I had the Gigabyte 4090 Gaming OC for a while but didn't like the cheapish build quality and my otherwise lack of experience with their products. The Asus Strix 4090 OC and the Suprim Liquid X then became my top two replacement possibilities; MicroCenter re-stocked the Strix 4090 first and so that's what I'm now using.
The previous Gigabyte card achieved slightly higher stable clocks (3000 core/12000 VRAM) ... whereas the Strix is a bit more nit-picky (as per many reviews) but oddly, outperforms the previous Gigabyte consistently and at slightly lower clock speeds (~12885 core/~11700 VRAM). The Strix is also many times cooler running at much lower fan speeds.
I still ponder on swapping the Strix for the Liquid Suprim but I will most likely stick with the Asus card as it's serving my purposes well and after EVGA's pull-out, might
possibly offer the most accessible service path should such become necessary in the future.
FWIW...
Here is some 3840x1600 data gameplay gathered in an hour-long session of CP2007 (this is
before the DLSS3 patch and using DLSS 2.5.1); I am using the Asus Strix 4090 OC at its most comfortable/highest stable clocks for CP2077 which is a special case as the Strix card clocks higher on both core and VRAM in most other games.
OSD data throughout this capture shows the Strix core, VRAM, and hotspot temps; I label the VRAM temp as "GPU MEM TEMP" in the OSD. Watch with the 2160p4K/60fps option and at full screen as the OSD data may be smallish if viewing on a 24" or 27" monitor:
You can read the video description for more info if you like...
Interestingly? With the same full maxxed RT settings and after yesterday's release of DLSS3 for CP2077? The Strix 4090 now easily maintains 3000+ on the core in CP2007 using that tech. I have no idea what that could be attributed to...
But so far no complaints with the Strix card other than the fact that it's bigger than my 2-year-old niece lol ... but I've space for it and fairly decent case airflow so will most likely just stick with it. And
@StreaMRoLLeR 's comment is legit; the Strix GPU does an amazing job at keeping things chill as long as you can handle the real estate tax.
I set fans at a static 65% for the above
test but in general, keep them around 30% to 40% with hardly any variance in temps versus the 65% fan setting. The previous Gigabyte 4080 was generally
always over 85C on the hotspot and core/vram in general were notably hotter running.
I think you'd be pleased with either the Strix or the Liquid X.
Best of luck,
~s