NVIDIA ‘Ampere’ 8nm Graphics Cards

[Simon Belmont]

I wish they stuck with the 2000 series shroud. A redesign you will. If you want to future proof your card the 3080 wait for 15 or 20gb of varm

 

[Simon Belmont]

As much as i like The look of the Founders edition, that 12pin extension cable is awful, and has awful positioning. Prob gonna be looking to buy something with dual 8 pin instead.

This exactly ^ I think the whole design is awful. I'll be waiting if I do upgarde. My 2080 is doing great atm

 

[justwondering]

Wow £649 for the FE edition over at the Nvidia UK store, not bad at all, might grab a FE edition, they do tend to hold their value.

 

[FloatingPoint]

I wish they stuck with the 2000 series shroud. A redesign you will. If you want to future proof your card the 3080 wait for 15 or 20gb of varm

Are there any decent looking AIB cards yet? They all look traditionally hideous.

 

[PinkFloyd]

PCIe power connector positions look to suck on these, would be nice if they were on the opposite side of the card so they can be hidden from sight! So few cases would have any issue with this!

 

[ALXAndy]

Another bitter sounding reply and again we know all of this because you haven't stopped with the same old story we really do get it you're not buying and its all about you.

Another bitter reply for you.

 

[Simon Belmont]

Are there any decent looking AIB cards yet? They all look traditionally hideous.

Nothing I like tbh. It's all a bit blah

 

[ihatelag]

The DP 1.4 ports on the 2080 Ti do.

Thank you

 

[FloatingPoint]

Nothing I like tbh. It's all a bit blah

How hard is it to make some in a Bowers and Wilkens / Apple / Dieter Rams aesthetic? Not hard at all and less production costs. Also would sell better.

 

[SirPsychoZe0]

Pondering my options on my 2080S...

Assuming reviews all check out and the 3080 is as good as it seems, would it be best to sell my 2080S now and buy 3080 asap, such that I might get more for the 2080S from the 'less educated' folks in my area (Gumtree sale), before they have time to get wise?

 

[jommy999]

this is first time in few years that GPU release get a little more excited

 

[ALXAndy]

This exactly ^ I think the whole design is awful. I'll be waiting if I do upgarde. My 2080 is doing great atm

Watch it, they'll get the shandy out on you.

 

[lovelyhead]

Wonder how many people are now reversing on just getting a console instead

I am.

I was convinced that the 3000 series would be another rip off from Nvidia like the 2000 series. I had a target of £500 for 2080ti performance or I was getting a Series X. Nvidia have smashed that target so much so that I am now happily going to pony up the £649 for the 3080. Assuming the new consoles are going to be £500, the new Nvidia cards have made them feel bad value for money for anyone with a decent PC that is able to upgrade to a 3000 series card!

 

[ALXAndy]

Pondering my options on my 2080S...

Assuming reviews all check out and the 3080 is as good as it seems, would it be best to sell my 2080S now and buy 3080 asap, such that I might get more for the 2080S from the 'less educated' folks in my area (Gumtree sale), before they have time to get wise?

What res do you game at? do you need it?

If it's not 4k I would hold off for now. Sorry, forgot the obligatory lemon.

 

[nicktay2605]

I am.

I was convinced that the 3000 series would be another rip off from Nvidia like the 2000 series. I had a target of £500 for 2080ti performance or I was getting a Series X. Nvidia have smashed that target so much so that I am now happily going to pony up the £649 for the 3080. Assuming the new consoles are going to be £500, the new Nvidia cards have made them feel bad value for money for anyone with a decent PC that is able to upgrade to a 3000 series card!

It helps that the new consoles currently have next to no interesting or impressive looking launch titles announced. I too had money set aside, to buy a PS5 in my case, but I'm not spending ~£500 to play PS4 games or multiplats that I could play on a PC.

 

[3t3P]

Anyone noticed the fans are e-loop design i.e blades are linked together to reduce tip vortices and reduce noise?

 

[justwondering]

Pondering my options on my 2080S...

Assuming reviews all check out and the 3080 is as good as it seems, would it be best to sell my 2080S now and buy 3080 asap, such that I might get more for the 2080S from the 'less educated' folks in my area (Gumtree sale), before they have time to get wise?

You might do, but best to do it sooner rather than later, thankfully I cashed in my rtx 2080ti back in June for £900, bought a cheap £257.99 RTX 2080, thankfully I should at least get my money back on that......also consider taking it to CEX before they drop all their cash offer prices...not the best amount but a very realistic amount at the moment.

 

[N19h7m4r3]

Meant to be the titan replacement. Though its a weird thing to rename it to a gaming card designation considering NVIDIA are always spouting crap about the titans not being gaming cards.

The 3090 webpage even states it support Sudio Drivers like a Titan does. Interesting turn alright.

It's smart, make it seem like a gaming card again, even though there's a nice gap for a 3080Ti with more VRAM to appear later.

 

[esoteric]

Just scanning through the video again, the 3080 was there behind the vase from the very start, I thought there might have been a cut or it was put there off screen. Another thing to note is the GDDR6X, it's supposed to be 2x faster than GDDR6, so does it matter if there's only 8 or 10Gb of it?

[EDIT] Just checked the video again and the 3070 is only G6, the 3080 and 3090 are G6X.

 

[SirPsychoZe0]

You might do, but best to do it sooner rather than later, thankfully I cashed in my rtx 2080ti back in June for £900, bought a cheap £257.99 RTX 2080, thankfully I should at least get my money back on that......also consider taking it to CEX before they drop all their cash offer prices...not the best amount but a very realistic amount at the moment.

That's my thinking - speed is of the essence. Interesting times, didn't expect to be in this dilemma.