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NVIDIA 4000 Series

NZXT30 said:
The only RT that will ever become mainstream is software RT. UE5 games with lumen are starting to come out and AMD gpus perform just as well as Nvidia.

Hardware RT will go the way of Physx, Hairworks and other Nvidia gimmicks.
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Must be why all the manufacturers are added hardware that accelerates ray tracing and unreal 5.3 (I believe) adds support for hardware acceleration.

Ray tracing isn't a proprietary technology.

But sure, you're clearly an expert.
*Edit* you might be right, but it's not just an Nvidia thing is the point I'm making.
 
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Yup RT is RT, anyone can use it, if their hardware is capable....

Unreal engine 5 is supporting all of NV's latest tech including DLSS suite and as mentioned, hardware RT acceleration now too. Hardware RT is not going anywhere, this much is 100% fact. Now that DLSS3.5 is a thing, and it does clean noise-free ray tracing, as well as boost fps even if slightly, as well as reduce the light bounce latency, that means DLSS upscaling + ray reconstruction is an NV technology where if any game dev wants to actually make their games look a cut above the rest, then DLSS3.5 is the only way to do properly as it seems now.
 
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Stop bringing logic into this thread!

Nvidia pr killed it with their rtx marketing and making people think RT is a Nvidia thing.

Oh and the latest iPhones now have ray tracing, bet some apple fans will be ranting about ray tracing now being the next coming :p
 
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NZXT30 said:
The only RT that will ever become mainstream is software RT.
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Hardware acceleration when done right makes things a lot faster than if solely ran through software, AMD, Intel, Nvidia, Samsung, Apple etc... have all added or are adding RT hardware to their newer products and will do so for the foreseeable future.

Certain things can be run through software but if you then have purpose built hardware for a given task this gives you more breathing room.
 
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Dicehunter said:
Hardware acceleration when done right makes things a lot faster than if solely ran through software, AMD, Intel, Nvidia, Samsung, Apple etc... have all added or are adding RT hardware to their newer products and will do so for the foreseeable future.

Certain things can be run through software but if you then have purpose built hardware for a given task this gives you more breathing room.
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Hey you stop posting facts as well. I mean why have dedicated hardware for anything when it could be done with a massive performance penalty in software.
 
NZXT30 said:
The only RT that will ever become mainstream is software RT. UE5 games with lumen are starting to come out and AMD gpus perform just as well as Nvidia.

Hardware RT will go the way of Physx, Hairworks and other Nvidia gimmicks.
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Nope, at least not unless CPUs change dramatically, and Lumen with the limitations of CPUs and attempts at wider compatibility is inferior to a proper path tracing implementation whether using software or hardware.
 
What would be the safest 12vhpwr adapter to power a 4000 series off of? Cablemod?

Heard those included with GPUs are pretty rubbish and I'm not feeling like getting a new PSU as my G3 is good enough.
 
Nvidia’s octopus cable is absurd - I have a Lian Li XL case and mounted horizontally, the braided cable was really up against the glass panel, concerningly so.

Terrible design, having the connector on that ‘far’ side of the card (away from the MB). Maybe I’m just used to vertical mounting!

I still need to report / review on the FE… coming soon, but it’s a tale of wonder and heartbreak :p :(
 
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mrk said:
That's assuming a GPU fails due to using the PSU maker's own cable, which so far hasn't happened!
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Assuming something isn't going to fail is not an acceptable substitute for an actual warranty on an expensive item. I am sometimes willing to roll the dice on more expendable items, but I have a hard time applying it to a $1600 item. I don't mind blowing money now and then, but it feels a bit foolish in this case.
 
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So you'd rather use an adapter that still fails on a weekly basis, yet worry about warranty on a cable that as of yet has no failures?
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The connector is crap, but if you cater to the "special needs" of the connector, plug it in 100% perfectly, then back away slowly as if it is explosive ordinance so as not to disturb it as you put yor PC back together....the adapters have low failure rates.


My adapter doesn't fail on a weekly basis, and I value the warranty. (Particularly when the hardware is new and performant.)
 
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