WHY You SHOULDN'T buy the RTX 3090..! -- ASUS RTX 3090 TUF GAMING OC

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Huge thanks goes out to Georgios over at #equippr for getting a hold on that RTX 3090 for my testing! #NotSponsored 🤗 Do you agree with me? Would you get yourselves an RTX 3090? 🤔 Money well spent or simply waste of money? 😮 We don't have all the info yet, but could the RTX 3080 Ti or RX 6900 XT end up being the "wiser" high-end choice? 😅

[@girishparate6410]

But RTX 3090 is for 8k gaming na so anything with 8k = more money 😁

[@walterppk1989]

Scarcitiy for rtx3080 + 3090 is still ridciulous. If I could actually buy a 3090, I probably would - would feel better than getting a 1300 euro ebay 3080 tbh. #stuckinthequeue

As the owner of an Asus Strix 3090 I will say that I’m very happy with the card and what it does. Is it a value purchase ? - totally not. Is it the best gpu money can buy ? I’d say so yes at the moment. In honesty I’m a successful 52 yo professional - I have no other vices but pc gaming and building. So for me it was always going to be either a 3090 or a 6900xt But I’m using a i9 9900ks so that swing me over to the 3090 and amd made no attempt to tempt me to buy the 6900xt as an intel user

[@vinnreaper7984]

When majority of owners paid $1200+ for 2080 TIs and 3080s, $1500 for a 3090 through say Best Buy msrp, I feel like I got myself a sweet deal. I had 3080, and would not go back considering I primarily game at 4K now with a LG c9 hdmi 2.1 enabled display. My hopes would be that I can get $1200+ for it when say next gen 3090 super/it or just 4090 releases. And then buy at msrp next year. Consider the new 3080 ti would start at 999 and variants would surpass $1200 again this will help to retain value of 3090 over an extended period. Now I have the founders edition, if they say release a Kingpin or some variant of a 3080 to that surpasses the 3090 then maybe I’ll consider selling my 3090 to get more power with slightly less vram... maybe.

[@Thex-W.I.T.C.H.-xMaster]

This is the next GPU I'll be getting, as soon as it's more available.

[@berfava]

If you came here for straightforward answers jump to 13'50

[@tk4217777]

Thank you

[@MrFrosty888]

thank you i cant handle this guys voice n talking format

[@TheSpaseDestroyeR]

Bless you

[@DJ_Hub2000]

Amazing frame rate, sadly the human eye can only see "out of stock"

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Your comments deserves a medal. :D

[@DJ_Hub2000]

@@Nicolas11x12English 3090 is verey to much unless you like to watch porn and netflix on 8K 85 inch TV

[@kaine9835]

@@DJ_Hub2000 what

[@selfdevstuff7398]

lol!

[@MartyKleynhans]

HAHAHAHAHA Brilliant!

[@vinnreaper7984]

I bought a 3090 and don’t regret it.

[@blanchbacker]

Big fact

[@N3ttwerk]

Me neither

[@pointlessskill4825]

Frfr I love it

[@Slickman2006]

I just bought one off Ebay. If you want the best you don't care about cost per frame and all that bull crap. 😎

[@papat1241]

I hear you brother.

[@brickrhymes984]

says you shouldnt buy one, but provides his affiliate links for them... sus

[@JohnOLooney]

I bought an 3090 oc and am very happy with it

[@ProjectSmithTech]

Have felt the back plate while running? Mine runs super hot

[@lolPeachyyy]

@@ProjectSmithTech Yea it's almost like passing electricity through metal makes heat

[@ProjectSmithTech]

Yeah, I get the physics but at 97 Celsius for the back plate. I'd suggest could be more an engineer problem. Are well nothing a water block can't solve.

[@sot5333]

Is the difference big between the stock 3090 and your OC 3090? I’m looking at purchasing a 30%oc 3090

[@ProjectSmithTech]

I brought the 3090 TUF OC edition. Adjusted the fan curve also have a case with fan place on the bottom. Honestly I wouldn't bother with the OC edition. I'm clocking my at 1950. Still have to run Dlss while running CP2077.

[@DennisM525]

I got the 3090 simply for the 24GB of VRAM. That’s gonna be the limiting factor In a couple of years. Some games are already pushing 8 to 10GB of VRAM!!!

[@laggmonstret]

But by the time 10GB of VRAM is obselete I just get a new card? Like the RTX 5080 or whatever :P

[@redclaw72666]

@@laggmonstret probably means your wasting more money lol the 5080 would be already at $1k lmao thanks for everyone kept buying the cards now there's gonna be price increases

[@sp4msolo724]

That's the same reason why I bought one. Games are already pushing 10 to 11 gb on max settings.

[@MrJJuK]

Skip to 13:40 to answer the question in the title.

[@Issa.mp3]

Lol

[@johnhanson4795]

i remember when youtubers said dont buy the reference 1080ti its to hot at 84c.well 3 years later under heavy usage it still runs like a dream in 3 different upgraded systems

[@redclaw72666]

Lol dam good even for mine is 4 years old using a Nzxt g12 watercooled still a dam good card but finally getting a 3090 below $1k

[@ChhaiTea]

I also have this card and have no regrets in buying it. Awesome performance and should last me for a long while

[@fdiskformat5049]

I got it a year ago for 1960€ and on this moment it go for 3500€ I am a happy 3090 user :)

[@Archonsx]

@@fdiskformat5049 sell it and buy bitcoin, then profit

[@MohdZarrinJustin]

Most 3090/80 got 3 8pin. I don’t satisfied TUF RTX3090 because it just got 2 8pin instead of 3 8pin. I wondering if this card stable for OC.

[@sir1junior]

Why is everyone buying these just for gaming???

[@BikeIsLife4EverGG]

haahahahahahah they're rich

[@alexgarcia2071]

Because it’s the best card for gaming at this point

[@-igg1-912]

They don't buy it ..Parents buy them😆😆

[@vinnreaper7984]

Arguably buying annually the 80 series could potentially be the better buy. But if stock is like this for the coming years, then getting top of the line every 2-3 years is a better option. Considering the 2080 ti was selling around this price makes it a no brained decision to buy. That’s where my head was at. I had a 2070 super and really wished I got the 2080 ti, but waited for the next best thing instead of buying a product on its way out. The 3080 ti/super if it comes out could be a better option but we’re getting near 6 months quick without release date and then whenever it releases we’ll just start hearing more and more about 4000 series and it’s not really to hold off buyers but it’s to maintain actual stock investment numbers or increase them with good news. People invest on good news and NVIDIA keeps the good news coming. Throws off buyers, but keeps investors happy.

[@djtaylorutube]

@@BikeIsLife4EverGG That was my reason yes. I upgraded PC to remoe CPU bottleneck. Then the 2080S was my next issue. Can't get hold of 3080's so while I accept that for the price: performance ratio it makes no sense, vaporware 3080's are no help either. When stock of 3090's popped up on Stockinformer website last night, I clicked "buy" because I could! I'll probably play at mining to, just because it won't always be gaming. When the eBay scalper price for a 3080 is not that far off a 3090, the decision was made and I'll have it tomorrow.

[@F96-t6s]

I got an ASUS ROG Strix RTX 3090 OC just 3 weeks ago. With the upcoming 3080Ti (same number of CUDA cores, CU's etc. as with the 3090 but with 4GB less VRAM) and basically having the same performance of a 3090 @ just $500 less money, this is the last time I get a so called "high-end" gaming GPU from team green. They keep flip-flopping and f'ing users over. Yes, I know it's MY fault.

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Yes, that's true. I wouldn't have bought that RTX 3090 either, but I needed one for my reviews. I'll admit though, a 3080 Ti launch hurts. :P

[@-igg1-912]

People dont realize these releases r just Christmas releases ..Like you see now the TI's r comming in January!

[@bigarmydave]

You'll still have the most powerful card, best of the best. That's worth it's weight buddy 👍

[@Internetbutthurt]

How do you know the 3080ti is going to be $1000? Its likely to be $1200-1250 which is a fair price.

[@saggypeeenus802]

I just bought mine as well and the launch of the 3080 ti hurts a lot. But what are the chances of us even getting our hands on 3080 ti. I could barley get a 3090, I doubt the 3080 ti will have good stock.

[@maximoxtech1125]

13:50

[@modelrailwaynoob]

I never, ever go on recommendations of KZbinrs. Never.

[@Nicolas11x12English]

It's always best to read and watch several reviews and then make your own choice based on what you've learned reading and watching.

[@santaclaus7680]

People are stupid, this card isn't really meant for gaming anyways, the vram is necessary for anything from video editing to Blender type processes to AI and machine learning applications

[@berfava]

What about for a little bit of "future proofing" gaming ?

[@nc33228]

@@berfava facts, looking to buy this same card, I won’t be needing an upgrade for a LONG time if so

[@attq3980]

*recommends* low end, buys high end. Follow by example, not by words.

[@Nicolas11x12English]

What exactly do you mean?

[@TheBiggestMoronYouKnow]

lmao XD

[@TheBiggestMoronYouKnow]

@@Nicolas11x12English it's an english idiom, they're just making a joke based off of it, jokingly saying that they want one anyways

[@jamesleicher]

did you leave gpu as stock or did you OC more?

[@Magnisus]

is it a waste of money if you look at it as a long term investment for lets say 4-5 years? It will hold up and age better than lets say 3080 Ti when it comes out and price difference will be too small. Also not to mention that miners are buying all 3080's.

[@I23n00b]

Hi, is the power consumption based on your whole pc rig? I asusme yes??

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Yes

[@ppiinnttaa0]

Right now is better to buy a 3090 if you buy for MSRP price because 3080 are less available and if you find one it is double the price . Good day !

[@Xepherion]

Sorta.. I had a 3080 I got msrp. Didn’t think 10gb of vram was enough.

[@amuddyelfproductions3915]

I pulled the trigger on one of these for 1850, the 3080's I saw were like 1400 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Al-USMC-RET]

Wait for the 3080 ti to arrive huh... I'm still waiting for the 3080 to arrive. Been trying to buy one since launch with no luck and won't pay over msrp for one.

[@cHaMp630]

I still don't really consider 4k viable yet. 55-70fps on the average low end is a bit mediocre to be honest. Maybe in 1 or 2 more gpu generations it'll be better but 1440p looks good.

[@Archonsx]

i agree, for 2000 euros to have a 50 fps in 4k is just sad. not to mention that if you open ray tracing it's all over for your fps

[@redclaw72666]

But that 8k thoo lol

[@hughw.]

Nicholas. I try so much. I can't get that graphics card. Will you sell yours? I realize you can't. Thank you for the video

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Thank you, but unfortunately I can't sell you my card. I need it for my CPU testing. :/ Sorry about that. :(

[@fdiskformat5049]

I would like to know your memory temp on this card. I got the same card and my memory is getting 74 during gaming. My card is revision A1 .

[@phily8020]

What is the difference between all the RTX 3090 variations and which one is the best in your opinion?

[@SuperemeRed]

They all perform very similar, just a few percent or frames difference at all. It's mostly about features like number of HDMI ports, RGB, 2 x BIOS profiles, cooling solutions etc.

[@johnwalker5617]

@@SuperemeRed and the 3090 has a lot more vram.

[@Joseph_thefather]

@@johnwalker5617 That wasn’t the question but ok.

[@rallzam]

by far asus rog strix, just watch benchmarks.

[@ebumundhirelalbini1588]

@@SuperemeRed im want to buy asus tuf 3090 it is good?

[@mvprhino9733]

The 3090 tops all charts, both gaming and productivity.. Yet you have the title telling you not to buy? If your only gripe with this card is price.. Get a better job 😂😂, I want the best card going, simple.

amen

[@J4cra]

I agree

[@ClumsyNinja301]

This tbh

[@mowhmo]

Truee

[@timwong6818]

Honestly, 3080ti is expected to have cut down mem band width and given that mining is so heated up currently, anyone who bought 3090 before Dec 2020 will keep enjoying the 3090 for a long long while. What it is your opinion about 3080ti's pricing? There is also little pricing room for 3080ti given that 3080's msrp is simply BS.

[@2buckgeo843]

Also the 4080 now? What’s next?

[@Slickman2006]

You can get more performance with a bios flash. I flashed the Gigabyte Gaming OC bios on my TUF and it boosts higher now. Went from 375 max watts to 390.

[@DarrinLin]

You could at least tell us how much you paid for it even if you can’t be accurate about what price it is selling for.

[@trith72]

Bought a prebuilt system that came with a rtx 3090. Arrived with Strix rtx 3090 oc edition. After putting the hardware in a better case and eBaying the original processor to replace with a 5950x, I’m VERY happy for what i paid. Almost spot on msrp for everything, which right now is very hard to find.

[@ac3d657]

dude. I work in 3d... stop acting like a so called expert.

[@mrhelpnow]

I literally jusr scored one. But i was doing the math and for the performance this expense doesnt make sense. I just canceled my order...

[@johnwalker5617]

Probably best to just get the 3080 and replace with new tech that will probably be around when the card starts to become old tech.

[@attq3980]

Is there noise? i can't find it.

[@shadowaussien7743]

Why do people keep saying 3090 too much for gaming and streaming 24GB should play everything on ultra high res without question and their should be settings to turn off 8 K. My eyes hurt at 1080 p and ray tracing I always watch everything with 720p I would only by this to put perform games and have no issues or lag during streaming

[@dyong888]

Got this exact model Asus TUF 3090 OC 24GB for AUD$1799. Brand new and unopened from a retailer. LOL. Year 2022 is good.

[@sunttu333]

Ayy bro just got the same card for 1300eur. I remember seeing it go well over 2500eur at some point. Rtx4000 series will be very expensive so I decided to get this one now that it is reasonably priced

[@dyong888]

@@sunttu333 That's more than AUD$2,000. That's expensive. You got it used?

[@sunttu333]

@@dyong888 It's brand new and that price is good for my region Edit: I also sold my old 2080 so it'll offset the price even more

[@dyong888]

@@sunttu333ok I supposed in europe everything is expensive. You guys are having double digit inflation and heating bills are through the roof. Prices for GPUs in Australia are not cheap too. But I got it at such a good price and brand new, sealed, and unopened box too. Before that I was using an EVGA GTX 1070. So its a massive upgrade for me. Plan to use this for another 6 to 9 years. And I'm keeping my GTX 1070 too. Like u I expect the 40 series to be terribly expensive and not worth it. Once the 30 series run out it'll be high price again.

[@sunttu333]

@@dyong888 yeah everything here is expensive. At least my computer will double as a heater for the coming winter lmao

[@mcbaes72]

I agree, at over twice the price of the 3080, but only about 10% performance gains, definitely not worth it. Instead, a 6900XT for $999 or whenever a 3080Ti is released should be better price-to-performance alternatives.

[@tical2399]

We have no idea how the 6900xt performs outside of what amd claims (never trust first party info) so at at $ 999 it might be a bad deal too.

[@Cazanu417]

you guys so lucky with these prices in my poor eastern european country a tuf 3080 is 1350$ and even at that price i cant find it

[@mcbaes72]

@@tical2399 I hear you, just going off rumors that it's similar performance for less money. It could be worse, but I have a feeling AMD's flagship GPU will be competitive to the 3090.

[@tical2399]

@@mcbaes72 I never go off rumors. Until all the major sites / channels confirm, I don't believe shit that amd, Nidia or intel says about how their stuff performs.

[@baldowz]

I'll remember what you once third party benchmarks are out for the 6900xt. For now, I won't assume. Winks at RX 5700 XT.

[@hekofabeardhb3478]

6 minutes in and all I hear is praise of this 3090 card! I thought this video was putting it down?

[@rccosplay3249]

Looks similar to my Asus RTX 3080 TUF card. same port out config as well. And I'm totally happy with the performance. I don't think the 3090 will be that much better. It does have more cuda cores and 24 GB Vram. IMHO the 3080 is excellent for todays games, all of them @ 2K. 10GB VRAM is good enough for MSFS 2020 @ Ultra settings I'm getting 45-60 FPS Over NYC, London and LA! That's not easy to achieve BTW, but my Asus 3080 TUF has no problem.

[@th0r0shvener52]

So if you game at 4k I'm guessing the 3090 is necessary

[@rccosplay3249]

@@th0r0shvener52 The 3080 can and does handle 4K very well... However titles like MSFS 2020 and a few others bump up the objects level of detail and textures. So if one has 250GB or more of addons and enhancements then the RAM of the 3090 will help out.

[@LeeKirkman88]

Nvidia bring out new lines every 2 years so the 3090 will only be top for 2 years is it worth the cost? i agree the 3080ti will be the best choice especially if you run 4k and ray tracing. the 3070 is already hitting its max memory limit in some games running 4k so its fair to say it will struggle with future games as they get more detailed and complex. If you are a 1080p or 1440p gamer get the 360ti or 3070. Having Dlss will give you a nice boost. AMD has made huge performance gains but lacks dlss so will always lag behind with ray tracing enabled and even more so in 4k. if ray tracing doesnt bother you or 4k. Buy AMD and get max fps over alot of titles with the 6800xt. I think without dlss the 6900xt is also not that viable.

[@fjsioewiox]

clickbait thumbnail as usual. instant downvote, won't even waste time watching

[@amehu]

2.7 slots thicc? Good it's not 3 slots, because, I guess there must be some devices that fit i to 0.3 slot.

[@StanleyZheng]

If you put a card in the slot in front, then it can still breathe. There is a point.

[@KiteoHatto]

Cant decide between this or the suprim x, both are the same price for me =|

[@mapperid]

For gaming dont go with RTX 3090 literally a waste of money, but for professional data science and modeling I recommend this GPU. 24 GB is better than 8 and 16 GB.

[@cmoneytheman]

so people complain on 3060 not giving the performance but it gives the same as a 2080 and 1080 with more vram and rt but it's cheaper then the 1080 when it came at 500 which I got but this so called best gpu 3090 is only like 10fps higher then the 3080 no real jump and cost 1k regular price seems way worst to me

[@jamesleicher]

do test with 6900xt 3090s are more avalibile than 3080s

[@germanmade1219]

This is bs, how does a card limited to 375w pull over 450w....because it doesn't.

[@Thex-W.I.T.C.H.-xMaster]

Mine will go no higher then 385w's when it spikes, but it will not go higher then 400w's I have had my 3090 TUF GAMING OC since May its overclocked at that. You can get great performance from it, but you are going to see it performance on the same level as its bigger brother the ROG Strix. I'd say you should go for a Strix if you want to really push overclocking... but make sure you have a good PSU 👍. I have a 1000w PSU and it handles overclocking well.

[@DM-mu4et]

This is sposed to be a top tier 3090 brand...

[@raptorkoko]

Yes, coil noise , bad cooler design , poor performance and who knows what else... For 1150 euros that i bought this card, none of the matters. For unreal engine and 3d in general, that thing is a beast.

[@blanchbacker]

Yeah my Strix oc stays at 480W with the new rtx game The Medium. Ridiculous card

[@mirthumos]

I want this card for hashrate though.

[@LeonelRuano]

110°c in vram!!!

[@ahmetemin08]

Why didn't you add ROG to the chart? ;D

[@Nicolas11x12English]

I don't have one. ;)

[@balazscsanyi3665]

I have the same card. I bough brand new without warranty. It was much cheaper like with that. First impression was named coil whine. It's a very diturbing electrical noise. In this such a highest level it's very absurd. Before I bought this shit I had a Zotac Trinity RTX 3080 Ti. There were no any problem with that. I tought 3090 have an impressive perfomance difference, but I cant feel it. And this card always freez during games like BF 2042, COD, PUGB...usually online games.

[@bavelbenjamin]

I am sorry, the heat issue with the back side of all 3090's is ridiculous! A joke even!

[@DamnAwesome]

worst review ever you need to spice things up, it was sooo damn boring, I almost fell asleep, this video is perfect for some background noise to sleep.

[@attq3980]

Shouldn't buy 3090 because 3090ti is comming.

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Right now that seems unlikely. A 3080 Ti is on its way, though.

[@blanchbacker]

That will not happen

[@andrejlukac1783]

I have this card, bought it now to my new PC for good price, and it's a beast. Playing all games on 4K on ultra settings and I am getting 80fps+ and max 71°C temperature ... Sure, I don't play top graphic games like cyberpunk, but it's no problem for me. Rtx 4080 or 4090 are more better, but they costs about 600-1000€ more... Maybe after 3 years if come 5000 series, I buy some cheap second hand 4090

[@reviewforthetube6485]

I mean the tuf is one of the worst 3090/3090ti vairnats due to its cooling lol. Get a newer evga now with rhe fixed pcb, or the evga 3090ti or Get the suprim x as those are the 2 best air cards. Even the asus 3090 strix isn't as good when pushed to its max. It can get above 90c! When at full load that is. But it is a beast the strix 3090. Also of course the hybrid strix 3090ti is a monster lol. But the evga 3090ti is the best air cooled ti variant

[@somefriday7594]

Thank you

[@hautedaug]

this was terrible financial advice. you coulda made bank.

[@icervoid]

dlpci AI performance increase !!!! Is something smells at Nvidia or i need toiletpaper ?

[@lejeffe1663]

i plan on getting 2 of these for animation rendering im picking these because of the 2 slot configuration instead of most 3slot 3090s..........i like to be able to use my other pcie slots.

[@robertzapien5231]

I bought a 3090 cause it was all I could get at msrp

[@LeonelRuano]

110°c in vram

[@user81925]

Switched from Aorus 3080 master to this card, 20 fps + running 4k.

[@michaelrochefort4783]

Was it worth it?

[@EnnTomi1]

3080TI that is it.

[@ahmetemin08]

rog is much better, yet he didn't add it to the chart on purpose, knowing it will destroy TUF :d

[@Username-or9nr]

@jaspal singh not coming out at all

[@bechti44]

Still bought it, eventhough I SHOULDNT - :thumb down:

[@Nicolas11x12English]

Looks like someone's attention span isn't particularly good. ;)

[@Xepherion]

@@Nicolas11x12English I got the 3090... I had a 3080 didn’t want only 10gb of vram.

[@ZoxtorPK]

This is a bad card, it's cooling design sucks,

[@heyguyslolGAMING]

He's just trying to convince other ppl to NOT buy so he has a better chance of getting one for himself.

[@Nicolas11x12English]

LOL. But I already have the one seen in the video... :D

[@TwstedTV]

If you have a 3070 or 3080 and buy a 3090 as an upgrade, you dont deserve to own a computer. plain and simple. On the other hand if you own a 1070-Ti - and upgrade to a 3090, then it becomes beneficial, if you have the spare money to do so..

[@insanejustice7922]

I just bought this card and is really ugly I don’t want it retuning it back to the store really ugly card 😔😔😔😞😞😞😞

[@ClumsyNinja301]

Then why the fuck did you buy it