Thinking of buying any of the next-gen GPUs? Think again, because Asus has just skyrocketed prices for both Blackwell and ...
For once, there is some good news regarding the RTX 5000 series GPUs, and that's because the Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC has just broken multiple overclocking world records.
Prices for some ROG Astral, TUF, and Prime graphics cards are increasing, pushing the cost of these GPUs well above the ...
For context, NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 5090 debuted with an MSRP of $1,999, which still stands today on paper. Notably, it has ...
Jese Martinez, CEO of custom PC builder PowerGPU, posted a video on X explaining that the company is facing the same problems ...
TL;DR: A Reddit user reported their ASUS ROG Astral GeForce RTX 5090 caught fire, causing damage to both the GPU and motherboard. The fire likely originated from a burned MLCC component.
The current graphics card situation is a repeat of what happened during the pandemic-induced chip crisis a few years ago.
The Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090 has been used to successfully break six overclocking records, divided across four world records and two first place positions in the single GPU environment.
The new RTX 50-series and RX 9070 cards are creeping up in price on the official Asus online store — not that you can ...
Scalpers aren't the only issue that gamers have to deal with. Now, even the manufacturers are raising GPU prices, leaving their old MSRP far behind.