, if they're around the same price as an AIB model with a beefier would you still choose the FE?
Take a look at this, Founders Editions of a 5070, 5080 and 5090 vs a selection of 3rd party cards...
The FE coolers come in last every time when it comes to cooling performance but they all only take up 2 slots where most 3rd party cards are 2.5 to 3+. This is great if you've got a small matx/itx build but if you've got anything larger then you might as well take advantage of a larger cooler to get lower temps and, probably, noise. Also take into account the cost increase above the FE cards for these improved temps. For example an Asus Astral 5090 costs £800 above the price of a 5090FE.
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I opted to "save" the £800 and go with the hotter GPU.
I’ve been gaming on laptops for about 12 years before going back to desktops and building a new one a few months ago.
Laptops GPU and CPU can regularly run at 80c or more, especially the Intels. They’ve all been fine over the years, the only difference is PCs don’t sound like jet engines whereas laptops will. The components are rated for those temperatures, plus all you need is an undervolt and you will reduce those temps 5-10% easily. But if I went AIB the Suprim would’ve been the winner for me.
I'll always pay more for quietness, and yes the Suprim is my forever choice now.
If my only choice was an FE I wouldn't have 'upgraded' from my 4090.
In most SFF cases the length is also a consideration - and both the 5080 and 5090 are quite long for the more popular SFF cases (Formd T1, Ncase M2 etc.) right now and will just about fit.
Particularly because the Formd T1 has an adjustable spine to allow for larger GPUs - and the Ncase M2 has about 9 different layout options to accomodate thicker cards. I don't think it would have caused too many issues if they'd made the FE models for the 5080 and 5090 2.5 slot cards if it would significantly help with thermals.
I do love the design of the FE cards this generation though, even if they are warmer/louder as a result.
My takeaway from that would be not to let the 5090 FE pull 575WTake a look at this, Founders Editions of a 5070, 5080 and 5090 vs a selection of 3rd party cards...
The FE coolers come in last every time when it comes to cooling performance but they all only take up 2 slots where most 3rd party cards are 2.5 to 3+. This is great if you've got a small matx/itx build but if you've got anything larger then you might as well take advantage of a larger cooler to get lower temps and, probably, noise. Also take into account the cost increase above the FE cards for these improved temps. For example an Asus Astral 5090 costs £800 above the price of a 5090FE.
(not that I would want to be pulling that on any card ofc)
Fit a waterblock on it and even cooling 850w isn't a issue, this cheap little FE is one of if not the highest scoring card in the UK on 3D Mark HOF ( currently)My takeaway from that would be not to let the 5090 FE pull 575W
Although I don't object to an FE card being SFF friendly, it does seem to be an odd decision now of all generations, when the 5090's in particular are running at their most power hungry and hottest ever.
It widens the audience in which you can target. My feeling is that the type of consumer Nvidia is targeting with an SFF friendly 5090 is not your average gamer but someone who may need the space, works from home, has multiple screens, and needs the 5090 for their workflows, and won’t be spending the asking price for a 6000 pro.
Another thought is also Nvidia is given the AIBs are pushing out 3 slot cards then might as well create something different and give it an Apple-esque level of quality and engineering.