Tested: Most People Should NOT Buy a 5090 (Even if you CAN)

Опубликовано 23 июня 2025, 20:12

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What should you do with your hard-earned upgrade bucks? Drop every penny into the biggest, best video card money can buy? Invest in a more modest GPU to leave room for other upgrades? How will we get the most for our money?

Check out the parts from our most average PC:

Intel Core i5-12400 6-Core 2.5 Ghz CPU: lmg.gg/cd7is
ASUS TUF Gaming Z790-Plus WiFi Motherboard: lmg.gg/rn2ek
Samsung 990 Evo Plus 2TB NVME SSD: lmg.gg/sKgQi
Corsair RMx Series RM1000x 80+ Gold ATX PSU: lmg.gg/x0mTW
Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE V2 CPU Air Cooler: lmg.gg/MT7A8
Crucial DDR5 Classic 16GB (2 x 8GB) 5600MHz RAM: lmg.gg/EgrKd
Okinos Aqua 7 ATX Mid Tower PC Case: geni.us/73JOv
NVIDIA RTX 3060 8GB GPU: lmg.gg/xEFJo

Check out the GPUs from the video:
MSI Suprim GeForce RTX 5090: lmg.gg/3fusm
ASRock Taichi Radeon RX 9070 XT 16GB: lmg.gg/w6iPJ

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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:00 Sponsor
1:22 Baseline performance with a mid-range build
2:16 Upgrading to the RTX 5090
4:45 Pairing the 5090 with a high-end CPU
6:33 What about the AMD 9070 XT?
8:39 A more balanced upgrade approach
9:21 Sponsor
10:18 Credits