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This RTX 4090 is so ridiculous it needs a Dark Obelisk RGB support stick

Say hello to the Dark Obselisk. | Image: Galax If you thought the prices of Nvidias new RTX 40-series cards were ridiculous, wait until you see all the third-party RTX 4090 designs. Ridiculous doesnt even begin to describe the RTX 4090 Serious Gaming (yes, thats the name) from Galax. Lets start with the packaging. Exhibit A: Image: Galax Did a hacker make this GPU? Why is there a hacker on the box of this RTX 4090? Is this a member of anonymous? Am I going to lose all my secret data if I install this GPU? Is my boss trying to test my cybersecurity skills so I wont get phished? I really dont know, but it gets better. The RTX 4090 Serious Gaming includes triple 102mm fans that have increased by 5mm over its previous RTX 3090 models. That alone tells you this is gonna be chonky, and eight heat pipes and a large vapor chamber cooling base certainly back that up. Its a 3.5 slot design, which means in reality its going to take up 4 slots in your system. Theres even an extra 102mm clip-on booster fan if you want to make this card even bigger. Image: Galax The Dark Obelisk support stick is here to save the day. Given how big this particular card looks, Galax has the ultimate tool to prevent GPU sagging for when a graphics card is simply too heavy for the PCIe bracket and slot to hold. The RGB Dark Obelisk support stick (yes, a stick!) will save the day, thanks to its magical RGB powers and ability to hold this giant RTX 4090 in place. Its not unusual to find support brackets for high-end modern GPUs, but I think this is the first time Ive ever seen one referred to as a dark obelisk as if it was discovered in a tomb in Egypt. You might think Im being too harsh on Galax, but theyre not alone in absurd RTX 4090 cards. In fact, nearly every third-party card is absolutely huge, which might explain why Nvidia barely mentioned its partners during the RTX 40-series launch live stream and favored showing its sleek Founders Edition cards instead. Asus decided to show off its latest RTX 4090 card in some kind of Star Wars-inspired shot of it attached to what looks like the worlds smallest motherboard in comparison. Image: Asus Asus RTX 4090. Gigabytes RTX 4090 AORUS Master could fit FOUR Mini-ITX cards inside, says VideoCardz. Its big enough that it has an anti-sag bracket that supports up to a massive 5KG (11 pounds) of weight. As the heatsink expands to dissipate more heat generated by even more powerful GPU, so does the effect of gravity grow, explains Gigabyte. With the special ability to impact gravity, no wonder this GPU has a bracket. There are plenty more huge RTX 4090 cards ready for when these next-gen GPUs launch on October 12th, priced from $1,599. Theyre all huge, says Steve over at Gamers Nexus, who has done a great roundup of all the ridiculousness going on with the RTX 4090 cards. Check it out below.

Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 12:10 pm

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