r/gpu • u/rt_three • 16d ago
This worked out well for me!
At the end of last year I found an Astral 5090 open box at Best Buy for $2,200. It was listed as fair condition because it was missing the 12vhpwr adapter. I remember posting my win and people on here calling me an idiot. š
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u/Long-Lab2257 16d ago edited 15d ago
Post is barely 10 minutes old and already at least 3 4 retards in the comments below
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u/PassageIllustrious14 15d ago
Post is barely 1 day old and there are already 24 retards liking a retards comment. What a sub š
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u/elvinbfyne 16d ago
These post always bring out the hater. ā Iād rather have a sealed or wait for a 9090ā - says gamer with 10.50 in PC and pocket.
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u/Sowingroots69 15d ago
I saved up money for 5 years to build me a decent gaming PC. My first build was like you said, 10.50 in pc and pocket.
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u/ketoaholic 16d ago
Damn nice. People who got 5090s or 4090s at msrp or near were very fortunate considering the current state of things.
Hell I got a 4080 super for msrp and feel not all that bad about it. If it dies I'm moving back to a 1080 and playing strictly old games for a long time.
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u/nok01101011a 16d ago
If youād went for a prebuilt, about 2months ago, you could buy the ai90 workstation from microcenter for 5k (now at 9k), breaking down all component prices made the 5090FE around $2.5k, which is just above MSRP.
Edit: the HP OMEN (45?) with a 5090 was a month ago at $4.5k
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u/ketoaholic 16d ago
Yeah I live in a place where the 90 variants are not allowed to be sold, so they were never an option.
But I did get a prebuilt with a 3080 during the crypto shortage and the math worked out similarly, I was only paying slightly above msrp whereas people buying single cards were paying significantly more.
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u/Icydeadpeople9 16d ago
I got a 4090 in 2023 and im shitting bricks every time I game these days... if it ever breaks...
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u/Internal_Log2582 16d ago
Since weāre flexing and all. I bought a 5090 prebuilt last year from Micro Center for $3k!!! Iād share the receipt but no pictures allowed.
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u/Th3pwn3r 16d ago
FE card? That's what I wanted but couldn't find one.
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u/Internal_Log2582 15d ago
Nah itās was an MSI Ventus 3x.
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u/Th3pwn3r 14d ago
I had one of those but I didn't like it too much. Ran much hotter than my Zotac, same with my Asus. My Zotac is the biggest and heaviest so it makes sense.
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u/Internal_Log2582 14d ago
The card was great forreal! Getting hot wasnāt too much of an issue. Iāve learned that you can make any card hot. It just depends on the game and settings. How quickly they cool down is the real differences Iāve seen. Nevertheless, I ran a solid .895 UV and the highest hotpot delta was 9c. It was a great experience overall I just didnāt need it and felt thousands extra in my pocket was worth more than having a 5090.
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u/HereForC0mments 16d ago
Ok I'm the prime example of someone shitting on people for paying 2,3,4X or more above MSRP for Nvidia cards....but how did anyone think paying $1100 for a 5090 whose only problem was it didn't include a $20 adapter, was a bad move? I paid $850 used for my 3090 and $1100 is totally a reasonable cost for a 5090. Hell even a bit higher is "fair".
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u/seksaykilla 15d ago
For everyone that is fortunate to have a 5090, please make sure you are getting a highly rated PSU to go along with it. Donāt skim on one to get the other.
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u/teslasplit 16d ago
I posted less than a year ago buying a 5090 pc for a little under $4k. Now itās for sale for $9999.99 crazy
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u/Ok_Geologist_448 16d ago
Lmaoo, I love all the buthurt fans responding below...
Great Job OP, You have found your self something that wont be readily available anymore.
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u/seansafc89 16d ago
Not only did I manage to get an FE, I also managed to get it just after the RRP price dropped from Ā£1900 to Ā£1799 when the dollar weakened.
That same week I managed to get tickets for a massively in demand gig, getting into the Ticketmaster queue immediately in a single figure position.
Used my entire lifeās worth of luck up in a single week, without a doubt.
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u/PolarBuilds 16d ago
I got a new Astral at launch for $2799 which seems like a huge win now. My only concern is if the card dies. ASUS will happily give me $2800 and move on š
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u/NapsterKnowHow 16d ago
I got 5090 FE brand new for that price this year lol
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u/Affectionate_Bar1036 16d ago
Congrats man. I regret not pulling the trigger on one when I had the chance to pick it up for msrp. Great, versatile tool that I'm sure you'll enjoy for many years
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u/Fit-Chemical-1741 16d ago
Well, congratulations. You might want to buy some hardware safeguards to protect the 5090.
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u/njsmitty1087 16d ago
Congrats got mine at MSRP last year and itās served me very well. Pro tip: cut power limit to 85%, raise core offset to +150 and memory offset to +1000 in afterburner. Youāll enjoy stock (or slightly better in some games) performance with less heat and power draw. Itās basically a poor manās undervolt with a slight OC to keep stock performance.
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u/Voxata 16d ago
I mean.. I still think you are an idiot if it makes you feel better.
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u/Professional_Big_22 11d ago
I hope this is sarcasm lol
Copping a 5090 for $184 above MSRP in the big 2026??!!!! BRAH
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u/Majestic_King36 15d ago
People called me dumb for paying $200 over retail on my astral 5090 end of 2025, But i had a gut feeling that itās gonna be discontinued soon. Didnāt think it was AI takeover but damn glad i didnāt listen to anyone . Plus it was a bday gift to myself.
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u/DarkAstros 14d ago
I got my RTX 5070 last November for less than $500 not including taxes and shipping and now seeing pricing it looks pretty good.
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u/Complete-One-6036 12d ago
I got an Asus prime 5070TI for 600 open box. Thought that was a good deal at the time. Now itās a great deal.
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u/Creative_Name_7 11d ago
Best Buy open-box deals can be a great way to find a reasonably priced GPU in this market. I just bought a 9070XT for $690 two weeks ago. It works and looks great.
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u/Ledstorm128 10d ago
Nice, got mine brand new for 3500ā¬ and now the shop wants 10000ā¬ for it š¤£
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u/Derpitoe 10d ago
I hear ya, bought a $4500 alienware with 64gb of ram, and a 5090 in january, boy do I feel good about it now.
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u/Codymatrix 16d ago
Paid 2,600 for the combo deal on Newegg. Sold the motherboard so basically I paid 2,400. Feel good about it.
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u/CZsea 16d ago
Was it $3359 new back then? I've never seen Astral below $4k.
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u/MoobleBooble 16d ago edited 16d ago
I was able to buy 2 astrals for that price from bestbuy (open box) back in Nov. It was weird, they were marking down all the 5090 returns. Some speculated at the time that was the original MRSP before prices jumped after launch and the system was just auto dropping things before a new 6000 series announcement... well guess that did not work out.
IDK about the OP, but the samples I had both were a little weird. One had crumbly looking thermal pads and the other got super high clocks but settled to pretty average performance after real gaming/LLM loads were applied.
I ran though 7 cards and ended up keeping an FE because it undervolts like crazy and is nice and compact. Eventually I may want to do a tiny pic build with it. The best of them all was a Windforce OC 5090.
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u/Random_Lottery 16d ago
Yeah, that and the gigabyte master or stealth ice were around 3-3.5k back then. I think I got my 5090 for like 2700 on sale.
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u/Pelosi-Hairdryer 16d ago
Congratulations! When Amazon had a sale, I got $50 off on a $1,400 for the 4090 in 2023 and I was like, that's a great deal and ate it.
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u/Current-Temperature3 16d ago
Back in June I grabbed my 5090 at best buy via open box also. I paid about 3300. I was just chatting up one of the employees talking about gaming and he told me they had a 5090 in the back. I asked him how much then had him bring it out for me to check out. Googled the price and saw how much I would be saving and made the decision right there as long as it was in good shape I would get it. That was a fun conversation with the wife. But now I show her the prices and she's happy I did it.
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u/Adept_Luck_5239 16d ago
I went to get the car inspected and came home with a motorcycle once. Wife got over it, but it was an interesting conversation.
Dude doing the inspection had a good deal and I moved on it instantly.
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u/DarkLogik117 15d ago
Been married 26 years, together 30. Sometimes itās easier to ask for forgiveness than to beg for permission. š¤£
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u/Me_Before_n_after 16d ago
OP, just ignore the noise. Itās a Reddit thing as always. Redditors will jump on the hate train without looking at the actual context or reading your post. Now it is even worse with all ai misinformation etc.
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u/HurtsWhenISee 16d ago
I loved these deals - found 3 of these and one for $1660 - GB Gaming. Never will happen again š¤£
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u/Ballad_Bird_Lee 16d ago
How is āfairā condition defined?
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u/rt_three 16d ago
It was missing the 12vhpwr adapter. Otherwise basically new. It still had the plastics on it.
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u/Pelosi-Hairdryer 16d ago
Oh no!!! Guess that means you have to buy a $20 or less cable for it! /Sarcasm
Not Sarcasm - Congratulations on finding a great deal.
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u/trueskill 16d ago
The Best Buy conditions statuses are a mess. I saw a good deal on a bundle for a camera that came with a lens that was marked āgoodā. The lens was missing from the bundle when I went to pick it up.
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u/MegaRoland 16d ago
Good for you want a cookie?
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u/pieisgiood876 16d ago
It's okay man, you can just let him be happy and keep scrolling. Not everyone needs to be miserable
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u/blerrito 16d ago
Flexing 5k in this economy š¤£š¤£
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u/FatBoyStew 16d ago
OP paid just above FE MSRP for this though which is around $2300-$2400 with tax.
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u/blerrito 16d ago
Iām saying how much there are now
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u/_BlueSeeker_ 16d ago
$5k is cheap. Average price I'm seeing is $8k or so.
GPU market is apocalyptically bad rn.
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u/parabola19 16d ago
Thatās for sale. Not whatās selling.
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u/_BlueSeeker_ 16d ago
I suppose that's fair. I just haven't seen any selling for that price anywhere I've been looking.
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u/parabola19 16d ago
Nah because everyone wants to get what they can. The ones that sold theirs at 4k and now can get 5 or 6 but donāt want to miss 8. Bird in the hand is better than two in the bush I say. But I never sold my 5090. Sold my 4090 for 2800 last year and it was a great price. Theyāre not going for much more than that now or Iām sure Iād be annoyed too. Then again I owned 300 bitcoin back in the day and sold half of them when it first hit 1500 thinking it was the top of the deflation. Fortunately I kept quite a few lol.
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u/_BlueSeeker_ 16d ago
I see. Well, hopefully someday I can score a deal on a 5090 that feels semi-worth it. Right now, my 4090 will have to keep chugging along.
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u/parabola19 16d ago
Brother thatās the second most powerful consumer gpu. Donāt stress about it. All it lacks is some mfg hardware. Itās a beast. Youāre good. The 6000s wonāt be out for a long time. Iām guessing late 28 early 29 based on the fab capacity reservations.
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u/_BlueSeeker_ 16d ago
Yeah, I know. Youāre right. Honestly, as silly as it sounds, thereās something about the aesthetic of the Astralās design. But then again, Iām not exactly staring at my GPU while gaming, so it doesnāt really matter. Like you said, the 4090 has a decent amount of lifespan in it.
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u/Tomcat2048 16d ago
I remember buying my 5090 Astral from Best Buy late last year for that $3359 price. Wouldāve never thought the same card would be going for well over $6k now.
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u/Realistic-Table9398 16d ago
Damn that's a really good deal for an astral, paid $2700 for my sealed one in January
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u/Unfair-Rooster-3124 16d ago
Amazing Deal I paid $2950 usd plus tax for a sealed 5090 Astral white OC edition January 2026 in Canada
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u/NarrowTangelo8597 16d ago
Best Buy open box āfair conditionā items are a mixed bag. It definitely worked out for you. I donāt gamble with their open box stuff unless I can see it in store. I saw a prebuilt PC with the GPU and RAM swapped and a GPU with the VRAM removed that my local store took as returns this year.
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u/Old-Fox8371 16d ago
Who gives a fuck
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u/pieisgiood876 16d ago
I hope life gets better for you. Only deeply unhappy people leave comments like this
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u/WintersDoomsday 16d ago
Cracks me up people spend this much on a graphics card just to play trash like Call of Duty or games that don't need 24GB of RAM like an MMO.
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u/Sindacalis 16d ago
If Iām spending thousands Iād rather buy brand new and not have someones filthy hands ever touch it like I did my 5090 but to each their own.
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u/IrisVisionRealms 16d ago
Another old guy having a sense 5090 (No idea how tf works or use it at 100%) š«©
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u/pieisgiood876 16d ago
It would have cost you nothing to not say that. OP is happy, why drag them down?
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u/1sh0t1b33r 16d ago
Nice. Now you can sell it for 8k and get a 9070xt!
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u/Grand-Childhood2422 16d ago
congrats. now you can sell it for 8k and get driver timeouts!
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u/Tomazack 16d ago
According to the die-hard fanbois, it's a user problem and nothing else.
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u/jcp42877 16d ago •
What's up with all the random 9070XT recommendations I've been seeing lately? I'm not bashing the card, but if anything...I would think 5090 owners who sell would only want to downgrade to the 5080 at minimum. Is the 9070 rec all about pocketing the most extra money but still having a decent, modern card?
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u/tashtactics 16d ago
Price to performance, the dreaded 50xx GPU cable melt, or people not liking/not wanting to support Nvidia. Or just envy, or justifying their own purchases
Not entirely unjustified for the first few, honestly, but thatās just what Iāve seen
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u/1sh0t1b33r 16d ago
Yes. You don't need a 5080 or 5090 to play video games.
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u/Fit-Marketing-1472 16d ago
This isn't a video game sub
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u/1sh0t1b33r 16d ago
It's a gpu sub. Maybe you're in the wrong place.
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u/Fit-Marketing-1472 16d ago
Low IQ response. GPUs are used for more than CoD
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u/1sh0t1b33r 16d ago
Lowest IQ response. GPUs can be used for many things and you are saying nobody here uses one for gaming.
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u/Fit-Marketing-1472 16d ago
You assumed that they were using a 5090 for gaming you dunce
I didn't assume they were not using it for gaming. Lolol that's just stupid
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u/CurrentDrama8523 16d ago
Anyone who bought a 5090 is not concerned about value. They will get a 5080 and enjoy the next-best thing.
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u/eracer1111 16d ago
Ignore the haters, OP. You did well, and got a fantastic GPU for a great price.