NVIDIA ‘Ampere’ 8nm Graphics Cards

Housey · 3 Sep 2020 at 20:05

Really glad I 'invested' in a 2080TI 20 months ago at £1299. Really glad....really really glad.

Oh wait...

five8five · 3 Sep 2020 at 20:05

Grim5 said:
link to the 3070 result? I can't see any posts in the last few pages mention the 3070 I'm not sure what you're talking about

Don't bother. It was a @Poneros special

five8five · 3 Sep 2020 at 20:07

Housey said:
Really glad I 'invested' in a 2080TI 20 months ago at £1299. Really glad....really really glad.

Oh wait...

Waiting for the punchline

...and sold it for £850 last month

XeNoNF50 · 3 Sep 2020 at 20:09

HRL said:
It’s not one of these, is it?

https://www.gamersnexus.net/hwreviews/3612-abkoncore-ramesses-780-case-review-really-bad

Haha nah. Lian Li O-11 Air.

Housey · 3 Sep 2020 at 20:12

five8five said:
Waiting for the punchline

...and sold it for £850 last month

I buy high sell low, I know things.

Poneros · 3 Sep 2020 at 20:13

Twinz said:
It looks like the 3080 "chugs" Doom.

Didn't say it would go over 10 GB.

Dave2150 · 3 Sep 2020 at 20:15

cHk4 said:
Honestly it's the thing holding me back with this all is the whole PCIe4. I really don't want to fork out buying a whole new rig if it's going to be an issue in a years time because it doesn't have PCIe4 or has some kind of weird compatability issue. I really don't want to hold out until middle of next year though especially with Cyberpunk around the corner and I also don't want to go AMD due to having issues with them many moons ago.

You're wise to be concerned, these companies have a habit of changing things last minute. Just because LGA1200 is capable of PCIE-V4, doens't mean each manufacturer implemented it properly.

Far safer to wait for LGA1700 (next year), which will feature DDR5, USB4, and PCIE-V4, and possibly V5! AM5 from AMD should also have the same features.

Vertigo · 3 Sep 2020 at 20:15

cHk4 said:
Honestly it's the thing holding me back with this all is the whole PCIe4. I really don't want to fork out buying a whole new rig if it's going to be an issue in a years time because it doesn't have PCIe4 or has some kind of weird compatability issue. I really don't want to hold out until middle of next year though especially with Cyberpunk around the corner and I also don't want to go AMD due to having issues with them many moons ago.

Then go decent Z490 board with a 10700K or 10600K now then just swap the CPU out for Rocket Lake when it arrives.

Vertigo · 3 Sep 2020 at 20:18

Dave2150 said:
You're wise to be concerned, these companies have a habit of changing things last minute. Just because LGA1200 is capable of PCIE-V4, doens't mean each manufacturer implemented it properly.

Far safer to wait for LGA1700 (next year), which will feature DDR5, USB4, and PCIE-V4, and possibly V5! AM5 from AMD should also have the same features.

LGA1700 is not next year, it's 2022.

random_matt · 3 Sep 2020 at 20:21

cHk4 said:
Honestly it's the thing holding me back with this all is the whole PCIe4. I really don't want to fork out buying a whole new rig if it's going to be an issue in a years time because it doesn't have PCIe4 or has some kind of weird compatability issue. I really don't want to hold out until middle of next year though especially with Cyberpunk around the corner and I also don't want to go AMD due to having issues with them many moons ago.

Don't be a plonker, buy ryzen if you want pci 4. Having issues with tech is normal, have had issues with Nvidia and AMD, should I just give up?

Mensy · 3 Sep 2020 at 20:27

im going for 3080

Zotac card or FE card, prefer the FE design but also prefer the 5 year warranty on the Zotac

Just hope my 650w evga supernova 2 will run it with a 3700x

tony888 · 3 Sep 2020 at 20:30

Looks like the 3080 zotac won’t fit in my ncase m1. Sad times

xraycat87 · 3 Sep 2020 at 20:37

Mensy said:
im going for 3080

Zotac card or FE card, prefer the FE design but also prefer the 5 year warranty on the Zotac

Just hope my 650w evga supernova 2 will run it with a 3700x

I did a psu calculator with my 3700x 2 nvke drives, 2 3.5inch hdd, 6 fans, keyboard, mouse and external drive. And I have 110w headroom even at max load.

My psu is 650w 80rated gold. With probably 17 hours gaming use in a year. Unless yours is old I wouldn't worry.

I even ordered a psu then cancelled this morning with confidence.

WesleyBurns · 3 Sep 2020 at 20:40

robfosters said:
True. I’d like to go 4K, but I’m not paying nearly a grand for a 4K 27inch display that does 144Hz. Once the monitors come down to reasonable prices, I’ll make the jump, till then, I’m sticking with 1440p 144Hz.

Exactly that.

danlightbulb · 3 Sep 2020 at 20:41

Mensy said:
im going for 3080

Zotac card or FE card, prefer the FE design but also prefer the 5 year warranty on the Zotac

Just hope my 650w evga supernova 2 will run it with a 3700x

OCUK only have the one zotac shown at the moment but this one is the looker:

Will probably be more than £650.

WesleyBurns · 3 Sep 2020 at 20:45

opethdisciple said:
Can you explain this to me please. As I have never used it before and it did occur to me today that with a 3080 at 1440p@144hz I could upscale my image for better IQ.

But I don't know if you set say the res to 4k in a game and just game as normal on my 1440p panel or do I have to do something specific in the Nvidia control panel/Geforce Experience to make it work?

Turn on DSR on your NVidia control panel and get a virtual resolution x2 or x3 etc the native resolution of your monitor. The GPU renders at that new resolution then down scales back to your native monitor resolution. You end up with much sharper scenes with much less need for AA which tries to fix the problem backwards (a band aid). In fact turning off AA and using DSR is the way to go. The higher the DSR multiplier the better but you need horsepower. Forget DSR for desktop work it’s not good for that.

danlightbulb · 3 Sep 2020 at 20:48

Does anyone know the names of the reviewers who were featured in Nvidia's launch when they witnessed the 3090 at 8k? Ive been trying to find them on youtube but cant.

rchads89 · 3 Sep 2020 at 20:48

Greebo said:
My preference is Zotac for the warranty but it will come down to whichever card I can get a waterblock that fits it quickly. That would now appear to mean it wont be the founders edition as nobody is making waterblocks for them as they are not "reference" this generation which is a shame,.

Would you not want to wait for the zotac amp though?

nhornby51743 · 3 Sep 2020 at 20:55

xraycat87 said:
I did a psu calculator with my 3700x 2 nvke drives, 2 3.5inch hdd, 6 fans, keyboard, mouse and external drive. And I have 110w headroom even at max load.

My psu is 650w 80rated gold. With probably 17 hours gaming use in a year. Unless yours is old I wouldn't worry.

I even ordered a psu then cancelled this morning with confidence.

Good lad

FloatingPoint · 3 Sep 2020 at 20:57

danlightbulb said:
OCUK only have the one zotac shown at the moment but this one is the looker:

Will probably be more than £650.

Agree it's by far the best of a bad bunch, here's a slight improvement.