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Oh good grief, I need a new graphics card.

SpellowHouse

SpellowHouse

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Ugh. How depressing. What was once a bi-annual delight, I know see as some sort of punishment from God...

However, since I am obviously going to have to bend over to the great god NVIDIA, I might as well get a 4080. That's the limit really of what I am willing to spend, no matter what.

I am primarily interested in cooling performance, a good model seems to be the MSI Suprim X. I won't insult you by saying it's cheap, but it is better than some other models.

Anyone any thoughts or comments on this?
 
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There is anecdotal evidence that the Msi and Asus 4000 series cards are more prone to coil whine than the other brands. I personally would get the Zotac for £1260, 5 year warranty if you register it and 20% cheaper.

Sapphire Nitro+ 7900xtx for £1180 or go for 4090 FE for £1600. I like Msi products and that is a good looking card but it does not seem like good value.
 
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£1500 for a 4080..................................... :eek: AND those suprim X's seem to suffer coil whine a lot.

AIB base 4090's @ £1740 vs that £1500 4080 - 4090 all day long. Extra performance over that 4080 is worth £240 all day long. 0% credit card and get it done.
 
rare said:
If you are spending £1500 you might as well just wait for a 4090FE drop.
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Alas, no, I am not going over that budget. I can get the Suprim X for £1200. I am not about to go much higher when I don't need to. However, if they do have a lot of coil noise then I may go for something else!!!
 
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SpellowHouse said:
12700K, 32GB RAM, Corsair 850W Titanium PSU, Budget £1500 (very reluctantly), 3440x1440 165Hz monitor.

Games I play are all modern titles and usually at full everything.
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Almost exactly my spec with a 4080 FE but my UW monitor does 175Hz :)

In my Phanteks P500A case the FE never goes above 60C and with a mild UV it barely breaks 50C. I don't believe the increased power on the AIB designs makes much difference as my FE will run at ~2925 Hz with a +175 Hz OC.

I do have a custom side panel with open air inlets so that probably helps with temps.
 
bimbleuk said:
Almost exactly my spec with a 4080 FE but my UW monitor does 175Hz :)

In my Phanteks P500A case the FE never goes above 60C and with a mild UV it barely breaks 50C. I don't believe the increased power on the AIB designs makes much difference as my FE will run at ~2925 Hz with a +175 Hz OC.

I do have a custom side panel with open air inlets so that probably helps with temps.
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Interesting.:)
My case is very well ventilated so I would probably get the same results.
 
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SpellowHouse said:
Ugh. How depressing. What was once a bi-annual delight, I know see as some sort of punishment from God...

However, since I am obviously going to have to bend over to the great god NVIDIA, I might as well get a 4080. That's the limit really of what I am willing to spend, no matter what.

I am primarily interested in cooling performance, a good model seems to be the MSI Suprim X. I won't insult you by saying it's cheap, but it is better than some other models.

Anyone any thoughts or comments on this?
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Need or want?
 
von Humboldt said:
In a similar position to the OP, but don't have the luxury of going for an FE card. Balls.
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Yes for me, it comes down to either the Gigabyte Gaming or the MSI Suprim X. Both seem competent when it comes to cooling. If I am honest I am less bothered about coil whine because I can't hear bats in my garden any more - and I am pretty sure that's not because they left!!!
I generally consider Gigabyte, Asus and MSI, since they are makes I am used to. This time, though, the Asus is just crazy money.
I really don't want to spend the money, and I certainly don't want to spend more. I think a 4090 could well mean a new power supply so I just don't want to go there. Besides, £1200 is enough and I'm not going to get a 4090 for that.
A 4070ti would be enough for me, but I can't bring myself to buy one. The way that NVIDIA destroyed the potential with the memory is just a crime. Besides, I have a 4K monitor that I might use for gaming, time to time.
I would get a 7900xtx but they seem to be holding their price, whereas the 4080 are not. If you hunt around you can get a 4080 bargain (I use the term "bargain" relatively!!!!). There is certainly nothing wrong with the 4080 as long as you get it as cheap as possible.
 
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