NVIDIA RTX 5090 (FE or partner)

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Current

Target

$2000.00

MSRP

$1999.00

Price History

No price data yet

Rationale

Direct replacement for owner's RTX 3090. 32GB VRAM unlocks larger local LLMs (Ollama migration plan). ~2x raster, ~2.5x AI throughput vs 3090. Right node for the planned local-AI shift.

Risk Notes

MSRP scalped. Pulls 575W — requires PSU upgrade unless current PSU is already 1000W+ ATX 3.1. Case clearance: H9 Flow handles full-length, confirmed OK.

Sources

ACTIVENEWEGG

https://www.newegg.com/p/pl?d=rtx+5090

ACTIVEBESTBUY

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?st=rtx+5090

Dependencies

REQUIRES->Corsair RM1200x SHIFT (1200W, 80+ Gold, ATX 3.1)

CONFLICTS->NVIDIA RTX 4090 (used market fallback)

Corsair RM1200x SHIFT (1200W, 80+ Gold, ATX 3.1)->ENABLES

Seasonic PRIME TX-1300 (1300W, 80+ Titanium, ATX 3.1)->ENABLES

Headroom for dual GPU