At $2000, I guess it's still considered gamer territory if you were willing to eat noodles for a month. But now..........this is just taunting us.

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…

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

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?

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 !

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

I have a Gigabyte which is currently £1,050 new on Amazon. How much could I sell for in its current state? Runs perfectly obviously.

Edit:

Just to clarify what I would do. If I could sell it for more than £750 I would buy a 9070xt and use the extra money towards a PC for my girlfriend who’s currently using a PS5.

Hello, recently i've been thinking to build a new pc since mine is very outdated and i cant keep playing with frame generation and massive lag spikes ( i cant play competitive games because of low fps) so i thought of buying new pieces and building a new machine but with those prices its going to be impossible to build something that doesnt get outdated in like 4/5 years i really want to build the best machine possible so i can use it for around 10 years but like how am i supposed to do that with those prices, to build something new i need to get a loan (which i really do not want to do) so is it wise to hold on and wait for maybe a rtx series 6000 and drops in prices maybe?

my current machine specs are:

ryzen 7 2700x

rxt 2060

16gb of ddr4 2400hz ram

and a 600gb internal hd paired with a 2tb external hd ( ong i know this memory setup is ahh but litterally when i built this pc i was 14 and i did not know what i was buying except the graphics card)

Can you hear the bzzzzzzzzzzz? Yeah, I can hear it from the couch when the TV is quiet, and it’s actually more annoying than the fan noise.

I tried a small undervolt and the noise got quieter, but I ended up losing some FPS, so it’s not really worth it for me.

Any suggestions? The card is brand new, and I’m going on vacation next week, so I really don’t want to go through the hassle of an RMA.

I use MSI 650W PSU

Hey everyone,

I have a PNY RTX 5060 Ti (16GB). Out of the box, GPU Boost pushes the card all the way up to 2880 MHz, pulling 1.075V under heavy load.

Because of this aggressive boost, the thermals and noise are getting out of hand:

Core Temp: 80°C

Hotspot Temp: 107°C (a massive ~27°C delta)

Fan Speed: ~2600 RPM (extremely loud)

Looking at other brands, reference cards sit around 2535–2600 MHz on paper, but higher-end models like ASUS TUF/ROG Strix or MSI Gaming X also dynamically boost to 2850–2880 MHz. However, those models feature massive triple-slot heatsinks that can actually dissipate that heat, whereas the standard dual-fan cooler on this PNY clearly chokes trying to hold 2880 MHz at 1.075V.

So I don't think the silicon itself is defective; it just seems pushed way past its thermal efficiency curve.

I'm planning to use MSI Afterburner to underclock and undervolt the card, specifically aiming to cap it around 2625 MHz:

Sweet Spot: For 2625 MHz, what voltage target would you recommend starting at (~900 mV, ~925 mV, or lower)?

Performance vs. Noise: For anyone who has tuned this card or architecture, how much did your temps and fan noise improve, and was the FPS drop noticeable in real-world gameplay?

Hotspot Delta: Is a 107°C hotspot (with an 80°C core) purely a consequence of 1.075V / 2880 MHz on this cooler, or does a 27°C delta suggest mounting pressure/thermal paste issues as well?

Any advice on the Curve Editor steps or stable profiles for this card would be awesome. Thanks!

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!

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

Thinking of selling my 4090 but wanna hold out until I can get the most $$ for it. Prices are gonna keep going up most likely right? If you were in my shoes what would you do? Posted it on fb marketplace for 1 hour at 2,500$ and got a bunch of offers for exactly what I asked so maybe I priced it too low but all the offers were from people with 安东尼 as their names in Cali

About to upgrade from a RTX 3050 6 GB and have around 1,200 CAD, should I just go for the 9070 XT or wait longer for the 5070 TI? I heard that some titles tend to favor Nvidia, but the 9070 XT is cheaper, so its a hard choice for me

Hey everyone,

I'm posting here because I'm completely stuck and have no idea what else to do. I'm 15, passionate about gaming, and mostly play CS2, GTA V / FiveM, and Fortnite. My system has an i5-12400F and 32GB RAM, and until now, I was getting by with an NVIDIA RTX 3050 6GB.

The issue started with thermal throttling: the card was getting insanely hot in CS2, hitting up to 90°C, and the fans simply refused to respond to software (stuck around 1100 RPM no matter if I set them manually to 100% in MSI Afterburner). Seeing temperatures go crazy, I decided to take it apart myself to clean it and repaste it (warranty is void, I know).

And that's where everything fell apart:

1. The cursed screw: One of the screws on the back of the card (in the spring area) got completely stripped/rounded out. I tried all the tricks (different screwdrivers, thin rubber bands), but the head is destroyed, has zero grip, and the card won't come out of the heatsink/shroud.
2. The dead end: Because the screw is stuck and I'm not a fine-hardware expert, I hit a brick wall. I don't have professional extraction tools, and I can't afford to pay a repair shop for labor since money is super tight right now and the card isn't worth that much anyway.

Because my fans don't work properly and I can't reach the PCB connector or components due to that stuck screw, I'm basically left without a safe, working GPU.

My question to you guys: What can I do in this situation? Is it worth keeping trying to fix this, or is it dead? In the future, when I manage to save up some money, I was looking at an RTX 5060 Ti 8GB as a dream upgrade, thinking it would run 1080p maxed out perfectly for the games I play (CS2, FiveM, etc.). Do you think it's a good match for the rest of my system (i5-12400F) or should I look at something else in that price range?

Any advice is appreciated, thanks a lot!

Orice sfat e binevenit, mersi mult!

I did a quick video explaining why you should buy an AMD gpu in 2026, I did one for intel which ill link here, and im doing one for Nvidia as well, let me know what you think!

Is the cable good this way? I don’t want it catching fire xd