OcUK RTX4080 16GB review thread

[Besty]

atleast it actually launched unlike AMD paper launch

true enough but look at the lack of buzz and excitement on the forum. it's not good for the future of what we enjoy doing.

the 4080 is supposed to be the card the forum goes nuts for and here we are, a bunch of blokes sitting in an empty pub at last orders.

 

[Hotwired]

There's only so many people who are in the market for cards at a grand and above is the basic reason.

Why would the average consumer looking for a low hundreds card get up and start cheering for these monstrosities.

 

[GuruJockStrap]

It is indeed a sad state of affairs but hey, if people are paying these inflated prices then why would Nvidia price them any lower?

Anyone dropping this kind of money without waiting to see what AMD's offering will bring to the table needs their head examining (unless RT is a necessity).

 

[Tired9]

Yeah that doesn't make any sense either.

Someone who wanted Nvidia 4080 but has a smaller budget would just get the 3080 or a variant of it. Someone who has 4080 money but can't justify the 4080's poor value would look at the 7900XTX. Either way, ain't no one buying the 6900XT

Turned out fine for me, 3070-esq RT perf with 3090-esq rasterization.

I said GG and clapped.

Though RT perf in games can be much better too.

 

[Journey]

atleast it actually launched unlike AMD paper launch

I mean Nvidia went one better and unlaunched an unreleased paper launched product, right.

 

[Journey]

Interestingly while talking about announcements (paper launches as the OCUK troll called them) it was 56 days between 4080 16GB announcements and FE launch, and AMD's will be 40 days. Seems it takes Nvidia a great deal of time longer to get their product on the shelves.

 

[uscool]

If people go and buy this I just dont know what to think , just letting them get away with it

 

[Cooper]

If people go and buy this I just dont know what to think , just letting them get away with it

I find it depressing that there are probably people on this very forum who not only buy them....but go and buy the Asus 4080s.

 

[Gibbo]

Available at 2pm tomorrow?

Yes available from 2pm today and plenty in stock too.

Yeah that doesn't make any sense either.

Someone who wanted Nvidia 4080 but has a smaller budget would just get the 3080 or a variant of it. Someone who has 4080 money but can't justify the 4080's poor value would look at the 7900XTX. Either way, ain't no one buying the 6900XT

This weekend gone the Asrock 6900 XT and Asus 6800 XT were our best selling products, followed by 6600, AMD selling extremely well with their deals. The 6900 XT is also £649 with voucher code.

 

[timorous]

On that chart the 7900XT would be at 99% and the 7900XTX would be at 117% based on 30% and 54% faster than the 6950XT.

 

[tommybhoy]

£600 after selling on the games is a lot more palatable to most regular folk than paying a grand for a gaming gpu.

You can get £20 for Spiderman, that's only £1380 for a 4080...

 

[ICDP]

On that chart the 7900XT would be at 99% and the 7900XTX would be at 117% based on 30% and 54% faster than the 6950XT.

I know it will be a lot cheaper and a fair bit faster in most games... but muh RT/drivers/Nvidia (delete as appropriate).

FWIW I think the 7900 XTX and XT are also overpriced.

 

[j4ska]

Sounds like a big con to me. So glad I've gone team RED

 

[SpellowHouse]

What a depressing launch.

Yes. When I remember the excitement there used to be some years back, launches these days are just depressing - WOW heres a great card you can't afford and another you can't justify.
Even though AMD are overpriced too, I am finding their producst at least a bit exciting!! More than the NVIDIA!

 

[Alt0153]

Sounds like a big con to me. So glad I've gone team RED

ive gone team **** this generation

 

[Tired9]

There is always the Intel GPU which works about as good as strapping 3 playstations together.

 

[Curlyriff]

Am I the only person who thinks the 3080, 2080, 1080, 980 etc were also expensive?

xx80 = expensive and it always has been in my opinion.

Not really till the 1080.

The 580 was £429
The 680, 780 and 980 was £439

I paid £439 for the EVGA 7806GB and got the free upgrade to the 980 because of the pricing being same and the release time frame with that EVGA stepup program.

From then on then yes. The rise for the 1080 to £529 two year later felt a lot. The 2080 should be ignored as ridiculous which made the 3080 seem like a bargain but really wasn't. And this year they have lost it with the 4080.

 

[turbot1984]

Nvidia: The way the market's meant to be played.

 

[JediFragger]

There is always the Intel GPU which works about as good as strapping 3 playstations together.

Playstation 1's?

 

[turbot1984]

So are prices going up at 2pm? (if you know what I mean)