High-end PC hardware has always been where performance and premium design overlap, but certain products just take it to the next level and change the definition altogether. One of these is the ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition. The tech heads might see a graphics card here, but this is so much more: an art piece, a collector’s item, a statement of luxury. The ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition is also one of the most publicised GPUs this year, thanks to its eye-watering list price of over $9,000.
That’s technically possible as the ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition was initially a Middle East-exclusive launch but a UAE-based retailer named Microless is now listing the GPU for purchase and worldwide shipping. This well-regarded GPU that used to cost $8,000 now costs an eye-watering $9,250. Mind you, this is ostensibly after a 20-percent deluge on the asking suggest, so the baseline value idea is considerably more ridiculous. This ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition literally costs as much as multiple other RTX 5090s, which shows us that this is more of a luxury item than just a new high-performance component.
So why the exceptionally high price asked by the ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition? The answer is because of its intricate and lavish build quality. A shroud on the GPU is also a nice work of art but also serves a purpose. With an elaborate skyline silhouette, fine Arabic calligraphy, and a heavy dose of 6.5 grams of gold plating. That much gold plating alone costs a lot, and makes the ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition a genuinely extravagant product.
It is a showpiece, it is a conversation starter, and it is the ultimate flex for any high-end PC build. SPONSORED VIDEO — The ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition is for the no-mottler, balls-to-the-wall buy-things-thou-can’t-in-wedlock-to-a-bill-collector sort of guy who wants his hardware not to scream his status and bank account, but to BELLOW it.
However the ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition is a lot more than a beautiful exterior. High boost clock of 2580 MHz, and up to 2610 MHz in OC Mode 2 This performance is actually the same as the standard ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC edition.
Put another way, for performance alone, the ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition is not faster than its cheaper stablemate. This fact only reaffirms that the price premium you are paying is not for any extra performance, but rather for the design, the exclusivity, and the swagger of owning a gold-plated RTX 5090 Dhahab edition. Finally, the ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition is a collector’s dream, not a performance champ.
Appearing on the same retailer site but looking ever so slightly more “luxurious” and “affordable,” is the ROG Astral RTX 5080 Dhahab CORE OC. Microless has it listed for USD 2,589, though its official MSRP remains a mystery. That’s still more than a normal RTX 5090’s MSRP, but a tiny fraction of the price of the ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition.
The ROG Astral RTX 5080 Dhahab CORE OC gets a 2760 MHz boost clock that can be pushed up to 2790 MHz in OC mode. 3 which has a similar design as RTX 5090 Dhahab edition and luckily has also provided same 6.5 grams gold plating. ASUS appears to recognize the goal for enthusiast customers seeking such flagship performance and premium design is the ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition. The ROG Astral RTX 5090Dhahab Edition exemplifies the brand’s design prowess in creating high-end performance hardware and luxury bests.
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Introducing the ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition, an ultra-premium new graphics card from the Republic of Gamers (ROG) line at ASUS, featuring some fanciful Middle Eastern styling elements like a custom gold-plated shroud and other aesthetics develóped for this area. 4
On the plus side, a UAE retailer called Microless has a listing for the ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition for over $9,000, a significant markup over the card’s originally advertised MSRP. The price is appropriate for a piece of luxury collector’s item.
Performance-wise, the ROG Astral RTX 5090 Dhahab Edition is nothing more than a standard ROG Astral RTX 5090 OC edition with an identical boost clock. Its outlandish price tag stems mostly from its uniquely made, gold-plated, highly exclusive nature.
