30xx Series Founders Edition

[Dirk Diggler]

I think it will be to offer a flavour that has more vram and marketed as nvidia do that its a 'super' version of the card i.e. 3080Ti.. it will still find a place, people might be being optimistic of the price being below £1000 especially for AIB custom designs.

To be honest, I'd be more likely to upgrade for a 5% performance increase than I would throw £350 at a Vram increase that will make absolute zero difference to performance.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

You shouldn't be thinking of upgrading at all - you have a 3080...

The Ti version will be to entice those that did not buy a 3080, or the die-hards that just have to have the better version who will sell on their current card to have them 'zero difference in performance' benefits!

Thanks for that. Could you let me know what else I'm allowed to spend my own money on.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

If they do not release 3080 Ti, how will NVIDIA compete with 6900XT?

Price drop the current cards, or rely on the RTX/DLSS features to sell the cards.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

It all enables OK, I just don't see any difference when running the pendulum demo.

Have you set the display section to show the Gsync On logo?

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I think I did this. One thing I didn't do was try the freesync engine on ultimate. Only tried standard mode.

You need to do ultimate

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I run a 4k monitor. Does that mean it will know that so drop to 1440p then upscale + DLSS or is it a manual thing user will force as nvidia's stellar AI wont know?

When I've used DLSS I just enable it in game and the FPS increases. There isn't an option to choose resolutions etc.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

You will notice the quality difference if you stop playing the game and look really hard, for example death stranding, if you orientate the camera so the reflections on the ground are showing and reflecting the sun, the specs of dirt are a bit sharper with native vs DLSS.

Generally you'll want to select "Quality" DLSS in settings, performance usually degrades the image quality significantly from what I've heard.

I know you make a valid point, but to be fair in a game like Death Stranding there's really no need to enable DLSS if you have a 3080 even at 4k.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

is there any discord details for non FE drops as well......I think its fair to say I am not down with the kids on this discord stuff

Hi, sorry that people are replying without sharing the link (I know it's frustrating) - here's a thread search URL for you to choose which link is relevant to you.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/forums/search/51088586/?q=Discord.gg&t=post&o=date&c[thread]=18900183

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I'm just starting to realise how lucky I was to pick up a 3080 back in September. The way these things sell out in seconds is just mental.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Possible they will reshuffle the pack - there is a fair gap between the 3070 and 3080 so wouldn't be surprised to see a 3070ti and 3080ti come along with the 3080 discontinued and priced just below and just above the current 3080 point.

I keep seeing this talk of the 3080 being discontinued; when was the last time a flagship GPU was discontinued 3 or 4 months after release?

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Do they produce FE throughout the lifespan of the gen usually?

AIBs used to produce FE models but I think that's stopped now.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

For the founders, does the listing just appear when it stock and get removed after? What’s the best way to monitor stock for founders ?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/forums/search/51394918/?q=Discord&t=post&o=date&c[thread]=18900183

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I just leave my 3080 as it is out of the box. They're so powerful, I don't see the point in endless tweaking for another 3fps.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I'm more worried that they're withholding or limiting 3080s temporarily to scoop up all the 3090 sales from people who have the cash for them. Although you'd think by now most people who can would have caved.

3090 stocks exist longer because they are arguably the worst value card Nvidia have ever made. Has there been a card before it that was so close to the next lower tier in performance yet so far in terms of price? For FE models it's literally more than twice the price for around 5fps at 4k and an additional 15GB of Vram that doesn't get used.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Also playing around with undervolting, seems to be stable at 1900mhz @ 825mv (timespy, port royale, couple hours of cyberpunk and hell let loose). Not sure if I should go for higher clocks or leave it as is as im pretty happy with that.

Was hitting 78-80c at stock and 300-330w (stock FE fan profile so silent), now its 70c and 250wish and scores have gone up slightly in benchmarks.

How are you measuring the power consumption?

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I use a wall/socket meter.

Yes, I have one of them. I haven't paid any attention to power draw as I have a 1000w PSU but might have a wee look now that it's been mentioned.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

Same - £470 all said and done isn't an unfair price for a 3070 - maybe £100 on top of that for a high end cooler and decent factory OC - even taking the current situation into account £700 for a 3070 is disgusting.

We just need to remember which retailers took part in this practice when it comes to future purchases.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

I've not watched one review of 3080s with their 10GB VRAM that they've been screaming out for more in games or even mentioned it as being a problem. Think people jump on the band wagon big time like it's crippling it's performance...

It's mainly people unable to get their hands on a 3080 therefore just convincing themselves that they don't want one anyway.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

There seems to be an on going theme with the founders edition cards and coil whine, I was looking at the 3080 as it is supposed to be cheaper and just putting my computer in a seperate room or over the other side of the room.

I've been doing this for a couple of years. My PC was in the garage that adjoined to my office. No noise, no heat, no worries about cable connectors. I've just relocated my office upstairs and the heat was getting uncomfortable last night, so plans are now being hatched to get the PC into the attic above the new office.

 

[Dirk Diggler]

BTW, someone mentioned coil whine - do any of you have that problem? My 3070 seems silent, at least from about 1m away (have to stick my head in my case to check).

No coil whine here.