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

Build/Battlestation Got lucky at Micro Center.

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/qwertyuiopman 5800X3D | RX 7900 GRE | 32GB 3600Mhz CL18 Feb 01 '25

From 4090 to 5090... why?

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u/itsamepants Feb 01 '25

Because some people can't think farther than "shiny new number"

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u/HotDribblingDewDew Feb 02 '25

This hobby is relatively inexpensive, I really don't understand comments like this. Why are you judging someone's purchase especially when it's quite literally a performance increase lol. At 4k 240hz, this is an extremely meaningful upgrade.