Which 5090?

[naefeart]

Which of the two cards seems best from an ownership pov:

Asus GeForce RTX 5090 ROG Astral OC White 32GB​

MSI NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB SUPRIM SOC​

So excluding silly purchase costs, which has the best perceived build quality, most effective cooling system and anticipated longterm reliability/better RMA process? I’m particularly focused on not melting any cables, but both seem to draw 600w plus in testing. Undervolting should help here.

From my research there is much mention of coil whine, specifically for the ASUS card, the MSI not so much. The MSI seems to have slightly better cooling and at a quieter level.

I’m not looking to rehash the value debate, I have the money to spend and I won’t be feeding the kids baked beans from here on. Well, not based on this alone.

I’m coming from a Zotac 4090 Amp Extreme which has been faultless over the last 2.5 years, but I think for the 5090 gen, these two cards offer better features/performance this time around.

Interested in people’s thoughts.

 

[naefeart]

Thanks for the responses, I must admit the reports of poor RMA experiences with ASUS (more seem to happen in the US?) does lean me more towards MSI this time. But as Purgatory points out the ASUS has plus points around components etc.

I’ve ruled Zotac out this time purely because the Solid isn’t that much cheaper and looks a bit underwhelming, even compared to the Suprim imo.

Is anyone swayed by the pin monitoring on the ASUS card?