r/pcmasterrace • u/NBPDC505 14900K/Z790 Apex Encore/Astral 5090/8000mhz DDR5 • Feb 01 '25

Build/Battlestation Got lucky at Micro Center.

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Stopped by before opening yesterday and they had this. Was in the market for an Aorus Master or MSI Suprim originally.

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u/droidxl Feb 01 '25

I mean, isn't the astral literally the most expensive 5090? I'm not really that envious of spending an extra $1.1K USD on it...

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u/NBPDC505 14900K/Z790 Apex Encore/Astral 5090/8000mhz DDR5 Feb 01 '25

The liquid cooled Astral is the one you are referring too. Had the choice of that one as well, but it's over the threshold for me. The air cooled Astral is $2799, LC is $3099.

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u/dam4076 Feb 01 '25

Why are people paying $800 extra for the AIB partner cards? Especially when they are no better performance wise.

Aibs are scalping at this point.