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Best SFF GPU?

Octoplex7

Octoplex7

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My case limits me to a GPU which is a maximum of 31cm long and maximum 5cm thick.
I currently have an RTX 3080 10gb FE in there and a meaty PSU (5700x and 32GB Ram).
What are my options here?
I need it to be a significant upgrade in raster and VRAM.
Something like the Gigabyte RTX 4070 Ti Super is dual slot and only 261 mm long. It's only around a 28% increase in relative performance according to the techpowerup database though. I'd like something closer to 50% and might be open to AMD if I can get it to consistently run LLM's.
Any current-gen recommendations?
 
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WARburton said:
there is a 4080s pro art but its defo longer than 310mm and i dont see any 4090's fitting.

the only AMD gpu i would buy over an 4070 ti super would be an XTX and i dont see any that would be a 50mm restriction unless you grabbed an FE but you would have to go used

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this would fit but just https://www.asus.com/uk/motherboards-components/graphics-cards/proart/proart-rtx4080s-o16g/techspec/
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Thanks for the reply.

The ASUS card looks promising and I'll keep an eye out once the 5080's are announced as it might be worth picking up on a discount/used.

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Boomstick777 said:
There's going to be a lot more info on upcoming cards from CES tomorrow, worth seeing if any of those cards will fit your use case.
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Thanks for the reply. I'm definitely looking forward to those announcements. Most likely going to be the 5070ti that I'll be most interested in as it looks like being the cheapest NVIDIA card with 16GB's of VRAM and likely to not have overkill cooling (which should keep the size down on at least some of the models). I'll probably end up comparing it to the above ASUS and seeing which offers the best value.
 
Well following last night's announcement, the BEST card for that size will be the 5090 FE, as it's 2 slots and 304mm long :) (5080 FE is same size)

Depends how meaty your PSU is though as they recommend 1kW for the 5090.
 
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To open up your options, would it not be potentially cheaper to upgrade your case to something slightly bigger? You can get some really nice cases nowadays that have a tiny footprint, but still allow for mega-sized graphics cards.
 
coupe69 said:
To open up your options, would it not be potentially cheaper to upgrade your case to something slightly bigger? You can get some really nice cases nowadays that have a tiny footprint, but still allow for mega-sized graphics cards.
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It might be. I have the S300. there is an S400 which would accommodate larger cards. Unfortunately I'm already at the limit of what my TV stand can handle size-wise.
 
Just sold my 3080 (was a great card and very compact). Currently top of the list are a 4080 Super (the Asus Proart) or an appropriately sized 5070ti to replace it with. I really like the look of the Proart and I'm hoping the 50 series release will put some pressure on used prices. It depends on which one wins on price/perf (I can't see myself being interested in the MFG function of DLSS 4).
 
SuperElectric said:
.....how about a bigger tv stand? ;)
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I'm sure this sounds like a tongue in cheek statement, but given the cost of GPU's, assuming you have the space?

The only card worth looking at in the upcoming gen is the 5070ti imo, that's going to set you back a fair bit and probably more if you don't want to be flexible.
 
Here's my case with a Proart 4080 Super installed (make sure to mute video as the music is super annoying:

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The CoolerMaster N100 Max has a smaller footprint at 155mm x 212mm, and has the room for a much bigger graphics card - link. I like it, and have seen it in the flesh, perhaps not everybody's cup of tea though.
 
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There's a long-running SSF parts compatibility spreadsheet here:

docs.google.com

SFF PC Master List

docs.google.com docs.google.com

You can filter that down by GPU length, width, height, model, and even PSU requirements. There are even a lot of 50-series cards on there already.
 
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