Sometimes Dell Actually Tries: Dell RTX 3090 Review, Tear-Down, & Benchmarks

We called Dell’s G5 5000 a "warranty with e-waste attached." We said the 1660 Super in that system was the bottom of the barrel, but maybe, just maybe, Dell’s RTX 3090 can redeem them.
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This video looks at the Dell RTX 3090 that's included in Alienware systems, like the Alienware R10 pre-built gaming computer and workstation. We received the Dell RTX 3090 on loan from a viewer, and so it was tested primarily outside of the Alienware system. That's good, because the Alienware system is phenomenally bad -- but we'll talk about that in a separate video. In this one, we'll be testing the Dell RTX 3090 for thermals, noise levels/acoustics, the frequency behavior, fan profile, and for assembly quality and form factor.
We reviewed a disappointing Dell GPU here: • Bottom of the Barrel: ...
Dell made a good PSU, though, and you can find our review of it here: • Dell Did Something Mos...
And it made one of the worst pre-builts we've ever seen, the G5 5000: • Worse Than Walmart: De...
And Lenovo gave Dell competition for bottom of the pre-built barrel, which you can see here:
• Wasted Potential: Leno...
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - Dell RTX 3090 Review
03:59 - External Walk-Around of the Card
06:29 - Taking Apart the Dell RTX 3090
07:07 - Already Better Than Expected
10:59 - Horror Movie Thermal Paste
11:58 - Vapor Chamber and Heat Pipes
14:00 - Removing the Base Plate
14:45 - Dell RTX 3090 Thermals
15:51 - Fan RPM & Behavior
16:17 - GPU Frequency & Boosting
16:57 - Noise Behavior
17:57 - Conclusion
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Testing, Editorial: Steve Burke
Video: Keegan Gallick, Andrew Coleman