i want another one.
by Andy Hearni've always bought 2nd tier cards as the top tier were always out of reach pricewise, and then i run them for years. TNT2, GF2ti, 6800GT, 260GTX-216, 670GTX, 970GTX. then i could only dream of the 1080 and 2080's after the crypto miners smashed the prices of those generations of cards out of my ballpark. so my 970 finaly got retired for a 3080 after promising myself a treat for ages.so, pick any block of two words.Do It! - Get One! - Need This!running a 2560x1600 screen as my main, the 3080 feeds me butttery silky smooth visuals. i want another one for my secondary rig that my 970 is now powering, as in comparison, (same screen/resolution) the 970 just can't handle it.i may wait a few generations to make the jump to buy a new card, but i am NEVER going to do myself down again on the premise of saving a few bucks if this is what top tier life is like - and i only buy every3-4 gens when the performance is worth it. speaking of worth it, to my mind, the 3090 at 15% extra performance for double the price is just for brags for the money from what i can see. But if that extra 14gig VRAM and smidge extra performance is what you need, then it's worth it to you - so be it. But for me, the 3080 is where it's at. Get one. Do It. Do It Now!Card Cooling is quiet, even with the side of the case off. Just be sure your PSU has got the chops and the proper connectors. not just some no-name cheap-o brand with a couple of dodgy something-to-8pin PCIe adapter cables. this thing pulls juice.Oh and Overclockers, Solid service and info as always :)