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Friendly people of the OCUK Forum, here looking to unlock some of your combined knowledge and brilliance.
(as to not mislead you I actually came here to join the 3080 Queue Legendary thread, but it looks like a nice place to stay).
So I’m debating how to proceed with a new build (if you can call it that). Bit of background.
2 kids, gaming mad!
Just finished a nice system for the younger of the two:
corsair rgb case, i9 10850, vengeance ram 32g 2966hz, Samsung 970plus Evo 500gb, NZXT z63 liquid cooler (I know the lcd is just a gimmick, but she’s gonna have fun with it and tbf it does a good job at cooling). Strix 850 PSU.
The only thing I scrimped on was the card. Reused a 1070GTX (got to leave them something to work for). And heck, should be fine for building boxes around people and shooting them in the head or pickaxing them to death.
Love the Evo plus by the way, highly recommend – so fast it goes back in time – tasks finish before you start them!
So now my thoughts turned to my elder……
He has an hp Omen system which we’ve upgraded along the way. Additions which still have value -> 2080Super, 750W corsair PSU, Hyper RAM 2400mhz 32gb and im considering re-using in a build….
Corsair 500D RGB SE – check
MSI Tomahawk Z490 – check
I9 10900k – check
1 TB 970 Evo plus M2. – check
MSI Trio 3080 – don’t know what’s happening with that OC? Waiting to get some news from Gabbo!
Probably going with a corsair H100i cooler (not sure this supports the LGA1200 though)
Decision to be made:
Can I reuse the corsair 750w PSU. Was thinking that if we do get the 3080 card – this might be a bit light.
Can I reuse the RAM for now? 2400 mhz doesn’t sound much slower than the 2966 factory. Should be ok for now?
Should I cancel the 3080 order and salvage the 2080? Pay for the above unknowns.
Any thoughts welcome! Have a great day.
(as to not mislead you I actually came here to join the 3080 Queue Legendary thread, but it looks like a nice place to stay).
So I’m debating how to proceed with a new build (if you can call it that). Bit of background.
2 kids, gaming mad!
Just finished a nice system for the younger of the two:
corsair rgb case, i9 10850, vengeance ram 32g 2966hz, Samsung 970plus Evo 500gb, NZXT z63 liquid cooler (I know the lcd is just a gimmick, but she’s gonna have fun with it and tbf it does a good job at cooling). Strix 850 PSU.
The only thing I scrimped on was the card. Reused a 1070GTX (got to leave them something to work for). And heck, should be fine for building boxes around people and shooting them in the head or pickaxing them to death.
Love the Evo plus by the way, highly recommend – so fast it goes back in time – tasks finish before you start them!
So now my thoughts turned to my elder……
He has an hp Omen system which we’ve upgraded along the way. Additions which still have value -> 2080Super, 750W corsair PSU, Hyper RAM 2400mhz 32gb and im considering re-using in a build….
Corsair 500D RGB SE – check
MSI Tomahawk Z490 – check
I9 10900k – check
1 TB 970 Evo plus M2. – check
MSI Trio 3080 – don’t know what’s happening with that OC? Waiting to get some news from Gabbo!
Probably going with a corsair H100i cooler (not sure this supports the LGA1200 though)
Decision to be made:
Can I reuse the corsair 750w PSU. Was thinking that if we do get the 3080 card – this might be a bit light.
Can I reuse the RAM for now? 2400 mhz doesn’t sound much slower than the 2966 factory. Should be ok for now?
Should I cancel the 3080 order and salvage the 2080? Pay for the above unknowns.
Any thoughts welcome! Have a great day.
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