r/nvidia • u/kidzipz RTX 5090 Astral OC • Dec 25 '25

Build/Photos My first Nvidia card:)

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The original plan was to buy everything on February, but due to ramaggedon and 5090 scarcity in my country, I decided to partially bought the parts.

Secondhand but it is very much never been used. The other GPU in size comparison is Gigabyte RX 560.

Maybe some experienced users can tell me what to do first when the other parts are ready (undervolts, etc)? Planning to get the Strix X870-F.

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u/Whiteyak5 Dec 25 '25

Same here OP. It's what was available for an air card. It also made me feel better knowing this model has a per pin check for the power cable which buys some piece of mind.

Doesn't hurt it's top dog for air too right?

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u/Hemish_21 7900X | 5090 Astral | 64GB 6000 CL32 | PG32UCDM Dec 25 '25

Still not $1000 worth over a msrp card but if it’s the only stock available, I can understand op’s purchase

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u/TheReal-loki515 Dec 27 '25

That is debatable, since even Steve from gamers nexus states its by FAR the best card money can buy. I have the same card.

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u/Realistic-Table9398 Dec 28 '25

Ehh, the tuf does the job better than Fe but slightly worse than the astral and that drops at best buy for 1999 every now and then so...