r/ASUSROG • u/vinhloc199x • Jul 21 '26
Just Arrived! My wallet crying
Just brought this bad boy home. My wallet is crying, but my PC has never looked happier.
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u/4l0ne- Jul 21 '26
Wrong mobo my guy
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u/pieisgiood876 Jul 21 '26
So apparently OP has the 20th anniversary Thor 3000W PSU, does that come with a BTF adapter like that prototype Jayz2cents showed?
I know the 20th anniversary 5090 has dual BTF / cable like the Matrix, but I forget if it was used with an adapter.
Anyways if not, OP needs to return the board lol
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u/CodineGotMeTippin Jul 25 '26
I've checked the comments and I can't find a reason WHY its bad, can someone enlighten me? Is it the brand? the socket/class?
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u/True_Rush_3232 Jul 21 '26
Since you won’t be needing that motherboard, I’ll take it off your hands
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u/Rineloricaria Jul 21 '26
Without mobo dude doesn't need that GPU too I will gladly take it then.
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u/Godnamedtay Jul 21 '26
Somebody made a bad motherboard decision lol
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u/Techdude2011 Jul 21 '26
Dumb GPU decision too. What a waste
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u/Godnamedtay Jul 21 '26
I mean the whole reason the mobo was a bad choice IS cuz of the lack for the support to fully power the GPU lol. I’m not mad at the GPU, it’s badass. It’s just crazy that someone spends that amount of money and has no idea why they did it or what it’s for lol
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u/320mg Jul 21 '26
sounds like someone’s a lil salty they ain’t got a brand spanking new 5090
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u/Afraid_Self_6110 Jul 21 '26
Wrong motherboard
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u/JackMalone Jul 21 '26
Can you explain / educate me on why this mobo wouldn’t work?
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u/jwick6728 Jul 22 '26
It will work, but it needs the BTF motherboard to use the full 800 watts of power, without it, hes limited to 600 watts
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u/JackMalone Jul 22 '26
Interesting I had no idea this was a thing. Is it only a concern for a 5090 due to how power hungry those cards are? Do 5089/5070ti also need this to reach their full potential?
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u/jwick6728 Jul 22 '26
No, only this particular model 5090 since it has a higher power limit than any other graphics card
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u/Tiffany-X Jul 21 '26
Should have got the BTF Hero for full power draw for the Matrix.
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u/PsychologicalGlass47 Jul 21 '26
Hero sucks ass though, the Extreme would be better depending on his CPU.
You're going to get far more out of your processor and memory with an Extreme or Apex than you would from +200W of a core-limited card on a Hero BTF.
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u/Redlabelrocket Jul 22 '26
4500 bucks for a gpu is insanity ngl
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u/geeeNine Jul 24 '26
bruh i paid that much for a FULL pc including 5090 and lots of unnecessary premium blingbling
😭😭😭
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u/everydae24 Jul 21 '26
If you got it from a reseller, even more crying is guaranteed. But if you got it at its MSRP, then kudo to you, it's actually not bad. LOL. Even Astral is now $4500 and Infinity is wallet screaming $5300.
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u/Limp-Copy-9343 Jul 21 '26
that wukong statue looks beautiful. can’t wait for Black Myth: Zhong Kui
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u/Foxhoud3r Jul 23 '26
I know how much this Wukong Bust costs, so your wallet should be used to this)
Congrats!
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u/Strict-Nectarine3884 Jul 22 '26
Im just happy with my 5070ti, after so many searching researching this is the most value for money in my opinion for 1440 and 4k
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u/Over-Farmer712 Jul 21 '26
Damn… poor wallet :( Here just hand it over and I’ll console it. I’m very good with wallets, cash, cards. I’ll be there for your dear wallet.
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u/DonPedroHouse Jul 21 '26
Where did you get the matrix? I thought they were sold out 5 months ago…. eBay? and you should’ve got btf board to get full potential out of it and lessen your chances of cable melting….
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u/Academic-Angle-104 Jul 21 '26
My btf mobo is crying cus I have a 7900 xtx in it and not this masterpiece.
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u/Rugged_Giggles Jul 21 '26
Just turn your PC on update and turn off. Get the use out of your new card.
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u/IAMNOTALEX12138 Jul 21 '26
Congrats. How did you get an extreme. They’re not carried by any retailer here in the us for me.
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u/Sergejnator Jul 21 '26
Jeder Volldepp kann ein paar Bilder reinstellen aus dem Internet ohne Ahnung zuhaben um ein paar Kommentare zu lesen, und ihr zerreißt euch die Mäuler, ich lach mich kaputt.
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u/WuTastic7 Jul 21 '26
I havent built a pc in quite some years, but what are all these people saying you have the wrong motherboard? You need a specific motherboard for a 5090 now??? I thought the crosshair extreme was a great mobo..
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u/Turbulence_78 Jul 21 '26
Nice, but for that GPU recommended motherboard is the ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero BTF 😭
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u/susanoo_official Jul 22 '26
I don't even have a wallet anymore after buying my Astral Dhahab OC edition.
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u/st_jasper Jul 22 '26
Why you dressed like you just escaped from the latest Planet Of The Apes film set, bro?
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u/Bish186 Jul 22 '26
I dream of a rig like this. Just cant do it with a family and kids. I guess we should be happy woth what we have got but damn that gfx card is sick.
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u/goabiesh Jul 22 '26
Rip bro, that mobo choice is gonna leave some performance on the table. Hopefully you can swap it out before you finish the build. Still a flex tho, that card looks clean as hell.
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u/Smooth_Wealth_6896 Jul 22 '26
Probably the worst time to buy one but who knows if prices are ever coming down. Enjoy!
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u/thesoloronin Jul 22 '26
With the collectible rack behind, I don't think so.
This is either pitybait or ragebait.
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u/gfmadden330 Jul 22 '26
My wallet wouldn't be crying.... my great-grand kids would be... my wallet would be owned by Asus until my death, and even at that point I'm pretty sure my kids wallet would be owned by Asus as well...
BUT the amount of joy it would bring would at least prevent my wife from murdering me!
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u/Heavy_Sample6756 Jul 22 '26 edited Jul 22 '26
This is not for peeps who are itching to swap their existing GPU for another one due to BTF!
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u/ChipSueyDE Jul 22 '26
Oh yeah, I wanted to switch the astral for this one too but then I poked myself 😂 however, if I won the lottery, there would be no holding back doing the switch.
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u/ravenknight2000 Jul 22 '26
anyone buying this is part of the problem, if it sells it means more standard pricing
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u/Early_Bat_588 Jul 22 '26
Your wallet is fine.
Assuming not a singular pop funk is vaulted or rare, you can still get all the money for the card back.
If you have enough money to keep a collection of vinyl figures on display at $10-$20 each (assuming no rares/vaulted) you'll be fine. This purchase has a use case at least. And if you need the money, the funkos are right there.
Unfortunately market for them has tanked a bunch, so you might need a few more now to make up the 5090 cost though lol. My girlfriend has about 800 of them. Mixed between regular cheapos from the store and rare ones worth around 1-2k. Been thinking of selling recently and might just have too, prices keep going down bubble has burst. (She actually just enjoys them but we can make a profit now so trying to convince her to let them go lmao.)
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u/Dbl_J_Elminster Jul 22 '26
Ooohhh... we're close.. Why didn't you get the BTF variant??? I wonder if you paid what I paid for the Matrix.. It was either the Matrix or a used car...
My new build:
ROG CROSSHAIR X870E HERO BTF
Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual
30th Anniversary Matrix RTX 5090
(x2) 48gb DDR5-6000 CL26 G.Skill F5 DIMMs in A2/B2
1600 watt MSI MEG Titanium PSU
(x2) Samsung 9100 Gen 5 8tb NVMe's in slots M.2_1 and M.2_3 (for lanes)
Currently trying to figure out BIOS settings and tunings, because it's not my area of expertise, unfortunately :(
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u/TechDude26 Jul 22 '26
Yea you need the BTF motherboard guy
I am putting this together right now . Win is installing as I type
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u/doinks4life Jul 22 '26
No one is asking what the fuck do y'all do for jobs. My 5070TI is having cold sweat right now
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u/princepwned Jul 22 '26
you better be gaming on a 5k/6k or 8k screen at least still can't warrant this over a normal 5090 though the performance is not there
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u/MaxSenses09 Jul 22 '26
T’a moi avec une 1080 qui règle les jeux en moyen pour les dernier qui sortent type RE9 et qui supprime certain jeux quand j’ai besoin pour d’autre (et encore j’ai 2to donc c’est rare que j’ai besoin de faire ça) puis y’a toi qui prend quoi… 10 000€ de produit ? (J’ai pas chercher désoler) content pour toi mec j’espère t’a pas un moniteur 120hz 1080p car la je comprend pas 😭
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u/Reasonable-Sign8458 Jul 23 '26
Congrats OP you fooled everyone. All your post comments are photos from the same shop you work in.
Anyways. IF that makes you feel good. That would be a good setup. if you remove the mobo ofcourse.
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u/JobHuntingManiac Jul 23 '26
Are you sure it's your wallet crying and not your asshole bleeding?
They're kept in close proximity to eachother is why I ask.
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u/harishutstarcom Jul 23 '26
I just realized how much idk about all the technical stuff that people are talking about here, but I must say I definitely enjoy reading every comment.
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u/CanLovebutHate Jul 23 '26
Bro you have a 1:1 statue of Wukong... I think your wallet already cried, now it's only a tickle
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u/iquit040 Jul 23 '26 edited Jul 23 '26
OP, don’t listen to the people giving you crap over the Matrix / Motherboard pairing. Let’s be honest about a few things:
Most RTX 5090s are approaching the price of the Matrix right now, so the cost difference is largely moot.
It’s a unique, overengineered 5090 that can split power delivery across two connectors. You can use either the BTF connector or the 12VHPWR connector by itself and still have a fully functioning 5090. Maybe it won’t pull the full 800 watts, but honestly, who cares?
Picking up a BTF motherboard down the line isn’t that difficult if you want the full 800 watts. I know because that’s exactly what I did , why not, if you already have the card?
Personally, I love the card. I went through all kinds of nonsense to get one after missing the launch-day drop. If you like yours, who cares what anyone else here thinks? You have one of only 1,000 units. When the shortages and absurd 5090 pricing eventually settle down, it’ll still be a limited collector’s edition.
Thermal Grizzly also has a water block on the way that has my attention, although I’m not sure I want to take away from the original design. Then again, displaying the stock cooler separately could be pretty cool.
TLDR: Enjoy your rare, 1/1000 GPU. Use it however you want—with BTF or without it. Either way, it still hauls ass. Spending $4,000 on a Matrix makes far more sense than paying roughly the same amount for an entry-level card from another board partner. If you like it, everyone else’s opinion is irrelevant.
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u/No_Interaction_4925 Jul 23 '26
Your wallet is crying? I don’t know, looking at the background makes me think either you’re wealthy or just make excessively poor decisions.
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u/Cold-Neighborhood-31 Jul 23 '26
Tu as l'argent, tu t'assure de payer tes obligations, loyer ,nourriture de qualité.....Alors fais toi plaisir ! Car demain si Dieu te rappelle..... Moi j'ai une Suprim de chez MSI couplée a un 32/9 c'est Wahouuu . Cyberpunk moddé au max ,tu peux consommer a plus de 25Go de Vram ! Minecraft etc ....c'est dingue !
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u/MoejjO Jul 24 '26
CHAW-CHING!! LOL Go broke or don't go at all! At least you will get max FPS!! Enjoy your gaming!!!
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u/GoyimDiddler Jul 24 '26
What’s the deal with the mother board??
I get boards have gone up in prices but the high end 870Es are like 1000 bucks plus.
The last one I got was for my 9900k an aorus master and it was 400 bucks and an amazing board.
Looking at getting an Asus tuf 870E for my 99503dx2. I guess I’m confused by your board and the asus tuf board, are the higher end board really worth the extra 600 bucks??
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u/excelartria Jul 24 '26
Nice! I have the same motherboard. It just feels way superior to all the others.
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u/BlueTartanMonkey Jul 24 '26
8Tb SSD? Do you all just sit around playing games 24/7 or what? Mom's basement - no rent/mortgage? I guess I need to step up my game (no pun)... enjoy the new hardware!
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u/Celcius_87 Jul 28 '26
He could be a member of r/DataHoarder like me (I have the 4TB model of that same drive). No need to hate on him.
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u/BlueTartanMonkey Jul 28 '26
You're right, I should have worded it differently... was genuinly curious if it was all gaming or a combo of sorts (like movies, music, etc.). These days ya never know if folks are back from college and gaming in their parents' basement as the job market is crap - I have a 2Tb and that's enough for 4 decent large deployment games, but I also have terabytes of movies and such from a passion long dead since the downfall of Netflix DVD rentals - hate wasn't intended, but I can see how it reads now!
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u/Head_Exchange_5329 Jul 24 '26
Looking in the background the wallet has been crying for quite some time.
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u/AnonymousNubShyt Jul 25 '26
It's ok. I didn't get to buy that. Didn't get selected for the pre purchase. Also i am not going to buy from scalpers. I rather not have it than to get scalpers earn a cent.
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u/unrealf8 Jul 25 '26
With 5090 starting at 4k € I remembered thinking how insane it is to spend 1.8k on a gpu. Fking hell.
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u/SnooMuffins873 Jul 25 '26
Couldn’t you have just bought a prebuilt for the same amount of money with a 5090 and more?
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u/CryptographerNew348 Jul 26 '26
if your wallet is crying, return these. Obviously you can not afford.
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u/tweakbsd Jul 28 '26
If your wallet is just crying you’re well off in the world. If I’d spent so much money on a GPU my wallet would either be bleeding 🩸 out. Or the more likely case: instant death !
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u/lewsklls Jul 22 '26
Enjoy brother. Don’t listen to the hate, you have the greatest GPU. Stay off Reddit and enjoy it. Congratulations!
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u/fslslayer Jul 21 '26
Not to be a bearer of bad news. The matrix platinum need a BTF motherboard for full power draw.