Early reviews of the RTX 5080 Founders Edition suggest potential PCIe 5.0 issues. Der8auer reports boot failures and crashes.
RTX 5080 Founders Edition Faces PCIe 5.0 Issues: Early Reviews Raise Concerns
RTX 5080 Founders Edition Encounters Early PCIe 5.0 Problems The hype for the new RTX 50 series cards has been huge. Everyone is hyped for that next level of performance. However, it would appear the RTX 5080 Founders Edition could be getting off on the wrong foot. Early reviews are trickling in, and one big name in the tech review scene, der8auer, has run into some pretty concerning issues with his RTX 5080 FE sample. The Problem: Boot Failures and Crashes on PCIe 5.0 In a nutshell, hardware deep-diving extraordinaire der8auer had boot failures and system crashes when trying to run the RTX 5080 FE in PCIe Gen 5.0 mode. We are talking about a high-end test bench: an Asus ROG Crosshair X870E Hero motherboard, Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU-solid gear that is usually rock solid. He even tested other beefy GPUs like the RTX 4090 and RTX 5090 on the same setup without a hiccup. But the RTX 5080 FE is a different story. First, the card would not output a signal at all. After some serious wriggling – powe…
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