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Which 2080ti

I'm absolutely delighted at the possibility of the 2nd hand market collapsing and prices resetting somewhat back to normality(we are not quite there yet). The damage that was done by mining and then Turing was a complete disaster for everyone except those that thought they could continue to splash £1000+ on a GPU that would hold 80% of its value when its time to sell on. Renting they called it.
 
weldon855 said:
I'm absolutely delighted at the possibility of the 2nd hand market collapsing and prices resetting somewhat back to normality(we are not quite there yet). The damage that was done by mining and then Turing was a complete disaster for everyone except those that thought they could continue to splash £1000+ on a GPU that would hold 80% of its value when its time to sell on. Renting they called it.
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I saw someone selling a KFA 2080Ti for £550 last night. I think it might actually get a little cheaper before the year's out.
 
cms239 said:
IF i decide the cost of going RTX 30X0 is going to be too high and go the 2080ti route i would probably go used.

there are one or two Founders cards available on EBay. How do these compare to other manufacturers like Asus, MSI, Palit etc
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I'd wait to see what AMD put on the table or wait for the 3070ti with 16GB VRAM, don't buy old tech now especially with vastly improved RT performance in 3000 series. Turing makes no sense now unless you absolutely can't afford to spend more, or you're on 1080p and it will last you for years.

Hang on for a while. ;)
 
cms239 said:
IF i decide the cost of going RTX 30X0 is going to be too high and go the 2080ti route i would probably go used.

there are one or two Founders cards available on EBay. How do these compare to other manufacturers like Asus, MSI, Palit etc
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It depends on the resolution. If your preferred resolution is 1440p? the 2080Ti is a very powerful card. Very powerful indeed. I was asked to post a video of mine running COD MW at a given speed that apparently isn't possible. Take two things into account. This is the latest build, with the new shadow features. It is maxed out at 1440p, I am seeing mid 9s on the VRAM use. However, do also note that this is a Kingpin card, and thus clocks like a bat out of heck. I am not even pushing it, haven't modded the volts and it will do 2150 all day without even breaking a sweat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SximHQ2RDgg&feature=emb_logo

When I compare that to launch benchmarks I am clearing over 50 FPS more. I'm sure the insane clocks are something to do with that, but with such a pretty looking (IMO) next gen game? with RT? yeah, there comes a point of no return.

I'm so happy with mine (the Kingpin) that today I bought another 2080Ti for £475 inc. From Ebay. I used the blower to bag a bargain, but have no intention on keeping it.

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It's a crap model, but uses the Quadro RTX 8000 PCB, so my block will fit. I bought a block back in March for a different card, I got send the wrong SKU and it didn't fit. I was going to send it back but meh, you know how that goes :D

Certain parts of the 3070 do not add up to me. Lower VRAM, GDDR6 from last gen (not 6X) 256 bit memory bus and only 8gb. People have told me Ampere will handle VRAM differently but I don't agree. I have seen VRAM run out in the past, and it is not pretty.

Just play hard ball. Not low ball, but get the best deal you can, keep the price as close to the 3070 as humanly possible and yeah, enjoy.
 
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