ASUS ROG GeForce RTX 4090 Evangelion Edition Graphics Card Available to Pre-order in China

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The Republic of Gamers (ROG) department at ASUS started to tease its lineup of official Evangelion tie-in products in late July, with a ROG Strix customized NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 card attracting some attention thanks to its very prominent red and black aesthetic. The marketing spiel revealed that: "the EVA Editions of the ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 come equipped with a myriad of performance-enhancing ASUS features, such as Axial-tech fans with reverse rotation and 0 dB technology, an exclusive vapor chamber design, top-shelf power delivery and a sleek metal exoskeleton for maximized rigidity. The expertly engineered fan shroud and right-hand side of the card now sport an EVA-02 color theme, and Asuka art takes over the backplate."

The ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC EVA-02 Edition was shown off at last month's Gamescom trade fair in Germany, but PC hardware enthusiasts in China will be getting first dibs on retail units. As reported by ITHome and VideoCardz, units can be pre-ordered via JD.com, with shipments starting tomorrow (September 5). The special edition livery and pack of themed accessories will set you back 17,999 RMB (~$2475) in the region. ASUS ROG has not revealed pricing for Western territories.




ROG continues the EVANGELION project for gamers with a brand-new machine design centered around EVA-02 and Asuka. The second collection debuted with motherboards, graphics cards, cardholder gaming cases, all-in-one coolers, peripherals, and gear. Build the full machine and achieve high levels of synchronization with Asuka. > Learn more about ROG x EVANGELION-02//



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Step into the future with the ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 OC EVA-02 Edition. Designed in collaboration with the EVANGELION project, this powerhouse graphics card boasts a stunning aesthetic inspired by EVA-02. The shroud and backplate feature intricate design elements, while the front ARGB panel showcases the iconic synchronization effect.

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[Wye]

0 dB technology

The mysterious "technology" being that the fans stop when cooling is not needed, something every graphics card made in the last 10 years has.

 

[Guwapo77]

In the ATi red, I like it. AMD needs to do a throw back PCB on an anniversary edition Radeon card.

 

[Arkz]

lol.

 

[ARF]

The mysterious "technology" being that the fans stop when cooling is not needed, something every graphics card made in the last 10 years has.

Yes, and fans stop means very high GPU temperatures at all times, which ridiculously shortens the useful time when the cards can be operated.
Fans stop is a no-go and must be avoided at all times.

About nvidia - the GeForce users complain about a mysterious bad image quality in desktop 2D.
I guess this a legacy nvidia problem which hasn't been fixed in the last 20 years or so.
Its image quality is very bad.

 

[Nanochip]

Red like a Radeon.

 

[Vayra86]

Yes, and fans stop means very high GPU temperatures at all times, which ridiculously shortens the useful time when the cards can be operated.

50-60C is a very fine temp to be at on idle. Why would a chip want to be frosty only to heat up to 80+C every time?
It doesn't shorten lifespan, at least, there is no proof available AFAIK.

The rest... yeah. Drink some water, you're seeing things.

 

[onemanhitsquad]

ugly looking...played out anime

Yes, and fans stop means very high GPU temperatures at all times, which ridiculously shortens the useful time when the cards can be operated.
Fans stop is a no-go and must be avoided at all times.

About nvidia - the GeForce users complain about a mysterious bad image quality in desktop 2D.
I guess this a legacy nvidia problem which hasn't been fixed in the last 20 years or so.
Its image quality is very bad.

Mine work perfectly.

 

[Totally]

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lol.

Thing is more cooling than actual card.

 

[ReallyBigMistake]

If only they made one for Rei Ayanami.......

 

[Totally]

If only they made one for Rei Ayanami.......

Rei is overrated

 

[ARF]

50-60C is a very fine temp to be at on idle. Why would a chip want to be frosty only to heat up to 80+C every time?
It doesn't shorten lifespan, at least, there is no proof available AFAIK.

The normal idle temperature for any chip is between 30°C and 40°C. Everything higher is not desireable, nor recommended.
It doesn't need to heat up to 80°C !
It's fine at 65°C - 70°C !

You invent new physics laws, don't you?

 

[Vayra86]

The normal idle temperature for any chip is between 30°C and 40°C. Everything higher is not desireable, nor recommended.
It doesn't need to heat up to 80°C !
It's fine at 65°C - 70°C !

You invent new physics laws, don't you?

Welcome to the ignore list Any sort of sense is wasted on you clearly.

 

[ARF]

Welcome to the ignore list

Go wherever you want.

 

[Frick]

The normal idle temperature for any chip is between 30°C and 40°C. Everything higher is not desireable, nor recommended.
It doesn't need to heat up to 80°C !
It's fine at 65°C - 70°C !

You invent new physics laws, don't you?

You've missed the last few generations of CPU's?

 

[fevgatos]

The normal idle temperature for any chip is between 30°C and 40°C. Everything higher is not desireable, nor recommended.
It doesn't need to heat up to 80°C !
It's fine at 65°C - 70°C !

You invent new physics laws, don't you?

That is definitely not true. The die can operate at over 90c for decades. In fact it's better for the lifespan of your card to sit at 60c idle and then go up to 70-80 when gaming then having it at 30c idle and then 70-80 in gaming.

 

[ARF]

That is definitely not true. The die can operate at over 90c for decades. In fact it's better for the lifespan of your card to sit at 60c idle and then go up to 70-80 when gaming then having it at 30c idle and then 70-80 in gaming.

Why do CPUs run better at lower temperatures?

Answer (1 of 6): You are correct in saying this. Just note that the temperature must not be extremely low that the moisture in the air will freeze in the CPU. Operating CPU’s at higher temperature is really not a good practice. Rotating fans and heat sinks were installed above a CPU so that its ...

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You've missed the last few generations of CPU's?

My Ryzen is perfectly fine at 30°-70°C and it never exceeds this range.

 

[fevgatos]

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Why do CPUs run better at lower temperatures?

Answer (1 of 6): You are correct in saying this. Just note that the temperature must not be extremely low that the moisture in the air will freeze in the CPU. Operating CPU’s at higher temperature is really not a good practice. Rotating fans and heat sinks were installed above a CPU so that its ...

www.quora.com

My Ryzen is perfectly fine at 30°-70°C and it never exceeds this range.

What you just posted is relevant how?

What you quoted is talking about LOAD temperatures.

 

[Frick]

My Ryzen is perfectly fine at 30°-70°C and it never exceeds this range.

What Ryzen? Also,

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Why do CPUs run better at lower temperatures?

Answer (1 of 6): You are correct in saying this. Just note that the temperature must not be extremely low that the moisture in the air will freeze in the CPU. Operating CPU’s at higher temperature is really not a good practice. Rotating fans and heat sinks were installed above a CPU so that its ...

www.quora.com

My Ryzen is perfectly fine at 30°-70°C and it never exceeds this range.

What Ryzen specifically? AMD decided >90C is fine as a temperature target. No one is arguing heat is bad for electronics, but it's a question of degrees and design, and a question of how long the computers are useful. There are loads of still functioning Pentium 4's out there, are they still functionally useful for a normal user? I'd argue they are not. Trading longevity (for a component that lasts for a very long time anyway) for performance now is not a bad thing (and it's not even sure if the longevity is affected).

 

[TheDeeGee]

The mysterious "technology" being that the fans stop when cooling is not needed, something every graphics card made in the last 10 years has.

It's actually to hide the garbage fan motors GPU fans have these days. Lowest they can go is 1000 RPM (30%) which is too noisy for idle, so they simply turn off the fans instead.

Just hook up GPU fans to the mothboard and slowly dial down from 40%, around 28% you'll find out the fans stop spinning which is about 950 RPM.

Yes, and fans stop means very high GPU temperatures at all times, which ridiculously shortens the useful time when the cards can be operated.
Fans stop is a no-go and must be avoided at all times.

About nvidia - the GeForce users complain about a mysterious bad image quality in desktop 2D.
I guess this a legacy nvidia problem which hasn't been fixed in the last 20 years or so.
Its image quality is very bad.

Maybe your screen hasn't been cleaned for 20 years, there is no issue with the image quality at all, what are you talking about.

 

[ViperXZ]

a) asus is so prohibitivly overpriced now that I wouldn't buy anything anymore from them, it's basically for rich people now that dont care about money

b) basically a red ROG Strix for me as I can't see the backside (in my system) which makes the difference here, anyway. Fails to bring any difference for me, then.

 

[TheinsanegamerN]

The normal idle temperature for any chip is between 30°C and 40°C. Everything higher is not desireable, nor recommended.
It doesn't need to heat up to 80°C !
It's fine at 65°C - 70°C !

You invent new physics laws, don't you?

Thermal expansions are what kill electronics 90% of the time. Going from 40c to 80c does significantly more damage then 60 to 80 does.

 

[fevgatos]

Thermal expansions are what kill electronics 90% of the time. Going from 40c to 80c does significantly more damage then 60 to 80 does.

That's what I told him, doesn't want to listen. It's called heat cycles.