NVIDIA RTX 50 SERIES - (PRE)ORDER DISCUSSION **NO COMPETITOR HINTING**

[DizzyZ]

They are included to take away the sour taste left over after overpaying for your GPU.

God I love this place sometimes

 

[Vito]

If you're planning to waterblock, but are having buyers remorse at 2.5k, and will look to buy a high tier model which right now is almost certain to be overpriced. Wouldn't it make sense to wait until you can get it at 2150. The only real reason to buy the top sku's is they run quieter and looks. If you're watercooling these factors are redundant.

Yeah. I know, well, I'm not sure.

TUF on pre order at 2.3k, 7th in queue. Aware Asus wont void warranty for WB, if I've not damaged it as well. Full power without messing with bios etc. (Safer and cheaper option?)

The fact Gibbo mentioned the Astral order next week will clear pre orders and potentially some on sale is messing with my head, doh.
...I would just leave Astral as is, air cooled, and save the faffing with water cooling again.

You make total sense, but I lost common sense the moment I considered buying any 5090 tbh, from a 4090.

Playing Indiana Jones at moment. 4k. 240hz HDR. After update 3 and DLSS 4 update, fps went from about 105 to 170.
5090 raises that about 270.
Can I see the difference? I dont think so...

If this community was together in the pub, I would defo had a slap by now and my wallet taken of me.

5090 anonymous incomming...

 

[Zigwig]

I can't remember the last time such a product has lived so rent free in everyone's heads

 

[Nitefly]

Tbh I think where the ‘5090 difference’ is most relevant is in the lower FPS regions. Going from ~60 -> ~80fps, or even ~90 -> 120fps is a big quality of life boost. You have legroom to apply a subtle FPS cap and keep things smooth (above ‘treacle pace’).

Or, for the pixel peepers, it allows you to run native rather than using upscaling.

Are these thing material when your already pushing 140fps with a 4090? Probably not, no.

The ‘absolute night and day difference ’ FPS changes are (IMO):
30fps -> 60fps
60fps -> 120fps (although 90fps is still a gamechanger IMO)
120fps -> 240fps (ditto 180fps = gamechanger)

And so on.

 

[harmattan]

Forgive me if I'm wrong but don't PNY manufacturer all or most of Nvidia's quadro cards?
I had an old gainward phantom years ago, think it was a gtx 470 or 570 if I recall correctly. Good build quality but very loud.
Got my first Palit on pre-order as we speak so will see what that is like when it arrives

Yes, PNY is a volume AIB, just not for consumer.

Despite my reservations buying cards from a company based in NJ, the ones I've had have always been solid and have not smelled like hotdog water and industrial effluviam like the rest of that god-forsaken state.

 

[Hedge]

Tbh I think where the ‘5090 difference’ is most relevant is in the lower FPS regions. Going from ~60 -> ~80fps, or even ~90 -> 120fps is a big quality of life boost. You have legroom to apply a subtle FPS cap and keep things smooth (above ‘treacle pace’).

Or, for the pixel peepers, it allows you to run native rather than using upscaling.

Are these thing material when your already pushing 140fps with a 4090? Probably not, no.

The ‘absolute night and day difference ’ FPS changes are (IMO):
30fps -> 60fps
60fps -> 120fps (although 90fps is still a gamechanger IMO)
120fps -> 240fps (ditto 180fps = gamechanger)

And so on.

It's very game dependent in my experience. High refresh rate screen and fps make FPS games and competitive games significantly better. But if you're playing something like an Rpg or third person adventure game then it's really diminishing returns over 60fps imo.

Paying over 3 grand for a gpu is kinda dumb regardless.

 

[cliffy]

If you got a partial refund with option of keeping the card, and now the new cards landing are £800 more than the price you paid, I'd just take the partial refund and be done with it...the difference in performance is not massive..the 5090 is still way faster than anything else, with the slight rops drop. Alternatively, as new cards are £800 more, you could probably sell it for what you paid for it, keeping the refund difference for yourself. If there's a choice of buying the card for £3300 with full ROP or £2500 with 8 rops missing, think someone will take the plunge. It'll probably be a collectors item years down the line
I mean, ideally they just replace your card at zero cost difference, but if that's off the table, the above is probably best bet if you don't want to keep the card

My worry is that f te chip is defective enough to be missing ROPS you just do not know what else might be wrong. I did think about autioning it off with full transparency re the ROPS but that just seems wrong to me, couldnt nring myself to do it

 

[0121danwilliams84]

OMG Finally got the Palit 5090 delivered. Two houses have the same name in my village (great idea!) It's had a nice trip around the country but looks good so far. Just need ROPs and to slap a block on this beast.

 

[Rogueywon]

My worry is that f te chip is defective enough to be missing ROPS you just do not know what else might be wrong. I did think about autioning it off with full transparency re the ROPS but that just seems wrong to me, couldnt nring myself to do it

Yeah, that would be exactly my worry with a card with missing ROPS. We don't actually know how a major manufacturing screw-up has happened and Nvidia have not been overflowing with transparency. Who's to say what else might turn out to be wrong with those cards over time.