1080Ti upgrade

[g67575]

If your frame rate doesn't drop, is G-Sync actually necessary? This tends to be how I configure my games anyway (for 60fps, accept in some games with game engine problems / texture streaming etc. Kingdom Come: Deliverance for example).

Maybe G-sync is useful to help with the odd frame drop, but I tend to only focus on the the lowest 1% of frames.

In general though, isn't it better to set games not to drop below 60 if possible? Full screen mode (exclusive) seems to help quite a lot with frame smoothness in some games too.

 

[bimbleuk]

Are you benching at 1080p here?

Yes it's the default Valley 1.0 benchmark. Extreme HD profile.

The benchmark is easy install and allows a quick relative test so I can get a feel for how new hardware is running.

I quickly realised that my 3080 wasn't showing the expected improvement so could start to find the culprit which turned out to be the CPU limit.

Superposition benchmark - 4K Optimised
3080/12700K
14360
Avg fps: 107.41

 

[father-ted]

I will monitor FE Part Alert and try to bag one.....if not will have to wait....can't see the point in wasting way over the odds, whilst the 1080Ti is still doing a reasonable job.

 

[Mr Mcgoo]

sounds like your all set. wait for that alert and bag yourself one before stocks get swiped by scalpers.

 

[father-ted]

I will try, but seems you have to be mighty quick lol

 

[Trick]

Superposition benchmark - 4K Optimised
3080/12700K
14360
Avg fps: 107.41

thanks for the reply

and thanks for the superposition benchmark too, I get avg fps 106.67, 14261, 3080/3700X

just goes to confirm that at the higher resolutions the cpu makes nearly no difference.

/edit i suppose min framerates and 1% lows might be better with the 12700K?

 

[bimbleuk]

/edit i suppose min framerates and 1% lows might be better with the 12700K?

I believe so. At 4k you're right there's diminishing returns but I was using Icarus as a litmus and my 3070 Ti was running hot and loud. The Inno3D cooler design has smaller fans to accommodate useless plastic tat and LEDs but they're the ones I could get. After the 3080 + 12700K I was back to a faster less stressed system. I play at 3440 x 1440 res and the gain was still noticeable.

 

[Trick]

Yup, the 3080 can flex it’s muscles at 4K the 12700K is a great partner to it too.

do you have MSFS2020? I’d be interested to know what your experience is with that, with the fast cpu? That’s about the only game I spend a lot of time with which is suspect might be significantly held back by my 3700X, especially as I game at 1440p