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NVIDIA ‘Ampere’ 8nm Graphics Cards

cHk4 said:
Honestly it's the thing holding me back with this all is the whole PCIe4. I really don't want to fork out buying a whole new rig if it's going to be an issue in a years time because it doesn't have PCIe4 or has some kind of weird compatability issue. I really don't want to hold out until middle of next year though especially with Cyberpunk around the corner and I also don't want to go AMD due to having issues with them many moons ago.
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You're wise to be concerned, these companies have a habit of changing things last minute. Just because LGA1200 is capable of PCIE-V4, doens't mean each manufacturer implemented it properly.

Far safer to wait for LGA1700 (next year), which will feature DDR5, USB4, and PCIE-V4, and possibly V5! AM5 from AMD should also have the same features.
 
cHk4 said:
Honestly it's the thing holding me back with this all is the whole PCIe4. I really don't want to fork out buying a whole new rig if it's going to be an issue in a years time because it doesn't have PCIe4 or has some kind of weird compatability issue. I really don't want to hold out until middle of next year though especially with Cyberpunk around the corner and I also don't want to go AMD due to having issues with them many moons ago.
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Then go decent Z490 board with a 10700K or 10600K now then just swap the CPU out for Rocket Lake when it arrives.
 
Dave2150 said:
You're wise to be concerned, these companies have a habit of changing things last minute. Just because LGA1200 is capable of PCIE-V4, doens't mean each manufacturer implemented it properly.

Far safer to wait for LGA1700 (next year), which will feature DDR5, USB4, and PCIE-V4, and possibly V5! AM5 from AMD should also have the same features.
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LGA1700 is not next year, it's 2022.
 
cHk4 said:
Honestly it's the thing holding me back with this all is the whole PCIe4. I really don't want to fork out buying a whole new rig if it's going to be an issue in a years time because it doesn't have PCIe4 or has some kind of weird compatability issue. I really don't want to hold out until middle of next year though especially with Cyberpunk around the corner and I also don't want to go AMD due to having issues with them many moons ago.
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Don't be a plonker, buy ryzen if you want pci 4. Having issues with tech is normal, have had issues with Nvidia and AMD, should I just give up?
 
im going for 3080

Zotac card or FE card, prefer the FE design but also prefer the 5 year warranty on the Zotac

Just hope my 650w evga supernova 2 will run it with a 3700x
 
Mensy said:
im going for 3080

Zotac card or FE card, prefer the FE design but also prefer the 5 year warranty on the Zotac

Just hope my 650w evga supernova 2 will run it with a 3700x
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I did a psu calculator with my 3700x 2 nvke drives, 2 3.5inch hdd, 6 fans, keyboard, mouse and external drive. And I have 110w headroom even at max load.

My psu is 650w 80rated gold. With probably 17 hours gaming use in a year. Unless yours is old I wouldn't worry.

I even ordered a psu then cancelled this morning with confidence.
 
Mensy said:
im going for 3080

Zotac card or FE card, prefer the FE design but also prefer the 5 year warranty on the Zotac

Just hope my 650w evga supernova 2 will run it with a 3700x
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OCUK only have the one zotac shown at the moment but this one is the looker:

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Will probably be more than £650.
 
opethdisciple said:
Can you explain this to me please. As I have never used it before and it did occur to me today that with a 3080 at 1440p@144hz I could upscale my image for better IQ.

But I don't know if you set say the res to 4k in a game and just game as normal on my 1440p panel or do I have to do something specific in the Nvidia control panel/Geforce Experience to make it work?
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Turn on DSR on your NVidia control panel and get a virtual resolution x2 or x3 etc the native resolution of your monitor. The GPU renders at that new resolution then down scales back to your native monitor resolution. You end up with much sharper scenes with much less need for AA which tries to fix the problem backwards (a band aid). In fact turning off AA and using DSR is the way to go. The higher the DSR multiplier the better but you need horsepower. Forget DSR for desktop work it’s not good for that.
 
Greebo said:
My preference is Zotac for the warranty but it will come down to whichever card I can get a waterblock that fits it quickly. That would now appear to mean it wont be the founders edition as nobody is making waterblocks for them as they are not "reference" this generation which is a shame,.
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Would you not want to wait for the zotac amp though?
 
xraycat87 said:
I did a psu calculator with my 3700x 2 nvke drives, 2 3.5inch hdd, 6 fans, keyboard, mouse and external drive. And I have 110w headroom even at max load.

My psu is 650w 80rated gold. With probably 17 hours gaming use in a year. Unless yours is old I wouldn't worry.

I even ordered a psu then cancelled this morning with confidence.
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Good lad :)
 
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