1080ti died :(

Guru · 11 Mar 2019 at 15:23

Hi all,

My Zotac 1080ti AMP! died and they are going to refund me 749 Euros because they don't have any replacements in stock.

What can I buy with that these days? I'm aware I got an Amazing deal at the time so I imagine I won't be able to replace it unless I spend more

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

G

Marine-RX179 · 11 Mar 2019 at 15:28

Guru said:
Hi all,

My Zotac 1080ti AMP! died and they are going to refund me 749 Euros because they don't have any replacements in stock.

What can I buy with that these days? I'm aware I got an Amazing deal at the time so I imagine I won't be able to replace it unless I spend more

Any suggestions?

Thanks,

G

Toss a coin and decide between 2080 and Vega 7, both are about on par with the 1080ti

On the more serious note, do some research on both of the above mentioned card, and decide which you should go for.

Guru · 11 Mar 2019 at 15:34

It's such a shame cause it was a heavily overclocked one too

Marine-RX179 · 11 Mar 2019 at 15:41

Guru said:
It's such a shame cause it was a heavily overclocked one too

It's not all bad though. All the performance you might gain from overclocking would probably be offset by the lack of performance optimisation that Nvidia would have for the 1080ti in new games moving forward.

With a new 2080, as least you will still have good consistence performance for new titles up until Nvidia release the cards of gen that follows. Also you get longer warranty with buying a new card comparing to holding on the old.

yoyo59 · 11 Mar 2019 at 16:55

I never trusted them tiny zotac amp cards! surprised it lasted that long! haha

I would be tempted with VII imho, I don't think Nvidia deserve anymore money!

Guru · 11 Mar 2019 at 17:10

Tiny? It's 32cm lol

Guru · 11 Mar 2019 at 23:56

I'm actually gutted and I just want them to fix it

AthlonXP1800 · 12 Mar 2019 at 03:31

Not surprised it didnt last long when it had 5 years warranty, Zotac should had replaced it with a Zotac RTX 2080 at same price.

Lucky you €749 = £638 in today exchange rate.

You can find RTX 2080 for £638.99 bundled with 3 free games.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x MSI GeForce RTX 2080 Ventus 8192MB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card= £638.99

Total: £638.99 (includes shipping: £0.00)

Chrisc · 12 Mar 2019 at 13:48

Guru said:
I'm actually gutted and I just want them to fix it

Buy a second hand one?

Guru · 12 Mar 2019 at 16:42

I’ve pushed for a replacement and they said to wait 2-3 weeks

Kelt · 12 Mar 2019 at 17:12

Guru said:
I’ve pushed for a replacement and they said to wait 2-3 weeks

I would have taken the money and bought a 2080.

Simon Belmont · 12 Mar 2019 at 17:34

Marine-RX179 said:
Toss a coin and decide between 2080 and Vega 7, both are about on par with the 1080ti

Pretty sure the 2080 is faster.

Get a 2080. Skip Vega or VII it's a mess

Vince · 12 Mar 2019 at 17:38

Simon Belmont said:
Pretty sure the 2080 is faster.

Get a 2080. Skip Vega or VII it's a mess

Own both Vega and 7 and they are not a mess imo. Both very capable cards! Am guessing you haven't owned them?

Also would have taken the money and bought 7 or 2080.

KungFuSpaghetti · 12 Mar 2019 at 17:51

Take the money and get a new card, because if they find a replacement then you'll only have the remainder of your warranty. New card, new warranty. No brainer.

dragonslayer · 12 Mar 2019 at 17:53

Why push for a replacement when you could have taken the money and tried to find a 2nd hand one and pocket some cash or buy a V7/2080 lol

HeX · 12 Mar 2019 at 17:57

As above, take the money and run!

CuriousTomCat · 12 Mar 2019 at 18:10

I'd be doing cartwheels in the street if I had a full refund for a GPU after 2 years of use. You're the luckiest guy in the world.

KungFuSpaghetti · 12 Mar 2019 at 18:11

I'd push them for more money too, you can reason it with the fact you need to get a 2080 to replace as a near equivalent... With 3gb less ram!

Caracus2k · 12 Mar 2019 at 19:32

AthlonXP1800 said:
Not surprised it didnt last long when it had 5 years warranty, Zotac should had replaced it with a Zotac RTX 2080 at same price.

Que forum post winning that the RMA replacement was a downgrade as it had less memory

KungFuSpaghetti said:
I'd push them for more money too, you can reason it with the fact you need to get a 2080 to replace as a near equivalent... With 3gb less ram!

Ask them to pay you more then you paid for a card a few years back? Never going to happen now is it.

Marine-RX179 · 12 Mar 2019 at 22:49

Simon Belmont said:
Pretty sure the 2080 is faster.

Get a 2080. Skip Vega or VII it's a mess

Sorry, if there's anything that's a mess, it is the potential memory issue on the RTX cards.

I decide to not highlight it and advise OP to do his own research and decide for himself which card to go for, as it is always down to how people use their cards.

I myself if given the choice between the 2080 and the Vega VII, I would go for the latter hands-down simply because I can use Freesync on my 75" 4K Sammy over HDMI, which Nvidia cannot do. RTX features likely not gonna be truly relevant and beneficial and widely used in games until RTX 3000 series arrives anyway. Coupling that with tiny amount of hardware cores dedicated for RTX in the 2000 series at the moment, I'd rather take the card with double the amount of vram, together with likely longer driver support and performance optimisation for future games instead.

Choosing a graphic card ain't always the same and as simple as comparing and measuring whose willy is bigger.