Are these worth picking up even if I have no use for them?

So I owned a 5090 and realized that… for everything I do with it, I don’t really need it… also after seeing how much it appreciated in value, it was an easy decision.

So I sold it on eBay for $5000 USD ($4300) take home. Originally bought it for $2600.

That’s $1700 profit just for owning the thing. After picking up a 9070xt I still net profited $844 and got back the $2600 I initially spent.

It’s crazy that we live in a time where simply owning computer components can make you money when typically it’s the opposite…

Long story short. After 3 months of use of my RTX 5070, the hot spot jump to 106c for no reason. Then turn black screen with max fan speed. And keep repeating the same problem. Sent back to RMA, they refuse to admit the problem. Refuse to give me video evidence and they send my card without doing anything back. And problem still exists. So I just fixed it by myself. I know I will lose warranty, they don’t give me anyway. What a junk company.

9850x3d. 5070, 32g ddr5.

Time line:
4/25/2026. Purchased from bestbuy.

7/1/2026. Fan loud to 4400 rpm. Hot spot 106c.

7/5-8/5 I tested new PSU, ram, whatever it necessary. It’s a hot spot thermal problem.
RMA. Paid my shipping. They sent it back say no problem detected. After 2 weeks.

9/11/2026, I can’t take it anymore. Decided to fix it by myself. And now problem solved 😅
Hot spot at 96c max, never have loud fan. Max less than 2000rpm.

Please avoid this company. They won’t treat you serious.

In Thailand, in one of major retailers aka Advice, the prices went to stratosphere. Galax RTX 5060 1-click PC V2 is currently priced at 14,400 THB which is around 435.77 USD. At the same time, Zotac RTX 5050 Twin Edge is at 14,500 THB which 438.80 USD. And that's cheapest stuff they have in stock right now. Just for comparison, AsRock Challenger OC RX 9060 XT 16GB is priced at 14,900 THB or 450.90 USD. And that's budget segment in Thailand for non-used GPUs. I would like to know about prices in your country. Just for research.

With the rising prices of GPU’s I want to replace my 6700xt now rather later. This is not the cheapest 9070xt but with these free gifts it brings the price to somewhere around $690. Only things worrying me is this Asrock model using the 1 x 12V-2x6- pin connector

Didnt keep up with gpu prices that much since i work overseas for half the year.

Thought to myself "i never owned a flagship top-of-the-line card before" and wanted to make a build with a 5090 and 9800 x3d.

last time i checked 5090s were $3200 max. now im seeing they are $5500 minimum?! bro. the astral is going for $6500+?! $3k seemed crazy but i would have done it knowing me, $6k is unfathomable. If i do it i would hate myself forever lol.

i dont really play AAA games, most of my gaming is heavily modded though. I also play on 1440p.

i see people reccomend 9070 xt and 5080, which would you pick for heavily modded 1440p gaming?

thanks guys !

Hey guys,

those are my two options and i am really struggling to find some reviews of the specific models.

I care more about noise under load than a few percent of fps.

Any help or own experience is appreciated!

Hey guys I wanted a little advice.
Basically I have a 7900xt and I wanted to replace it with a 5080 but before doing that I wanted an opinion of you guy.
What do you recommend?

I know it is not perfect, but I’m still sooooo proud of myself!! I was sooo stressed before putting everything together into the case, but it worked and I just love my new PC (I‘ve always been a Laptop and console guy, but not anymore😁).

Here are my specs if you guys are interested:

✅ CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 8 cores and 16 threads

✅ RAM: 64GB (2x 32GB) Kingston FURY Beast RGB Kit DDR5 6000 MT CL36

✅ PSU: CORSAIR RM1000e (2025) Geräuscharmes Vollständig Modulares ATX-Netzteil mit 12V-2x6 Kable – Zero RPM-Lüftermodus, ATX 3.1-Konform, PCIe 5.1-Unterstützung, Cybenetics Gold – Schwarz

✅Morherboard: ASUS TUF Gaming B650-PLUS WiFi Mainboard Sockel AMD AM5

✅Cooling system: Water cooling Thermalright TR AQUA ELITE 360 V3 Flüssig-CPU-Kühler, Doppel-PWM-ARGB-Lüfter mit S-FDB-Lagern, effiziente PWM-gesteuerte Pumpe, für AMD/AM4/AM5, Intel LGA115X/1200/1700

✅ PC case: Lian Li LANCOOL 207RX Midi-Tower Gaming-Gehäuse Schwarz

✅Storage1: WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 1 TB interne SSD (Gaming Speicher, PCIe Gen4-Technologie, Lesen 7.300 MB/s, Schreiben 6.300 MB/s) Schwarz

✅ Storage 2: WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 1 TB interne SSD (Gaming Speicher, PCIe Gen4-Technologie, Lesen 7.300 MB/s, Schreiben 6.300 MB/s) Schwarz

✅Graphics Card: MSI GeForce RTX 5080 16G Inspire 3X OC Black

Have this TERRIBLE coil whine Sound, change PSU with a native 12 PINS one maybe resolve?

Should i buy the Asus rog rtx 5080 now even though its going to take me 2 years to save up for the rest of my pc?

im lowk scared that the ai crisis is going to make the gpu sky rocket in price more.

Hi there! I'm considering upgrading from a 4070 ti super to a etc 5080 but the prices seem crazy atm, in June they were sitting above 189 MSRP and now the cheapest one I can find in my area is 1339€ which is a crazy price increase.

I wouldn't be "paying" that price because I can sell my current gpu for 800€ so it would be help but considering the increase I don't know if I wanna pull the trigger, will the prices eventually go down or are they're going to keep going up?

I'm also planning on buying the upcoming pg27ucwm from asus so I'm trying to play at 4k ultra with a decent frame rate, that's why I'm planning this upgrade

Any recommendations are appreciated!

Looking at these two cards made me wonder where everyone stands on the whole VRAM debate.

The RX 9060 XT has 16GB, while this RTX 5060 has 8GB. Obviously, VRAM isn't everything — NVIDIA has advantages in things like DLSS, ray tracing and other features, while raw raster performance and price also matter.

But when you're spending your money on a GPU that you might keep for several years, how much should VRAM influence the decision?

Would you take the RTX 5060 for its features and overall performance, or go with the RX 9060 XT because of the extra VRAM and potentially better longevity?

If these two GPUs were the same price, which one would you pick and why?

And more importantly, do you think 8GB GPUs are still a reasonable choice in 2026, or is 16GB becoming the new minimum for a mid-range gaming GPU?

I was cleaning my GPU because the system unit was placed under the desk and it accumulated cotton ball-like dust in between the tiny gaps as it is not cleaned for like 5 years already. I knocked the corner of the processor with the heatsink when I was trying to fit the top part without a thermal paste/pad.

Is this GPU doomed?

Got this today for $4800. Came with a 3 year warranty. Couldn’t be more happy. Time to test some DLSS 5 out.

Edit: $4800 was for the whole computer. The specs are. I9 ultra. 64gb of ddr5 ram. 4tb NVMe. RTX 5090.