NVIDIA ‘Ampere’ 8nm Graphics Cards

[five8five]

I thought this thread told us VRAM was not important??

Don't open that can of worms again

 

[nhornby51743]

So just to clear this up cos I can cancel my order for an 850W

my cpu is 3700x, 2 8gb sticks of rgb ram, 1 m2 drive, 2 3'5" drives, and the vega 64 which is going.

My current 650 80gold psu, replace or not lol.

650watt will cover it. Imo it's worth picking up a power reader to plug in to your wall, lot cheaper than a new PSU.

 

[Greebo]

I thought this thread told us VRAM was not important??

It isn't (unless you have only 8gb or less)

 

[Kelt]

I would have thought they would go for a longer adapter to hide the connection out of site. I'm also surprised that it is split all the way up to the 12 pin connector. Did nobody think this through.

Funnily enough, it's one of the things I don't like about the FE.

That cable system really affects the aesthetics of the card, and not in a good way.

 

[Greebo]

650watt will cover it. Imo it's worth picking up a power reader to plug in to your wall, lot cheaper than a new PSU.

Agreed. His cpu only uses 150w max anyway

 

[five8five]

They arent really custom though are they? I will watch later after work but isnt every single card just a reference board with a different cooler on?

The FE cards are reference. I think most AIB are custom.

 

[xraycat87]

650watt will cover it. Imo it's worth picking up a power reader to plug in to your wall, lot cheaper than a new PSU.

if i get what I want on MM for the 650 I'll stick with the new one, my anxiety will go crazy if i hear any weird noise when gpu is under full load lol

 

[smilingcrow]

So just to clear this up cos I can cancel my order for an 850W
my cpu is 3700x, 2 8gb sticks of rgb ram, 1 m2 drive, 2 3'5" drives, and the vega 64 which is going.
My current 650 80gold psu, replace or not lol.

If you aren't overclocking you will be well under 650W and more so for the 3070.

 

[Chuk_Chuk]

I thought this thread told us VRAM was not important??

The response by gamer1988 made me chuckle. Some people are in for a surprise shortly.

 

[Greebo]

The FE cards are reference. I think most AIB are custom.

It was the waterblock company who made the claim all opening AIB cards were reference. Yes they may have fancy coolers on but they are still Nvidia reference boards if that makes sense,.

Obviously later cards like the EVGA FTW will be custom boards.

 

[Chuk_Chuk]

Funnily enough, it's one of the things I don't like about the FE.

That cable system really affects the aesthetics of the card, and not in a good way.

Do you mean having the connector in the middle?

 

[xraycat87]

If you aren't overclocking you will be well under 650W and more so for the 3070.

im buying a 3080 though, will it be OK?

 

[five8five]

It was the waterblock company who made the claim all opening AIB cards were reference. Yes they may have fancy coolers on but they are still Nvidia reference boards if that makes sense,.

Obviously later cards like the EVGA FTW will be custom boards.

There must be different versions, 2x8 and 3x8 pin.

 

[nhornby51743]

if i get what I want on MM for the 650 I'll stick with the new one, my anxiety will go crazy if i hear any weird noise when gpu is under full load lol

Power Meters are less than £12 at the rainforest.

That's potentially £100 to go to new RAM, or extra NVME?

 

[Greebo]

OMG I thought this was a photoshop but its true! The "Gamer Pink" edition

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/galax-rtx-3090-ex-gamer-pink-1-click-oc.b7975

 

[Deleted User 456458]

which hardly if anyone plays?

I dont think you understand at all.

Let me make it crystal clear.

Can you show me a benchmark at 1080p that shows a significant improvement in FPS by using an intel vs AMD.

If not then admit there is no noticable improvements and that i its purely down to GPU unless you are using a very very OLD CPU

Any cpu from the last few years is all perfectly fine for gaming at 1080 or above as its gpu dependant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQVBlCfb72M

Plenty of OC benchmarks here at 1080p. The mem isn't tuned so there's more to gain.

 

[EastCoastHandle]

It isn't (unless you have only 8gb or less)

 

[Wilko_Dog]

Will my 750w psu power a 3080 ? (super-flower 80 plus gold if that makes any difference) Thinking of upgrading if I don’t need to add anything else

 

[Greebo]

There must be different versions, 2x8 and 3x8 pin.

I suspect all the base models and slight OC versions will just be Nvidia reference boards with their own cooler plonked on.

The 3x 8 pin and fancier boards will be custom like the kingpin etc.

 

[nhornby51743]

Will my 750w psu power a 3080 ? Thinking of upgrading if I don’t need to add anything else

Short answer: Yes
Long answer: Yeeeeeeeeeees