I bought the RTX 5090 Lightning Z and I'm really disappointed... Here's why
JayzTwoCents • 252.4K views • 1d ago
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The MSI RTX 5090 Lightning Z was supposed to be the ultimate halo card… but I’m honestly disappointed.
In this video I break down why — from the voltage ceiling and power behavior to real-world benchmark scaling in 3DMark. For a card with this name and price tag, I expected more.
Is it being held back by NVIDIA limits? Is the Lightning branding just marketing this time? Let’s dig into the numbers and find out.
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00:00 BFGPU
04:36 Accessories
06:26 Included Vertical Mount
08:04 Unboxing GPU
10:32 Software Problems
16:27 Initial Tests
22:07 First Benchmarks
25:11 Conclusions