Test bench / June 2026
The core on my ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC ran at 63–72 °C while gaming at stock settings. The review puts cooling, fan noise and power side by side.
Core temperature 63–72 °C
Board power 266–340 W
Fan noise Near-silent
Dataset
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Inspect the dataset
Start with the camera’s recorded bitrate. Count what you actually keep, then leave the recorder room to breathe.
Homelab / Field guide
A maintained shortlist for reading a Windows hardware fault and checking exact AM5 ECC or NVMe expansion evidence.
WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR 0x124 is a fatal hardware report. Preserve the dump, read its WHEA source and record, then isolate the matching branch.
Check what current manufacturer sources establish for ECC UDIMM support across three exact AM5 motherboard models and the Ryzen 9 9950X or Ryzen 7 8700G.
Check a motherboard manual's documented PCIe lane splits before using a single-drive, passive dual, passive quad, or switched NVMe expansion card.
A sourced Ryzen 7 9800X3D review for 2026: gaming tests against the 7800X3D and 9850X3D, real power draw past the 120W TDP, and the October price.
RTX 5090 4K benchmarks, 32GB for local AI, the Founders Edition’s system power guidance, and what an October 7, 2026 Newegg marketplace sample showed.
RTX 5070 Ti review for 2026: 1440p and 4K results from named tests, power and noise, no Founders Edition, and Newegg's $1,169.99 on Oct 7, 2026.
Compare the RTX 5080 and 5070 Ti at 4K using measured frame rates, exact board prices and the 16GB limit. Includes tests from my ASUS ROG Astral.
RTX 5070 versus RX 9070 for 1440p: compare raster and ray-traced games, 12GB memory limits, and dated US prices for the two cards.
See how the RTX 5060 handles three 1080p games at two texture settings. Compare October prices for 8GB and 16GB cards and check the Windforce against your case.
NVIDIA announced RTX Spark laptops and compact desktops for Windows. It says laptop preorders opened October 7, with availability scheduled for October 16, while compact desktops are planned for November.
Checked . Read NVIDIA's announcement
Long-term reviews of gear I bought, ran, and measured myself.
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Run a home server the smart way: Proxmox, TrueNAS, NAS builds, and mini-PCs.
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Parts picks and full build guides, from a budget AM5 box to a flagship 4K rig.
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Head-to-head GPU comparisons with real 1440p and 4K numbers.
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Home and homelab networking: 10GbE, VLANs, PoE, and firewalls.
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Replace monthly subscriptions with apps you host yourself.
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Ollama vs llama.cpp vs LM Studio: Same-GPU Compare Dataset
Benchmark, version 1.1.0, CC BY 4.0
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MCP Server Resource Benchmark: RAM, Startup, Tools Dataset
Benchmark, version 1.1.0, CC BY 4.0
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RTX 5080 LLM Power Efficiency: Measured Watts and Joules per Token
Benchmark, version 1.0.0, CC BY 4.0
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RTX 5080 Local LLM Throughput: Measured Tokens/Second Dataset
Benchmark, version 1.1.0, CC BY 4.0
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PC Builder Parts Dataset 2026: Verified Specs and Verification Dates
Reference, version 2.3.0, CC BY 4.0
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ASUS ROG Astral RTX 5080 OC — First-Party Bench Dataset
Benchmark, version 1.4.1, CC BY 4.0
rog-astral-rtx-5080-oc-2026-06-09Data updated
GPU Undervolt Database: Settings and Reported Results (2026)
Reference, version 2
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RTX 5090 Prebuilt Power Disclosure: What the Specs Actually Say
Disclosure tracker, version 2.0.0, CC BY 4.0
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Self-Hosted SSO Tracker: Which Login Methods Cost Extra?
Disclosure tracker
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Price history
Lowell K. Wood IVEditor, TechFuel HQSt. Louis County, Missouri
Some results here come from my own hardware in St. Louis County. Others come from manufacturer documents or independent labs. Look for the setup, the original data and the conditions that make a result apply to your machine.