GFX Card Advice

Markatomic · 13 Apr 2024 at 18:14

Afternoon All,

I am looking to upgrade my graphics card after about 7 years of using a GTX 1080. Would prefer to stick with Nvidia and spend around £500. I use it with three monitors. What would people recommend?

Many Thanks

Mark

Gray2233 · 13 Apr 2024 at 18:20

What's the rest of your rig?

PSU/CPU/Mobo/RAM etc, and what resolution is your monitor?

You're basically looking at a 4070 for that money if you can find one cheap enough, but I'd try to stretch a bit to a 4070S as a minimum. Anything below that is honestly not worth the money, but depending on the rest of your rig it might be a wasted upgrade.

arc@css · 13 Apr 2024 at 18:21

What CPU do you have? Is the PSU a decent one?

As for multi-monitors, I thought AMD were the way to go in that regard?

JediFragger · 13 Apr 2024 at 18:32

If your psu is capable then do your best to stretch the extra 40 or 50 for a 4070 Super (even if you have to wait a few more weeks), seems to be the Nvidia value pick of the moment

Markatomic · 13 Apr 2024 at 18:33

Currently running:

Intel Core i5-10600k
MSI MPG Z490 Gaming Edge
Corsair VENGEANCE LPX 16GB 3600MHz
Corsair RM 850 PSU

Resolution of 5040 x 1080.

I used to have a lot of problems running multi mon on AMD, has been flawless on the 1080.

Thanks

MissChief · 13 Apr 2024 at 18:36

Used 3080 TBH.

Or make a £500 offer for this: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/b-gr...b-gddr6x-pci-express-gr-bg-gra-gnw-01535.html here: https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/b-grade-clearance-and-forum-deals.18925626/

Markatomic · 13 Apr 2024 at 18:55

JediFragger said:
If your psu is capable then do your best to stretch the extra 40 or 50 for a 4070 Super (even if you have to wait a few more weeks), seems to be the Nvidia value pick of the moment

I could look at spending closer to £600 for the super, seems like a reasonable option

Joxeon · 13 Apr 2024 at 19:05

You can pick up a 7900XT for as low as £630 at the min.

Tetras · 13 Apr 2024 at 19:46

Markatomic said:
I could look at spending closer to £600 for the super, seems like a reasonable option

4070 Ti is coming very close to that now too, just get a 4090, since that's where the ladder stops

On a serious note, what are you trying to achieve with the upgrade? Like, what games or apps are you using that you need higher performance?

JediFragger · 13 Apr 2024 at 20:20

Markatomic said:
I could look at spending closer to £600 for the super, seems like a reasonable option

Try to get a 3-fan version if you can, unless the noise profile doesn't bother you too much. OcUK seem to have a deal or 2 usually, failing that I always check HotUKDeals or similar for a few options.

Markatomic · 13 Apr 2024 at 21:00

Tetras said:
4070 Ti is coming very close to that now too, just get a 4090, since that's where the ladder stops

On a serious note, what are you trying to achieve with the upgrade? Like, what games or apps are you using that you need higher performance?

Spend most of my time playing the likes of Apex Legends. Upgrading for the most part to give my son the 1080 for a first build.

Wing-Man · 13 Apr 2024 at 21:59

JediFragger said:
4070 Super

that. its a big upgrade over the 1080ti and a very cool running gpu.
the asus dual is a popular model and performs well

ukmets · 16 Apr 2024 at 14:46

If you have a strict budget I managed to get a 4070ti from cex for £505 by buying vouchers on another forum

Wing-Man · 16 Apr 2024 at 14:49

ukmets said:
If you have a strict budget I managed to get a 4070ti from cex for £505 by buying vouchers on another forum

You can buy a new 4070suoer for that.. and it performs about the same

ukmets · 18 Apr 2024 at 22:48

Wing-Man said:
You can buy a new 4070suoer for that.. and it performs about the same

I'd rather cheaper and faster, but that's why I said if you are on a strict budget.

Wing-Man · 18 Apr 2024 at 22:49

ukmets said:
I'd rather cheaper and faster, but that's why I said if you are on a strict budget.

your used card cost the same as a new 4070 super, and the super is just as fast... so....

ukmets · 18 Apr 2024 at 23:36

Wing-Man said:
your used card cost the same as a new 4070 super, and the super is just as fast... so....

Where is a 4070 super for £500? And it's not just as fast it may only be 8% but it's still a difference, I got a two year warranty so make no difference to me if it's used.

Wing-Man · 18 Apr 2024 at 23:41

ukmets said:
I got a two year warranty so make no difference to me if it's used.

no you didnt, you think you did but you didnt. google trying to claim from CeX

CeX sell that for £580... not £505

OcUK are not the cheapest google is your friend, also i got a BGrade one for £470 so again CeX yer...

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also its not 8% sadly for you, the 4070 super is 4070ti silicon.. and the 4070ti is a bit of a OC pig as its maxed out. i have a 4070s and it OC's passed the 4070ti that i also had.

Gray2233 · 18 Apr 2024 at 23:50

I've seen 4070S go for as little as £520 tbh, I'm not sure I'd want to risk dealing with CeX customer support on a warranty claim unless I got a damned good price.

The company are laughably poor in some respects.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super Founders Edition Review

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super launches today, boasting a solid increase in GPU cores, ROP units and cache. This enhancement brings its performance much closer to that of the GeForce RTX 4070 Ti, at a price point of $600 that signals strong competition for AMD's Radeon RX 7800 XT.

www.techpowerup.com

10fps on average in favour of the 4070ti at 1440P, not accounting for OC potential.

Yeah, I'd not be farting around with vouchers to grab a £500 4070ti personally. Maybe back when the cards were relatively new, but certainly not with the options we have available. You can actually get a 7800XT for less than that, and don't get me started on the 7900GRE.

ukmets · 18 Apr 2024 at 23:52

Wing-Man said:
no you didnt, you think you did but you didnt. google trying to claim from CeX

CeX sell that for £580... not £505

OcUK are not the cheapest google is your friend, also i got a BGrade one for £470 so again CeX yer...

Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Ghost 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card

Order Gainward GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER Ghost 12GB GDDR6X PCI-Express Graphics Card now online and benefit from fast delivery.

www.overclockers.co.uk

also its not 8% sadly for you, the 4070 super is 4070ti silicon.. and the 4070ti is a bit of a OC pig as its maxed out. i have a 4070s and it OC's passed the 4070ti that i also had.

Still not seeing anything at that price, anyway I was just offering a suggestion. But you win your imaginary argument, have a cookie.