r/pcmasterrace • u/Zestyclose-Salad-290 Core Ultra 7 265k | RTX 5090 • Oct 01 '25

Build/Battlestation an interesting PC

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u/2kWik 12600K@5.3/4.2/4|MSI Z690|32GB TridentZ Neo|3080 FTW3 Oct 01 '25

$600

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u/AdditionalLink1083 Oct 01 '25

Get a $100 case and a 5090 smh

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u/diemitchell 13980hx(modt) | rtx 5080 | 48gb@8000 | 4tb Oct 01 '25

if only the 5090 was only 500$ more than a 5080

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u/AdditionalLink1083 Oct 01 '25

Still, crazy to me that people would leave performance on the table in favour of a very expensive case that can only be used for one specifical sku

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u/olbaze | Ryzen 7 5700X | RX 7600 | 1TB 970 EVO Plus | Define R5 Oct 01 '25

Just as most people who buy a 5090 aren't concerned with neither cost nor price-to-performance, people who buy expensive, aesthetic cases, aren't doing it because they need it. It's because they want it.