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If AMD ever had a time to be as relevant in the gaming market, as they were since the ATI 9800/X850/X1900 days... it's right about now.

As much as AMD is pushing toward AI too, I feel like this is the best opportunity they've had in a while to make some noise. We need something from them that can compete with a 5090. I honestly can't remember the last time I had an AMD card, but...

So... when are we going to get to enter the 1/10,000 chance to purchase a 6090 at $3K MSRP?

Yes, but with how quickly AI has been advancing (and I've been hearing of the resource wall since 2024, which hasn't slowed it down but only caused massive price increases on parts all over the place) it's possibly that the few remaining that do...

My 9970X build (already have the chip and board) is on hold indefinitely, because it requires RDIMMS (about $4-$5K for 128GB). Instead, I went with a used 5995WX + WRX80 combo from China for $3K, because I've got the DDR4 RAM capacity from 5-6...

I've got two workstations, a 3960X and 3970X that both have 256GB DDR4 each (8x32GB) - I believe both kits at 3200 rated. One set is Kingston Fury RGB, and the other is TidentZ RGB. I'll get the exact models later this weekend. I'm looking to...

There's some kind of Astral Limited Edition in Microcenter right now... for $12K.

We can always hope. The color mods of Remastered just don't do it for me. Remastered looks great in its own way, but it can't reproduce those Oblivion greens without messing everything else up.