I've been playing CP2077 on a 3080 with the new transformer model with DLSS upscaling and RR. FG was always locked to 40 series and onward anyway.
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NVIDIA 4000 Series
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How was it
Visually I'm not sure how much of a difference I could see, admittedly I didn't do a great deal of pixel peeping. RR was still unusable for me, though there were some improvements.
Performance wise, no difference.
Guessing these transformers only going to benefit 4,5 series which is a shame
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Hmm interesting.....
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So user error and misinformation... Classic.
Should there not be hardcoded limits to stop this though?
Yes - these could have been overridden with a flashed bios, which is what some people have done with 4090s… afaik.
There is! The only way to make a 4090 draw 925w is to do a physical shunt mod to the pcb or get a hold of a LN2 bios and load that.
There is no way for a normal user to achieve this power draw, you have to know what you're doing and by default the bios that comes out of the box won't let you get to 925w
doing these kind of mods to the card to make it use almost 1kW of power and then not cooling it with LN2 is just plain stupid, this person got what they deserved
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Lucky he didn't burn the house down and potentially kill someone.
There's just no need to do those kind of modifications on such an expensive card.
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He modified the bios
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The upside to the 5000 series being a bit of a damp squid, is the 4000 series is offering some good longevity.
Another 2 years (until the 6000 series) and my 4080 is still the 4th fastest Nvidia card.
(Not counting the 4080 super as it is basically the same as the regular 4080 give or take)
Another 2 years (until the 6000 series) and my 4080 is still the 4th fastest Nvidia card.
(Not counting the 4080 super as it is basically the same as the regular 4080 give or take)
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Tbh you shouldn't really be upgrading a gpu every gen anyway. You get far better value for money if you skip a gen
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Agree.
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What I really mean is if the 5000 series had really pushed the bar then we might start seeing games coming that will also start utilising the horse power available.
The fact that they don’t push the bar too far forward makes the previous series more viable for longer.
The fact that they don’t push the bar too far forward makes the previous series more viable for longer.
It used to be worth upgrading every gen, only since I think the nVidia 600 series where they've started to play dodgy games with the tiers and prices it has become better to skip a generation. Ironically a lot of this is driven by nVidia's attitude towards people who didn't upgrade every generation where nVidia started pushing up prices to recoup what they considered people "owed" who didn't buy every generation which has driven more people to skipping a generation...
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Just realised I've been running my 4070 Ti Super for 7 months with the protective film still on the top of the card! Oops.
It's off now, obviously!
It's off now, obviously!
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Aren't all squid damp? Or at least it would seem a damp squid is a good thing and a dry squid is a bad thing...
Yeah, from a strictly performance point of view you're right these days. But with upscaling and RT and various things there's more to consider. Also I think FOMO plays a big part, it does for me. Just seeing the new shiny things being released and reviewed and then people getting one and being all excited for their new purchase...
I did that on the backplate of my 1080Ti, only realised and removed it as I was taking it out of the PC!
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Wouldn't worry about it. It's a moo point
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There is no upside to any of this for anyone. You're basically saying, oh good, I can hang on to this overpriced 4080 because the 5080 is even more overpriced. Then I can buy a 6080 which is going to be even worse. The last 'not terrible' (I'm reluctant to say 'good') Nvidia GPU was a 3080, assuming you could get one at RRP. Developers have been releasing games that run terribly on most gamer's PCs for ages now (because people keep buying them), the 50 series makes no difference to that.
I hate to sound like a zoomer, but this is massive cope.