Splave's Cave: Overclocking the Asus RTX 5090 Astral and setting the 3DMark Port Royal world record

Professional overclocker Splave, known as Allen Golibersuch, discusses his journey from hobbyist to running a bespoke system integrator business. In his column on Tom's Hardware, he details overclocking the Asus ROG Astral RTX 5090 to set a 3DMark Port Royal world record. Despite challenges like the GPU's dislike for extreme cold, Splave praises Asus' engineering and the GPU's performance capabilities. With a specialized BIOS and sub-ambient cooling, he achieved impressive results, hitting core clock speeds of 3600MHz+ and setting multiple world records. Despite the demanding process, Splave finds the results rewarding and hints at future overclocking guides.