The RTX 2080 pre-order thread

jjgreenwood · 23 Aug 2018 at 14:52

XeNoNF50 said:
Same with the 2080ti, windforce model now £1100 up from £1050.

Dunno why everyone else is still selling it at £1049

orbitalwalsh · 23 Aug 2018 at 14:55

jjgreenwood said:
Dunno why everyone else is still selling it at £1049

same happened with pascal , more and more will order and prices will increase until stock levels are high- that or pricing error haha

don531 · 23 Aug 2018 at 14:59

I pointed this out before with the MSI 2080 ti trio.

It was £1160 the first day here at OCuk, then rose to £1270, I've asked why, and got no answer.

All other competitors have consistently had it at £1160

Someones making a profit...

Smffy · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:07

don531 said:
I pointed this out before with the MSI 2080 ti trio.

It was £1160 the first day here at OCuk, then rose to £1270, I've asked why, and got no answer.

All other competitors have consistently had it at £1160

Someones making a profit...

I got an answer roughly to the tune that the GPU guy was not around and it’s probably a pricing error... which isn’t right

Nobody seems able to confirm what’s reference board and what’s not either.

spikerules · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:11

We don;t know the clock speeds on most of these cards, why are people ordering?

ltron · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:13

LePhuronn said:
Rubbish. A GTX 1080 Ti when used as intended can smash out 100+ FPS at 1080p. A RTX 2080 Ti when used as intended can barely hit 60fps at 1080p. That is regression. Saying that this new fangled technology forces a new baseline downwards is regression.

The dedicated RT processors are an astounding leap forward in technology. The AI antialiasing is an astounding leap forward in technology. But the real-world implication that utilising these technologies forces a monumental drop in frame rates and playable resolutions is regression. And we're expected to pay 4 figures for it.

The AI anti aliasing actually increases framerates as it's training the GPU to render more efficiently as well as doing anti aliasing.

orbitalwalsh · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:16

Smffy said:
I got an answer roughly to the tune that the GPU guy was not around and it’s probably a pricing error... which isn’t right

Nobody seems able to confirm what’s reference board and what’s not either.

i know both Gigabyte models are reference , aorus is inbound but not released as they didnt want pre-orders and no card shipping to happen . Engineering was started late due to NV given AIB little time

LoadsaMoney · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:18

spikerules said:
We don;t know the clock speeds on most of these cards, why are people ordering?

because Nvidia

Smffy · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:20

Brun said:
This is gonna totally come true, isn't it? Sept 19th.

I'm still very much on the fence hoping to see independent benchmarks and hopefully reviews before then, but will be understandably ****** if I miss out by a day or two. Have tweeted @TEAMEVGAUK but no response, do they have a rep here who I could pester?

Ben is occasionally around - Bennnny please can we have more deals so I can pre-order EVGA. Also stick the blower card up for £1049 and i'll buy two as the blocks are coming off anyway. Below quoting hime as his @ in name makes life hard to tag.

Ben @ EVGA said:
EVGA just works

Smffy · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:27

spikerules said:
We don;t know the clock speeds on most of these cards, why are people ordering?

Because they don’t really matter, look at pascal the cards all ran naturally much faster than quoted and it’s incredibly easy to overclock a GPU...

You really pay for the cooler on these reference PCB cards as the kit inside is likely to deliver roughly the same clocks regardless.

Silent_Scone · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:28

Unless you bought a 1080 FTW, then there’s a chance it might not lol

Perfect_Chaos · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:31

For the Ti anyone think the reference cooler is better or the MSI Duke?

XeNoNF50 · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:31

spikerules said:
We don;t know the clock speeds on most of these cards, why are people ordering?

Partly for this reason. We're now seeing the prices go up on the cards that we want. Why not lock it in at the cheapest price and cancel if you decide you don't want it.

JediFragger · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:32

Perfect_Chaos said:
For the Ti anyone think the reference cooler is better or the MSI Duke?

Ooooooooooooooo tough call! but I do prefer the looks of the ref edition personally...

edit - Returns with nVidia are supposed to be excruciating though, that would prob sway me towards MSI.

Smffy · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:39

I sort of wish I just bought two direct now, had I know all this ridiculous price shifting would happen here...

Perfect_Chaos · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:43

JediFragger said:
Ooooooooooooooo tough call! but I do prefer the looks of the ref edition personally...

Yeah probably a little more stylish on the reference, MSI are usually pretty good with their coolers though.

JediFragger · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:44

Perfect_Chaos said:
Yeah probably a little more stylish on the reference, MSI are usually pretty good with their coolers though.

See my edit, based on potential return alone I'd go MSI.

Shocky-FM · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:49

Do people still buy reference cards? They've throttled in the past so not sure why anyone buys them, maybe if you're replacing the cooler I guess... :confused:

dangel · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:52

Shocky-FM said:
Do people still buy reference cards? They've throttled in the past so not sure why anyone buys them, maybe if you're replacing the cooler I guess...

This - cooler off waterblock on, day one.

spikerules · 23 Aug 2018 at 15:53

Shocky-FM said:
Do people still buy reference cards? They've throttled in the past so not sure why anyone buys them, maybe if you're replacing the cooler I guess...

Whats the lengths on the Duke?