The year is coming to a close and it’s been nine months with me on the RTX5080 (3440x1440@144Hz) and RTX 5090 (7680x2160@240Hz). It has truly been an "elevated" year of gaming for me.

For many it’s a familiar cycle of waiting. You hold off for the next update, the next price drop or the next rumored model. When that finally arrives, new rumors surface and the waiting starts all over again. It’s an endless loop...

If anyone is still undecided about picking up any of the 50-series cards, consider this your sign to go for it!

I’m not an e-sports player but nearly all the games I play now supports FG and/or MFG and having the power to reach 144 or 240 fps fits my use case quite perfectly.

Of course, budget always matters but if you’re chasing that next-level gaming experience, it’s absolutely worth it.

Looking back, I’m glad I pulled the trigger on both GPUs though I feel there was a lot of hesitancy from gamers initially on the 50 series. I was supposed to sell the 5080 but I decided to keep it for my ultrawide gaming rig.

Here’s to another great year of gaming ahead.

P.S. I’m curious about the upcoming 9950X3D2, though I doubt it will bring major gains in gaming. I was also looking forward to seeing what the 50-series Super would offer, but rumors suggest it has been cancelled.

Sharing a short peek at how I game (it's off-screen clip though.. from a few months back, running RT Overdrive preset at 8K-wide 4x MFG): https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZyesgLmWFT6stdYf8

I would have gone with a RTX 5090 to the end… into the very fires of Mordor. But I've decided to just stay on the RTX 5080 for now.


These folks however, are not so lucky:
Four more burned power cables reported on GeForce RTX 50 series cards in just 2 days

Oh wow this melted thing is still an issue, I already scared last time when I bought the 4090. Guess i'll wait a little longer to upgrade

Burning 12VHPWR connectors also affecting Radeons that uses it
https://www.techpowerup.com/342541/12v-2x6-...-rx-9070-xt-gpu

Curiously why arent datacenters and AI farms having hundreds to Ks of Nvidia RTX Pro GPU reported same issue.

So the burning problem is the cables or particular brand /model of GPUs? If using the PSU cable is fine?

Nobody have managed to pinpoint to any particular party otherwise it would be an easy multi billion dollar class action lawsuit against that party.

Safest option either use the adaptor cable included with the GPU (to claim from GPU maker) or use the PSU included 12VWHPR cable (to claim damage from PSU maker). No matter what never use 3rd party adaptors or cable sleeves (except Wireview, I think TG reimburse claims if got any damages).

Which brand should I go? which performance and cooling better?
rtx 5070 ti
1) msi ventus 3x
2) zotac sff solid oc
3) gigabyte windforce sff oc
all have same price

This post has been edited by Invulnerability: Nov 13 2025, 05:46 PM

That MSI is dropping in prices globally.
https://www.techpowerup.com/342857/nvidia-g...-the-first-time

Compare cooling performance with lowest noise and get the best.

comment say worst thermal and noise
now will go with zotac sff solid oc / gigabyte windforce sff

check Zotac sub-reddit and it seems like there's a few issues with the fans

These are baseline MSRP models, they arent going to have the best quality parts. But they will perform as advertised.

Yea but the problem with Zotac is that its happening to their OC and AMP Extreme models as well. Anyway just my brief observation, there's been quite a few post regarding the fans. Lemons exist for every brand

TPU custom scene. TS/HUB probably picked even more demanding spots. I don't have this game so I can't test it myself.

Both uses predefined custom scenes to make things comparable lah.

Just that while TPU Wizard goes for various gameplay scenarios to gauge regular user experience, TS/HUB goes for edge case most demanding settings & scenes in a game, typically you might just encounter one time. When necessary, Wizard also tries to tweak settings down to playable FPS, something a regular user would do, while TS/HUB prefers to show how badly a skewed hardware would fail.

Hence why I gravitated towards trusting TPU method of benchmarking as it compares what a regular game player might feel. Not gonna argue with you here, as everyone has their preference, just that I have reasons to believe TPU benches are more reflective of 'real world'.

How about Colorful iGame GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Ultra W OC? I have the 5070 version, the cooler is better than Ventus and Windforce.

That white & grafiti pink scheme might not work for everyone.

It looks really good based on the review and it is same price.
Will go on this card now.

as long as good card, doesn't matter for me

I'm using a mesh casing, so it's not an issue for me but from the side angle there's not much pink color. The photo is the iGame 5070.


This post has been edited by lotiman2003: Nov 17 2025, 05:58 PM


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It would look like the most obvious seen area of GPU are the top side and backplate which a chunggous CPU cooler does help to hide


This post has been edited by babylon52281: Nov 17 2025, 07:25 PM

got my igame 5070ti.
it is normal? temperature like 77 degree for full load
what is the use of button behind the card?

This post has been edited by Invulnerability: Nov 22 2025, 09:47 AM