NVIDIA ‘Ampere’ 8nm Graphics Cards

Cooper · 2 Sep 2020 at 11:27

Asus also tend to hold their 2nd hand values better than other makes.

ihatelag · 2 Sep 2020 at 11:27

smr said:
So which 3080 is the best to go for, which manufacturer?

Founders edition, AIB's are just using the same reference cooler as last gen. Watercooled versions are the only real reason (and warranty) to go AIB. The nvidia card looks pretty good for cooling this year and if it's as good as the 2080's Founder Edition cooling, it will be good enough. Don't miss out on getting the card as well, who knows what supply and demand will look like with AIB's and the price gouging will be insane - for proof of this, OCUK are still selling a 2080Ti for £1500 when a card is coming out at a third of the price with same performance.

Bravetart · 2 Sep 2020 at 11:28

I'm so torn between just jumping all over a preorder and holding out...I do big bang upgrades and it's overdue.

My PSU and case I think should be fine for the new cards, so could get instant use out of it, but also my 1080 is doing a job for now. Potentially more options down the line to jump on whenever Zen3 launches...

I'm not too concerned about Big Navi as I definitely favour the green team. Combo of drivers and software features. Some of the new features sound great to add to it.

During the launch I was completely sold on a 3090 but the Scottish in me came out and I'm keen to hold off to see if the extra performance is really worth that much more money.

Seearbe · 2 Sep 2020 at 11:29

Jacky60 said:
I'm just worried the FE cards will go out of stock before big navi launches so I'll be 'forced' to get an AIB 3080 or possibly AIB 3090 if they're still better than AMD's offering.

There was an "acknowledgement" in the presentation to supply problems with the previous generation, so hopefully that's a good sign that the supply is there.

Greebo · 2 Sep 2020 at 11:29

smr said:
So which 3080 is the best to go for, which manufacturer?

I used to love MSI but Zotac or Gigabyte have been my go to manufacturers in recent years.

BigBANGtheory · 2 Sep 2020 at 11:29

Core09 said:
Way I see it is, the 3080 will have about 30% higher FPS at 4k compared to the 2080ti in non rtx titles. The lack of data on the 3090 suggests there to be marginal improvement over the 3080.

Imo buy the 3080 and wait for the next release of cards.

I think that is a sensible view because the price differential is so large even if you get it wrong the risks aren't horrendous and you can always move off a 3080 to RDNA3 or Hopper not having spent £1.4k

Richdog · 2 Sep 2020 at 11:30

jonneymendoza said:
Brand loyalty? I've not had an amd card since the legendary 9800 xt!

Then what is your rationale for what you wrote about AMD 'blowing Nvidia out of the water'? It's a hyperbolic statement makes no logical sense based on any information that has been put out there by leakers.

Jacky60 · 2 Sep 2020 at 11:31

tyler_jrb said:
If you are keen enough on the website when they go live, have an account signed up with payment details etc ready. you will get one when they go live on launch day.

Waiting for the $999 20GB 3080TI or whatever AMD bring TBH.

Wilkeh · 2 Sep 2020 at 11:31

I'm so confused in what to do. I really want the 3080 but as others have said it's sort of a "downgrade" in VRAM from the 1080 Ti. So I'm thinking to hold off for a potential 3080 Ti. But there's no guarantee? :/

Jacky60 · 2 Sep 2020 at 11:32

Seearbe said:
There was an "acknowledgement" in the presentation to supply problems with the previous generation, so hopefully that's a good sign that the supply is there.

Thanks, glad they're going to rectify that or at least they acknowledge it. Maybe they'll still do the same again anyway..

TNA · 2 Sep 2020 at 11:32

Greebo said:
I used to love MSI but Zotac or Gigabyte have been my go to manufacturers in recent years.

I would like to go Zotac, but they will need to price it right. I will likely have sold the 3080 before the 3 year warranty is finished and I hear Nvidia's RMA service is very good, so that is where I am leaning at the moment.

robfosters · 2 Sep 2020 at 11:33

The EVGA hybrid is a nice looking card. Very suave.

Greebo · 2 Sep 2020 at 11:33

jrodga2k5 said:
I have to admit it's interesting that a lot of manufacturers have 3xPCI-E connectors on board for their premium 3080's definitely looks like they are looking to enable to highest overclocking potential. Silicon lottery aside of course...

And that made zero difference with the last generations. I made that mistake and went for a board with stupid amount of extra power chokes and all the blah blah blah about superior components used and extra power connectors needed and after sticking it under water, it didnt even get close the the FE card.

Its used to be the case in the 980ti days the AIB boards made a massive difference to your max overclocked performance. Recent generations its all just the silicon lottery and cooling it sufficiently.

TNA · 2 Sep 2020 at 11:34

Wilkeh said:
I'm so confused in what to do. I really want the 3080 but as others have said it's sort of a "downgrade" in VRAM from the 1080 Ti. So I'm thinking to hold off for a potential 3080 Ti. But there's no guarantee? :/

What, 1gb less?

I say wait and see what the reviews say about RTX IO. If it works then you should be fine, if not just wait a little and they will have a 20gb version out.

Greebo · 2 Sep 2020 at 11:34

3t3P said:
I know how to block up AIB cards, never held an FE.

Looking at the FE shroud don't see any screws. Looks a bit like a crow-bar job.

How are NV with warranty on watercooled cards?

On the last FE board I bought Nvidia said warranty wasnt affected so long as I didnt damage the board,.

tyler_jrb · 2 Sep 2020 at 11:34

Jacky60 said:
Waiting for the $999 20GB 3080TI or whatever AMD bring TBH.

For me it will be the 3090 or nothing. Although I’m struggling to justify but will be nice to have some extra grunt especially when new RTX titles appear such as cyberpunk 2077. I’m leaning towards buying one but I’m still not sure yet. I nearly paid that for a 2080Ti on launch and that has served me very well indeed the past 2 years.

But it also depends how much of a difference 4.0 makes. I’d ideally like to wait for next gen pcie 4.0 Intel cpus with ddr5. I don’t fancy upgrading now to a Ryzen to then swap again next year for ddr5.

I was thinking about WC the card but I likely won’t even bother. My pc is far enough away now noise isn’t an issue. I’m starting to like the design even more seeing it in the flesh and I was more than impressed with last gen FE build quality.

GIGA-Man · 2 Sep 2020 at 11:34

orbitalwalsh said:
@GIGA-Man is Aorus still 4 yr warranty ?

Your the best rep on here and do resellers work most of the time haha

AORUS and GIGABYTE GAMING OC cards will have a 4 year warranty option. 3 years standard and an extra year if you register. Details will be in the box.

jonneymendoza · 2 Sep 2020 at 11:35

will a 850w psu be ok to power a 3090 rtx, 2 nvme drives, 4x 2.5 ssd, 3.5 hecanical drive, 128gb ram, 3960x threadripper cpu

ALXAndy · 2 Sep 2020 at 11:35

TNA said:
Knew you could not resist.

I don't need to quote myself, I said many times, if you are that interested go search for it yourself

Yeah of course you did

Just like you knew how there are the same amount of SM only two CUDA cores per SM etc. Course you did mate, course you did

Bindlestiff · 2 Sep 2020 at 11:36

rchads89 said:
link me to the gamers nexus ? what people been saying?

Here you go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6BXwCJtaZE
Basically, trying to strongarm the reviewers / dilute the reviews. Interesting video, even if you are very much a fan of MSI.