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There is pretty much no meaningful performance gain from any additional overclocking headroonm, and the FE/Zotac/Strix all have the same 450w power envelope, so what you are doing is a pointless exercise and yes, dumb. It is classic irrational FOMO. :D

Pretty sure the FE and Strix can go to 600w?

In any case i'd say other factors are more important. Build quality, fan noise, RGB, warranty, thermals and re-sale value. All important to consider when buying any card.
 
Not only is your ultrawide monitor likely of a lesser resolution than standard 4k, there is pretty much no meaningful performance gain from any additional overclocking headroom. The FE/Zotac/Strix all perform within range of each other and all run cool and quiet, so what you are doing is a pointless exercise and yes, a bit daft. Classic FOMO. :D
Well I can always return it :cry:
 
Why do you have a 4090 with a mobo that only has PCI 3 O.o
didnt some youtuber do a video where it made almost no difference


I've been checking the website every few minutes for over a month. I literally had a dream about buying a 4090FE last night. This is so unfair.
Ask Einstein aka @Purgatory to get one since he claims there is no shortage ;) and 4090 owners with buyers remorse are stuck with cards they wouldn't be able to sell :D
he must love me tagging him to say this, done it multiple times now :p
 
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Quick question, so my motherboard is PCI 3 so how much of a restriction will I find that with a 4090 card?

Also depends what CPU and resolution you are playing at if will be bottlenecking the card

I've been checking the website every few minutes for over a month. I literally had a dream about buying a 4090FE last night. This is so unfair.

That sounds depressing Are you not signed to the alerts ? Part alert on telegram is good

didnt some youtuber do a video where it made almost no difference



Ask Einstein aka @Purgatory to get one since he claims there is no shortage ;) and 4090 owners with buyers remorse are stuck with cards they wouldn't be able to sell :D
he must love me tagging him to say this, done it multiple times now :p

How many do they have on each drop ? Of course the FE are gonna be in demand they are high quality and cheapest . I see few retailers with 4090 stock for over a week some not much over FE
 
It's more that, I play on an ultrawide and am looking to hold on to the 4090 as long as possible, so I want the overclocking headroom (even if it's marginal) to stick on a 4090 as long as possible. And the Zotac Trinity is a 450w card and my particular card has no overclocking potential. I know it sounds dumb.
The strix will offer you nothing over the FE apart from a bigger dent in the pocket, very little difference between any of the 4090 and will mainly boil down to silicone lottery :)
 
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