The RTX 2080 pre-order thread

Ian Evey · 26 Aug 2018 at 11:43

JediFragger said:
Don't forget the awesome frame-tanks for the 'cinematic' effect

I do wonder how many 20xx series owners will turn it off when playing games, 100hz plus monitor owners will surely like the higher fps over ‘cinematic’ effects.

melmac · 26 Aug 2018 at 14:27

Ian Evey said:
I do wonder how many 20xx series owners will turn it off when playing games, 100hz plus monitor owners will surely like the higher fps over ‘cinematic’ effects.

Well, it will be much better on a 100hz plus monitor than a 60hz monitor.

Ballantin · 26 Aug 2018 at 15:04

Do you guys know for sure what cards are reference PCB? I'm asking because I'll pop in the Alphacool block and want to be sure before I pre-order.

AORUS · 26 Aug 2018 at 16:31

don531 said:
Your English makes my eyes bleed....

use some eye drops

please don't join the list of Trolls

Silent_Scone said:
Anyone who comes into to the pre-order thread to moan about something not related to preordering should be removed. There’s plenty of other threads active that aren’t for people looking to buy. It just shows you’re butthurt. Needless to say, if you’re that against something you’re probably not going to preorder anyway. “Turing - not for the bottom feeders”

You have your opinion I have mine that is how the forums works personal insults to another member is against the rules

andybird123 · 26 Aug 2018 at 16:32

Ballantin said:
Do you guys know for sure what cards are reference PCB? I'm asking because I'll pop in the Alphacool block and want to be sure before I pre-order.

You can usually tell by the power connectors as most of the non-reference boards have extra, but post up which one you are thinking of buying and we'll try to help

rIcK · 26 Aug 2018 at 16:37

So is there any RTX2080Ti for lower than £1050 ?

Unrivaledx21 · 26 Aug 2018 at 16:39

rIcK said:
So is there any RTX2080Ti for lower than £1050 ?

No, I have not seen any lower than that price since release.

Smffy · 27 Aug 2018 at 09:38

andybird123 said:
You can usually tell by the power connectors as most of the non-reference boards have extra, but post up which one you are thinking of buying and we'll try to help

I don’t think that applies now the reference also has 2 x 8 - most of the cards are reference but list unconfirmed. We have a relatively good idea from the ranges listed, those out now probably reference the ones held back not yet developed and AIB (MSI gaming trio looks to be non reference as 8+8+6 power).

Danwillysxi · 27 Aug 2018 at 09:56

Has anyone else had there pre-order canceled by OCUK? I have just logged on to my account to find my 2080Ti pre-order is listed as 'this order has been cancelled' ....

EDIT: Apologies, this was not an OCUK issue. Order was cancelled by Amazon Pay for unknown reason. OCUK have now reinstated my order at the original price pre-ordered on the 20/08. Thank you OCUK & all on a bank holiday!

XeNoNF50 · 27 Aug 2018 at 13:03

Danwillysxi said:
Has anyone else had there pre-order canceled by OCUK? I have just logged on to my account to find my 2080Ti pre-order is listed as 'this order has been cancelled' ....

EDIT: Apologies, this was not an OCUK issue. Order was cancelled by Amazon Pay for unknown reason. OCUK have now reinstated my order at the original price pre-ordered on the 20/08. Thank you OCUK & all on a bank holiday!

Glad to hear!

Unrivaledx21 · 27 Aug 2018 at 13:07

XeNoNF50 said:
Glad to hear!

Alarmed me there for a moment! Luckily they sorted it for you

melmac · 27 Aug 2018 at 13:35

Danwillysxi said:
Has anyone else had there pre-order canceled by OCUK? I have just logged on to my account to find my 2080Ti pre-order is listed as 'this order has been cancelled' ....

EDIT: Apologies, this was not an OCUK issue. Order was cancelled by Amazon Pay for unknown reason. OCUK have now reinstated my order at the original price pre-ordered on the 20/08. Thank you OCUK & all on a bank holiday!

I bet that was a shock early on a Monday morning.

Glad you got it sorted.

AyeAyeAhoy! · 27 Aug 2018 at 14:25

So, I want to pre-order one of the 2080ti's. Of the £1099.99 cards, which do people think to go for?

Zotac Amp Edition
Gigabyte Gaming OC
PNY

I'm kinda thinking the Zotac at the min, based on the problems people had with the Gigabyte 1080ti BIOS.

Or do I spend another £50 and get an EVGA?!

And before the "none of them, save your money idiot!" posts - not interested. i'll just return if the benchmarks aren't any good

belcebuu · 27 Aug 2018 at 14:51

doug_1986 said:
So, I want to pre-order one of the 2080ti's. Of the £1099.99 cards, which do people think to go for?

Zotac Amp Edition
Gigabyte Gaming OC
PNY

I'm kinda thinking the Zotac at the min, based on the problems people had with the Gigabyte 1080ti BIOS.

Or do I spend another £50 and get an EVGA?!

And before the "none of them, save your money idiot!" posts - not interested. i'll just return if the benchmarks aren't any good

I read in many places that EVG 1080 ti FTW3 was one of the best cards, I guess those 50 pounds could be worthy.... I just want to see the clock speeds, they don't have them..

AyeAyeAhoy! · 27 Aug 2018 at 15:04

belcebuu said:
I read in many places that EVG 1080 ti FTW3 was one of the best cards, I guess those 50 pounds could be worthy.... I just want to see the clock speeds, they don't have them..

Also everyone always mentions how wonderful their customer service / RMA process is... at which point 50 quid might really be worth it!

Ballantin · 27 Aug 2018 at 18:12

andybird123 said:
You can usually tell by the power connectors as most of the non-reference boards have extra, but post up which one you are thinking of buying and we'll try to help

Smffy said:
I don’t think that applies now the reference also has 2 x 8 - most of the cards are reference but list unconfirmed. We have a relatively good idea from the ranges listed, those out now probably reference the ones held back not yet developed and AIB (MSI gaming trio looks to be non reference as 8+8+6 power).

To be honest, any of them, as long as they are reference PCB.

andybird123 · 27 Aug 2018 at 18:19

Ballantin said:
To be honest, any of them, as long as they are reference PCB.

Well basically any of the "cheaper" ones are going to be reference boards.

Silent_Scone · 27 Aug 2018 at 18:34

Yeah, pretty much. Although the Duke shot up in price a day later. It's just occurred to me that the Duke is also really, unnecessarily long. 1.6cm longer than the 1080Ti Strix which isn't a short card, either. Not sure it will fit on my rig with the cooler on unless I move my res lol.

Smffy · 27 Aug 2018 at 18:39

Silent_Scone said:
Yeah, pretty much. Although the Duke shot up in price a day later. It's just occurred to me that the Duke is also really, unnecessarily long. 1.6cm longer than the 1080Ti Strix which isn't a short card, either. Not sure it will fit on my rig with the cooler on unless I move my res lol.

If you look closely you can see the 3rd fan seems to extend out past the edge of the card, I’ve got a pair of Dukes on order as I’ll be water blocking them and they should be decent for future resale when put back together.

Ballantin said:
To be honest, any of them, as long as they are reference PCB.

Yeah... that was the question, which of them are reference PCB not which can I put the block on.

Silent_Scone · 27 Aug 2018 at 18:40

Yeah, I'll be watercooling, but it's 314mm long, and I won't have enough clearance when the card gets here to test it lol. Will be biting my nails if I'm having to wait for the block to arrive.