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New gpu advice for 1440p

R33mba

R33mba

R33mba

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Hy guys ,Its been loong time since I've been on this forum, I recently sold my 3080 ti fe ,due to generating too much heat while playing..
(and I manage to sell it for very decent price 750e)
My original though was to buy just better cooled 3080ti, but prices of new one are absurd,and used ones arent much cheaper at least in vicinity...
I dont know what to buy next, I was thinking of 4070 ti but 192bit memory and 12gb are turn off,but working temps and low consumption is temptating.. I even though of getting used 3090 but again she is power hungry and I can get only used zotac for my budget(880e max)..
I'm kinda turned off amd 7900xt due to its price/heat and possible driver issues..

And Yes I got idgfa dell27 and dont mind 60+ fps in 1440p resolution.. Although is 144hz capable


So any suggestion would be great.
Sorry for bothering and crappy English/spelling.
 
Not much to choose from given all your conditions. It basically has to be a 4070 Ti else you'll have to start giving up on performance, etc.
 
R33mba said:
Hy guys ,Its been loong time since I've been on this forum, I recently sold my 3080 ti fe ,due to generating too much heat while playing..
(and I manage to sell it for very decent price 750e)
My original though was to buy just better cooled 3080ti, but prices of new one are absurd,and used ones arent much cheaper at least in vicinity...
I dont know what to buy next, I was thinking of 4070 ti but 192bit memory and 12gb are turn off,but working temps and low consumption is temptating.. I even though of getting used 3090 but again she is power hungry and I can get only used zotac for my budget(880e max)..
I'm kinda turned off amd 7900xt due to its price/heat and possible driver issues..

And Yes I got idgfa dell27 and dont mind 60+ fps in 1440p resolution.. Although is 144hz capable


So any suggestion would be great.
Sorry for bothering and crappy English/spelling.
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Why didn't you just buy a new case with better airflow? Would have been vastly cheaper.

Without fixing that issue, you are simply chasing your own tail, even with the new graphics cards, which are silly expensive for the performance level you are looking at.
 
As above, the problem lies within your case, and poor cooling within.

There's actually very very few cards that are problematic to cool these days and those that are subject to revisions in newer interations ie the MBA 7900XTX...

60FPS @1440p?

Why do you need to spend 1K? Half that will do 60FPS @1440p.
 
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I got fractal design focus g, with two fans in front and one in the back.. So i dont get from what did you two conclude that airflow is problem?? And getting gou ram to 104c isnt great gpu cooling as far as i know ... I meant that i dont chase 100+ fps but I wanna play at max out details as I can on 1440p..
 
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If your budget is 880 euro then it is a 4070 Ti, but if you're really set on less heat, maybe you should wait for the 4070, 4060 Ti & 4060, to see what they're like. The downside is you'll likely be paying through the nose for less performance. Otherwise, investigate undervolting/downclocking & playing with v-sync. I have to say though, are you actually going to keep any of these cards outside of the warranty period? If you're not, then just rag 'em, I doubt you play games 24 hours a day either
 
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I didnt wrote that first I had rx6800,and Didn't notice any heat while I was playing,just like asus tuf 3080 that I replaced her with, but after getting 3080ti fe,I couldn't play more than 1hrs ,because I was getting too hot, and sleepy by amount of heat that It was generating..( her thermals was fine..) I didnt catch that 4070ti is hot card? maybe I missed it
 
If you want to reduce the heat being dumped into the room, then yes you need to be careful as to what you pick. A 'cooler' 3080 Ti will be just as bad as an FE.

3080 ti is 350w of heat
3080 is 320w of heat
6800 is 250w of heat

The 4070 Ti is 285w. 7900 XT is 300w.

If you are willing to sacrifice a bit of performance then either wait for the 4070 which should be <250w or get the 4070 ti and power limit it to below 250w.

Power limiting your 3080 Ti was probably your best bet, but too late for that now.
 
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Late to this one, but thought it worth saying that it seems to be a common misconception that a component that runs at a lower temp produces less heat. As Moun stated, it's all about the power dissapated by the GPU, if it's a 350w card that 350w still has to go somewhere even if the card's cooling is very good. All a good cooler is doing is transferring the thermal power away from the component as quickly as possible, but the heat is still dumped in to case and by extension the room.

This is something that I always have to factor in as the wife and I have two gaming PCs in the same small office. Undervolting can make a huge difference for little, if any, performance loss.
 
For 1440p 60 with low power consumption?

I don't know why you're considering anything more than a 6700 XT which will absolutely be more than enough for under £400 new/£300 used. I recently put a PowerColor Fighter 6700 XT in my girlfriend's PC and it uses 185w, runs cool and quiet, and easily runs everything at well over 60 on her 1440p ultrawide.
 
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R33mba said:
So any suggestion would be great.
Sorry for bothering and crappy English/spelling.
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I would buy the AORUS GeForce RTX 4070 Ti MASTER 12G or a cheaper Gigabyte if you cant afford the AORUS.

The older cards are good but a 4070ti capped at 60fps or 90fps won't be beaten for power/heat.
 
If you're fine with a 3080's heat output then 4070 Ti will be more than fine.

I would've been tempted to stick with the 3080 Ti though and undervolt it instead. You can significantly reduce the power usage on the 3000 series which also lowers heat output. But saying that the 4000 series (apart from the 4090 which goes crazy with limits) are much cooler compared to the 3000 series.
 
R33mba said:
Hy guys ,Its been loong time since I've been on this forum, I recently sold my 3080 ti fe ,due to generating too much heat while playing..
(and I manage to sell it for very decent price 750e)
My original though was to buy just better cooled 3080ti, but prices of new one are absurd,and used ones arent much cheaper at least in vicinity...
I dont know what to buy next, I was thinking of 4070 ti but 192bit memory and 12gb are turn off,but working temps and low consumption is temptating.. I even though of getting used 3090 but again she is power hungry and I can get only used zotac for my budget(880e max)..
I'm kinda turned off amd 7900xt due to its price/heat and possible driver issues..

And Yes I got idgfa dell27 and dont mind 60+ fps in 1440p resolution.. Although is 144hz capable


So any suggestion would be great.
Sorry for bothering and crappy English/spelling.
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I have to say I get where you are coming from. I would not buy a 4070ti if it was the last GPU on the planet. Perhaps it would be a temporary idea to sort your case and cooling out before you do anything? Just a thought.
 
To be honest

i game at 1440p . and try and reach 165 fps


im on AM5, 7600X, had a 5700XT, just slotted in a 3090 yesterday
so much quiter

the better the card, less stress it will have, which means less heat and slower fans

i change the fans speeds manualy to suit , so its even quiter
 
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the better the card, less stress it will have, which means less heat and slower fans
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This isn't true, sadly. The more efficient a card is the lower the heat for a given frame rate, but very few people equate efficiency with outright 'better'. The 3070 for example is more efficient than the 3090 at the same framerate. Assuming you don't need to overclock to attain your given framerate of course!

Then there's also the cooling system, which affects the quietness, and the 3090 is pretty sorted on that front.
 
1440p at 60+ fps, hell even my 1070 manages that. I picked up Elden Ring in the steam sale end of Dec and it was hitting the 60 fps cap on high settings. For reference using a 5600X, 16GB 3200MHz kit and a Samsung Pro 1Tb NVMe.

For your budget you could easily be targeting the top end for your monitor 1440p@144fps in nearly all titles. If your old GPU was hitting over 100C then it may have had a bad thermal paste application or have just been a bad batch.

It has been proven that turning all settings in a game to max often gives little improvements visually while significantly dropping your fps and putting your components under additional strain. But that is a personal choice if you want to crank everything to max. Some settings definitely make a good improvement visually and are worth turning on or cranking up but other settings can often be knocked down a notch or 2 for a noticeable improvement to fps with no noticeable change in visual game play.
 
I was going to say the same.. I can hardly tell the difference (other than the frame rate penalty) and sometimes can't tell any difference at all in some games and some settings say between high and ultra for example.
 
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