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OK guys, here's the photos of the upgrade. Installation went smoothly, although that 12V cable adapter rubs on the side panel. Still testing the system, I will post some benchies. I noticed I got 3.5X more perf from this 4090 as compared to my older 1080Ti. BTW check out their sizes differences LOL. nullnull

Sometimes I am like that. I told you in another thread that I would get the RX7900XTX but I ended up ordering a 4090 instead It is Strix ASUS variant, was in stock but I have to wait them to ship it from central warehouse to the store which is more like a street quiosque. Why? There are both logical and illogical reasons I did that. The Illogical: - Recently I changed jobs with 50% upgrade of wage so I decided to treat myself with a little something something. - Deep down I am crazy mad scientist type. - Right now I'm more for the fun of it rather than practicality. -A bit of impulse buy - I am barely not married and have no one's wrath to answer for. - kinda breaks my heart not to build a full red system. The (barely) logical: - I buy GPU's for the long run and milk them for what they are worth. My 1080ti is 5&1/2 years old. Legendary card but it starts to show its age. - 4090 draws more watts than the 7900XTX reference but AMD partners side of things draw almost same as the 4090 anyway and those were the ones I was after. My intention was to tweak it's raster perf. to 4090 levels. - 7900XTX has a bug that makes it consume 1000W on idle, I would end consume more than the 4090 over time, who knows when that will get fixed. - Undervolting the 4090 while keeping performance is possible. Now I want to to the reverse of the abobe, tweak the 4090 to consume less than a partner 7900XTX while still keeping it the fastest card overall. - 7900XtX hopelessly slower in any upscale or ray tracing tech. May not matter now, but remember I buy for the long run. - 4090 is so far ahead in this tech that 4090 will still look good VS RDNA4, even if it gets beaten. - FSR3 is still a promise, good or bad green team has their stuff working out of the box. - I saw a local shop price the strix as the 2nd lowest partner card (INNO3D being the lowest), by a difference of 300€-500€ compared to others (depending on shop)... I couldn't believe it, maybe a mistake on their part (everywhere else its the most expensive by quite a substantial margin) and could not resist. I will not tell you how much. Everything is waaaaaaaaaay over MSRP. - Matching RGB scheme I was in the market for a card for a while now, I skipped the 30/6000 series as I was not impressed with their perf and price, and at the time I was kind shorter on funds than I am now for reason I explained above. Last month I upgraded my rig with a phanteks P600S and a SEASONIC Prime 1000W PSU (along with alot of RGB unicorn vomit) in preparation for a new card (in the pic below). I also ordered CABLEMOD's 12VHPWR RT series power cable, and signed up for their 90 degree power adapter launch. The rest of my system specs are: CPU: AMD RYZEN 5950X RAM: 32 GB 4266Mhz (two 2x8 kits) of trident Z RGB @3600Mhz CL 14 CR=1T MOBO: ASUS CROSSHAIR HERO VI AM4 Cooler: Corsair iCUE H115i RGB Elite Capellix280mm AIO Storage: Samsung 960 EVO 1TB M.2+6GB WD 6Gb red

well, looks like the 7900XTX wins over the RTX4090 for me as much I was tempted for the latter. There is simply not enough performance to justify the price difference.

I was thinking in lines of 7950X with vertically stacked cache, but if both happen that would be wild.

I love this guy But bear in mind, Im am not biased on my GPU choice, if these cards have issues like stuttering or driver issues, I'll got 4090.

^^^^I think this stems from the fact people have unrealistic expectations about the 2 cards that were unveiled, along with a mix of total speculation due to the fact AMD had not shown all the information during the unveil show, namely performance figures VS NVIDIA, OC ability and only 2 SKU's of the lineup. Everyone instantly assumed those were the top 2 cards but after the show an AMD tech rep said those are meant to compete with the 4080, NOT the 4090. See video below at 8:20 In light of this, and the performance uplift figures from last gen make perfect sense and to compete with NVIDIA. If you watch the video below, you'll notice ASUS is the only AIB who has unveiled their version of the 7900XT and 7900XTX cards, both of which are limited to the Tuff editions. In that Video when the Strix Edition is mentioned, the rep's simply say they cannot not speak about it. Why was that? My speculation: IMHO The only reason to keep that variant secret is because it is bespoke to a different SKU that AMD has not unveiled yet. Most likely the 7950XT that will be the card to compare with the 4090.

I highly suspect AMD, unlike NVIDIA, will not reserve the best silicon for their own reference models only. The architecture can handle higher frequencies, therefore partners should be able to sort their chips bins to produce OC variants which may allow them approach 4090 levels of performance and watts too (just not ray tracing). This is very interesting. The only thing that can ruin this is bad drivers and stuttering due to higher latency from the communication between chips. Well see.

wait for the reviews man, this is Ryzen 1000 series moment for the GPU's. Cheaper (not cheap) GPU's should equate to proportional performance VS NVIDIA, i.e. not winning, I suspect but lets see first.

7900XT as in the new AMD GPU.

Hi Guys, I am interested in replacing my venerable 1080Ti, with a 4090 or a 7900XT, and for that I already upgraded the case and PSU (Seasonic prime 1000W and Phanteks P600S with some extra unicorn fans ) to make sure I have enough watts and room to install the beast. What is the best trustworthy online store that you would recommend to purchase those from? I live in south of Europe. I know there's a waiting line but the local stores put a nice 1K premium markup over MRSP, and I can't be bothered with that. Thx in advance! The rest of system specs are: Mainboard: ASUS crosshair VI Hero (chipset X370) CPU: AMD 5950X 16 core processor RAM: Gskill Trident Z RGB 32MB (4X8GB) running 3600Mhz CAS14 Future upgrade in mind: 4K HDR1000 monitor (hence my interest in a top tier card)

Bear in mind that most CPU's won't take more than 64GB without a massive drop in speed (by both memory controller limitation and motherboard design), I would hold off from a proactive 128GB upgrade unless capacity becomes the main bottleneck. I dont think there are many 128GB memory kits outside of quad channel systems and cost will be thru the roof. This is an issue for me. Im evaluating an upgrade to 64GB but even that is already expensive as is and not much future proofing in that as far as I can see (128GB kits are not even sold here).

OK guys I finally watched the movie... Twice... In same day... I worn a T-shirt with the American flag, I worn a leather jacket on top (hot as hell for the weather but one has to adhere to the spirit of things) sun glasses, I got pissed, I farted, I sang like an idiot, and enjoyed the snot out of it. It's been a while since I enjoyed a movie at cinema (last time was dune and before that was before the cough-cough). Man I think I needed that because I have been feeling down for years. Also I changed Job with several advantages (in aviation again but not as a pilot). OK back to the movie, I kept expectations low but I was positively surprised, they actually kep GCI to a minimum. It was refreshing to see actors inside the pit for real. I also the movie had a few hidden messages one of them was that the navy wants a dual engine Stealth plane, and it wants it yesterday. I wont spoil the movie but there were several instances the movie gave the F-35 the middle finger. yes it's in it and mentioned but ungraciously dismissed. Fully enjoyable movie that avoids the current fads that plages other movies and make them flop. RECOMMENDED.

The report only mentions 33 of the earliest aircraft in operation. This of course is still is not normal. Either it means there is something wrong with the funding, or that a new undisclosed aircraft is indeed being developed that will replace the type in the not too distant future. There was indication by the USAF in this direction last year, though they did not mention or connect that announcement with this one.

It's not going to win any oscars, the plot will be dodgy, the piloting moves will be highly unprofessional but... ...release the thing already!

There is interest in the heavy lift market, and to rebuild the aerospace sector in that country, especially in the current context of any deals with Russia being blocked on the west currently, Ukraine could still be a viable source of materials and aircraft after a few years of re-construction and renovation. I think Russia and Ukraine are the only viable sources for high grade titanium usable for hot section parts, and that would push new built aircraft along. This is a huge opportunity for Ukraine. I'm sure the whole world wants that market open again urgently, and is a no brainer to invest there.

There's a video out there in youtube dating from the the first days showing a Su-25 pressing into attack despite being hit during the run. Tiny missile / flying tank. Still surreal to watch.

yeah I saw the sad confirmation today

There are reports its not confirmed about the status of this aircraft, the satellite pictures are not conclusive, infact the latest ones show the protruding tail from behind the hangar, and at least that part looks OK, the impact is at the front of the hangar with some damage to the roof, but again, the frontal part of the aircraft is not visible. At least its still standing up on its wheels. The most important part is that I wish everyone is OK.

yes, there's a semiconductor supply issue which was aggravated by the mining situation, but neither can last forever. Also the cough-cough seems to be not so scary anymore so I expect supply to gradually improve at the same time as we move into a crypto bear market next year.

Crypto currencies will run amuck for the rest of this year, and so will the demand for the GPU's. Youll better off waiting for next year for the new generation which will be a huge leap in performance.

Just letting my own impressions here: This aircraft, T-75 is not comparable to the F-35, it's a lighter jet of the Gripen size. I believe the swedes want to develop something in this class themselves, until then this Russian plane remains unique. I think its smart because a jet of this weight class in the 5th gen doesn't exist yet and fills a fighter gap for the export market. I see alot of the former Mig-21 variants operators getting this one in Asia, Balkans and Africa. Its capabilities seem pretty basic, again, not really comparable to F-35. From the pictures published so far the internal loadout of the T-75 is proportional to its smaller dimensions. The F-35 can fly in smaller numbers per mission because they can carry more and bigger sticks for AA and AG internally, and have more capable array of sensors (the specs intended for the T75s sensors sound modern but pretty basic that current jets already feature for years). I see the checkmate (someone has to come up with a better name for the final product) comparing to other 5th gen jets same way the F-7 Airguard was to the F-18A.

not enough memory on the 3080. 10GB on this day and age is unacceptable. Personally I would go with a 6800X this time around.

this version of the eagle deserves attention from the now resurrected MICROPROSE who would probably glad to make classified planes with "best guesses" https://www.microprose.com/

yep, maybe 2 months out still but unless your GFX fried it would be worth the wait.

^^^^ that's why I also think F-35 replacing the A-10 along with all other aircraft was just a marketing punch line to get funds for the program, one that the grunt on the ground would rather wish people would forget. There were a few commentators that said good thing F-35 came along when the F-117 was retiring, and that's not an accidental comment. It fills the same role when doing the AG missions, except that's it cures the absence of AA capability on the Nighthawk.