*** BLACK FRIDAY DEALS FROM PALIT (NVIDIA) ARE HERE ON RTX 2060, 2070 & 2070 SUPER!!!

3t3P · 13 Nov 2019 at 21:44

My wantz

An EVGA 2080S under £650
Or
2080Ti for under £850

JediFragger · 13 Nov 2019 at 23:12

Gibbo said:
so I shall continuing cheapening Black Friday.

HERE HERE!!!

Suleman Chaudhary · 14 Nov 2019 at 07:30

That 2070 looks mighty tempting now. But I wanted the 5700xt so badly. Decisions decisions. I love when the market is competative

Suleman Chaudhary · 14 Nov 2019 at 07:32

opethdisciple said:
Actually it's my B'day today so I hope @Gibbo has a nice present for me?

FYI - Haven't received the OcUK Happy Birthday email!

Wait.
Hol' up.
You guys are getting happy birthday emails?

Journey · 14 Nov 2019 at 07:40

Loving the arbitrary when Black Friday is, given the American origins, and that it always falls the Fiiday after Thanksgiving we can certainly say this is a 'Pre-Black Friday offer' since Thanksgiving is on the 28th this year. Denying that is basically saying you think it is worthless, right?

DarrenM343 · 14 Nov 2019 at 08:18

Gibbo said:
We do it every year, so I shall continuing cheapening Black Friday.

I also do it because on Black Friday many of these deals can be gone in minutes, we go early and post exclusively to the forum first, so it gives the members here sometime to think a deal over without the need to rush and impulse buy at fear of selling out.

Important to remember I think and agree. It's great that forum members get the first look in on these deals.

opethdisciple · 14 Nov 2019 at 09:05

Suleman Chaudhary said:
Wait.
Hol' up.
You guys are getting happy birthday emails?

We were.

AshFU · 14 Nov 2019 at 09:14

Waiting to see some amd deals

opethdisciple · 14 Nov 2019 at 09:28

Buy a 2080S or wait for the 3000 series.

I think I'm waiting.

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I mean... the RT performance is not great with these cards. So I dont yet see the point.

Oh... and I dont think the 2080S is worth £200 more than a 2070S.

DeanT77 · 14 Nov 2019 at 09:42

opethdisciple said:
Buy a 2080S or wait for the 3000 series.

I think I'm waiting.

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I mean... the RT performance is not great with these cards. So I dont yet see the point.

Oh... and I dont think the 2080S is worth £200 more than a 2070S.

I'm in the same position and feel the same, current gen would be nice but it doesn't feel a good "future proof" bet.

KungFuSpaghetti · 14 Nov 2019 at 09:55

That MSI Seahawk is VERY tempting at £600... hmm

TNA · 14 Nov 2019 at 10:05

opethdisciple said:
Buy a 2080S or wait for the 3000 series.

I think I'm waiting.

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I mean... the RT performance is not great with these cards. So I dont yet see the point.

Oh... and I dont think the 2080S is worth £200 more than a 2070S.

It really is not worth the extra. £100 maybe.

Buying now will either lead to buyers remorce or if money is easy come easy go then you will want to upgrade again in 6 months when cards with much beefier RT performance comes out.

opethdisciple · 14 Nov 2019 at 10:13

TNA said:
It really is not worth the extra. £100 maybe.

Buying now will either lead to buyers remorce or if money is easy come easy go then you will want to upgrade again in 6 months when cards with much beefier RT performance comes out.

When we look at these latest games like Control and RDR2, you can clearly see that they do indeed require a 2080ti even at 1440p. But the price for entry at this level is ridiculous. Hence the need to wait for the next gen.

I'll pay £700 for a 2080ti level card with improved RT perf.

Still ridiculous pricing tho... I thought £450 was a lot when I bought my 1080.

Chrisc · 14 Nov 2019 at 10:38

TNA said:
It really is not worth the extra. £100 maybe.

Buying now will either lead to buyers remorce or if money is easy come easy go then you will want to upgrade again in 6 months when cards with much beefier RT performance comes out.

Has anything been said about the RT performance of next gen?

bazzabear · 14 Nov 2019 at 10:53

Here's where I get confused with new graphics cards. Take those first two 2070Ss listed. How am I supposed to pick between them? Stats are identical, both dual fans. Is it purely an aesthetic choice? Or am I supposed to know which one cools better or is quieter?

Edit: I tell a lie. One has a higher 'boost clock'. I have no idea what that means, but as in all walks of life, bigger number = better, right?

Further edit: Or is boost clock only relevant to overclocking, which I don't intend to do?

Gibbo · 14 Nov 2019 at 10:57

Also as some people seem to think the 2070 has no backplate, this model infact does have a backplate:

TNA · 14 Nov 2019 at 10:59

Chrisc said:
Has anything been said about the RT performance of next gen?

Rumour is it will be a lot better.

But I have been saying this for a long time. In my opinion it is obvious the RT performance will be a lot better. The 2000 series was just simple demo tech. We will get big gains going forward every gen.

Chrisc · 14 Nov 2019 at 12:58

TNA said:
Rumour is it will be a lot better.

But I have been saying this for a long time. In my opinion it is obvious the RT performance will be a lot better. The 2000 series was just simple demo tech. We will get big gains going forward every gen.

Big gains and big prices no doubt.

layte · 14 Nov 2019 at 13:20

LambChop said:
Enjoy it, but you're cheapening black friday.

Thought I would make my first post in this section in quite some time just to express my amazement that somebody would think that the concept of 'black friday', the celebration of unfettered consumerism could be made to be any cheaper than it already is.

melmac · 14 Nov 2019 at 13:24

layte said:
Thought I would make my first post in this section in quite some time just to express my amazement that somebody would think that the concept of 'black friday', the celebration of unfettered consumerism could be made to be any cheaper than it already is.

Agreed.