Merry xmas my 980ti hybrid just died what now

clubb699 · 23 Dec 2018 at 14:07

Hi all,

I am not going to lie i was happy like a pig in S with this card its been a beauty, just a month over the 3 year warranty its just decided to nearly catch on fire the smell was unreal luckily i was in and turned the pc off. Swapped out for old old old card pc is ok.

The 980ti was running 4k ultra on bfV getting 50 to 60 fps, i was not happy with the new cards so was going to skip this expensive crappy gen that has just come out, unfortunately i have my hands tied and do not know what to go for i want it to play bfV full at 4k ultra can anyone recommend what to go for i do like my hybrid cooler and quite how do the 2080 and 2080ti fan cards run cool/quite ?

What do i do boys help can afford the ti but just dont want to give it to them LOL

Forgot to say i got Gysnc

RIP

muon · 23 Dec 2018 at 14:14

Skip this generation.

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/t...returns-still-with-three-free-games.18840973/

The prices of the RTX cards will tumble through 2019.

AMDPower · 23 Dec 2018 at 14:14

what resolution?

Legend · 23 Dec 2018 at 14:19

muon said:
The prices of the RTX cards will tumble through 2019.

On what evidence do you base this theory... other than hope?

muon · 23 Dec 2018 at 14:26

Legend said:
On what evidence do you base this theory... other than hope?

Apart from the fact they have already started falling?

They ain't going up from here.

2080ti now below £1k and 2080 below £650.

DarrenM343 · 23 Dec 2018 at 14:34

I still see 2080Ti's for nearly £1500. I'd use FE as a guide and those haven't dropped and probably won't for some time. Some of the AIB cards will drop, but the prices have been exceptionally high in some cases.
Bit of a difficult decision for OP. Ideally they should skip the last gen (coming from a 980 Ti) so that really means if they don't want to sit it out for a while they will need something from the 20 series, unless they're willing to "tolerate"

an AMD card.
I'd say 2070 or 2080 personally, especially if they want to upgrade again to a better RT card next gen. The Ti would be the best choice given their 4K requirement.
Another option could be to get a 1080 Ti used, if they can find one for a decent price.

clubb699 · 23 Dec 2018 at 14:37

DarrenM343 said:
I still see 2080Ti's for nearly £1500. I'd use FE as a guide and those haven't dropped and probably won't for some time.
Bit of a difficult decision for OP. Ideally they should skip the last gen (coming from a 980 Ti) so that really means if they don't want to sit it out for a while they will need something from the 20 series, unless they're willing to "tolerate" an AMD card.

Great timing hey LOL, yeah heads done in unfortunately i have got the predator 28-inch Gysnc so am stuck with Nvidia scared of going to the fans again this system i have been using is so quite not sure how the new cards are running temp and quite side

Kelt · 23 Dec 2018 at 14:49

clubb699 said:
Great timing hey LOL, yeah heads done in unfortunately i have got the predator 28-inch Gysnc so am stuck with Nvidia scared of going to the fans again this system i have been using is so quite not sure how the new cards are running temp and quite side

Wow, that's unlucky!

If it was me, I'd just bite the bullet and buy an MSI Armor 2070.

Or a s/h 1080Ti for around the same dosh.

Should do you for a couple of years.

OCUK have dropped their price to the same most other etailers are knocking it out for, £470.

Hexus have a good review of it.

MrRockliffe · 23 Dec 2018 at 15:03

Would definitely ping the manufacturer just in case - for it to catch fire is pretty excessive :/ You never know, they might be willing to put some money towards a replacement?

Legend · 23 Dec 2018 at 15:12

muon said:
Apart from the fact they have already started falling?

They ain't going up from here.

2080ti now below £1k and 2080 below £650.

Minor correction... as expected, and prices were inflated out the gate (way above MSRP). Hardly indicative of prices "tumbling". Besides, the majority of cards are still at crazy prices, and plenty of people are buying them.

clubb699 · 23 Dec 2018 at 15:35

MrRockliffe said:
Would definitely ping the manufacturer just in case - for it to catch fire is pretty excessive :/ You never know, they might be willing to put some money towards a replacement?

Nearly caught fire LOL but yeah something was burning out, plate at the back was red hot to touch doubt they will be interested with it over the warranty.

clubb699 · 23 Dec 2018 at 15:36

Kelt said:
Wow, that's unlucky!

If it was me, I'd just bite the bullet and buy an MSI Armor 2070.

Or a s/h 1080Ti for around the same dosh.

Should do you for a couple of years.

OCUK have dropped their price to the same most other etailers are knocking it out for, £470.

Hexus have a good review of it.

This is a possible move just reading about the benchmarks etc cheers

AMDPower · 23 Dec 2018 at 15:39

clubb699 said:
Nearly caught fire LOL but yeah something was burning out, plate at the back was red hot to touch doubt they will be interested with it over the warranty.

if it has warranty you are entitled to it and they will repair it. If they don't i am sure a strongly worded email and smalls claims court in one sentence should bring them to their senses. If they are selling an item that is a fire hazard, well that is all sorts of nonsense they don even want to go down legally.

in terms of what card

a second hand 1080Ti will give you great performance for £400-£450 and if you get lucky you should fine one with lots of warranty left. Look for EVGA, gigabyte, ASUS or MSI they all do warranty from date of manufacture if you dont have original receipt or owner.

clubb699 · 23 Dec 2018 at 15:49

AMDPower said:
if it has warranty you are entitled to it and they will repair it. If they don't i am sure a strongly worded email and smalls claims court in one sentence should bring them to their senses. If they are selling an item that is a fire hazard, well that is all sorts of nonsense they don even want to go down legally.

in terms of what card

a second hand 1080Ti will give you great performance for £400-£450 and if you get lucky you should fine one with lots of warranty left. Look for EVGA, gigabyte, ASUS or MSI they all do warranty from date of manufacture if you dont have original receipt or owner.

You know what i suppose i have not got nothing to lose, will send an email and see what happens yeah the 1080ti is what i was happy to get then the cards prices rocketed in the wrong way.

muon · 23 Dec 2018 at 19:24

DarrenM343 said:
I still see 2080Ti's for nearly £1500. I'd use FE as a guide and those haven't dropped and probably won't for some time. Some of the AIB cards will drop, but the prices have been exceptionally high in some cases.
Bit of a difficult decision for OP. Ideally they should skip the last gen (coming from a 980 Ti) so that really means if they don't want to sit it out for a while they will need something from the 20 series, unless they're willing to "tolerate" an AMD card.
I'd say 2070 or 2080 personally, especially if they want to upgrade again to a better RT card next gen. The Ti would be the best choice given their 4K requirement.
Another option could be to get a 1080 Ti used, if they can find one for a decent price.

How is looking at the most expensive version of something the way to measure the price?

EVGA 2080Ti can be bought for less than £1K.

clubb699 · 23 Dec 2018 at 19:35

muon said:
How is looking at the most expensive version of something the way to measure the price?

EVGA 2080Ti can be bought for less than £1K.

where from then?

DarrenM343 · 23 Dec 2018 at 19:42

muon said:
How is looking at the most expensive version of something the way to measure the price?

EVGA 2080Ti can be bought for less than £1K.

I said that the comparison should be the FE cards. Few really want the cheapest version, while the £1500 cards are quite commonly found and there's a supply/demand premium in those. FE cards IMO are the baseline for price comparisons.When NV drop the price of those, then it's clear it's across the board.

4K8KW10 · 23 Dec 2018 at 19:45

AMDPower said:
what resolution?

4K.

Interesting coincidence how the warranty just ended and the card decided to die

The OP can buy:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Sapphire Radeon RX VEGA 56 Pulse 8GB HBM2 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11276-02-40G)= £319.99

Total: £329.89 (includes shipping: £9.90)

Sell the GSync monitor and buy a cheaper Freesync.

Kelt · 23 Dec 2018 at 19:47

clubb699 said:
where from then?

Took me all of three seconds to find out via Google

heatonpkmassive · 23 Dec 2018 at 19:51

4K8KW10 said:
4K.

Interesting coincidence how the warranty just ended and the card decided to die

The OP can buy:

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Sapphire Radeon RX VEGA 56 Pulse 8GB HBM2 PCI-Express Graphics Card (11276-02-40G)= £319.99

Total: £329.89 (includes shipping: £9.90)

Sell the GSync monitor and buy a cheaper Freesync.

Useless advice, the OP had made it clear they have a G-Sync monitor and they don't plan to change it.