returned faulty card now nvida or radeon next

barbel · 15 Jan 2022 at 14:19

well i had to return my 3070 ti which was faulty now i dont know whether to go the same route or get a
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-458-as.html

looks a decent card and the 3070 ti worked ok but the fault put me of and the 6800xt is comparable and slightly better but who uses one for vr how do they cope
or should i stick with nvida

i use a quest 2 and like games like alyx and pop1

varkanoid · 15 Jan 2022 at 14:24

For that price I`d get a 6900xt instead.

Tykey · 15 Jan 2022 at 15:40

Varjo Aero and Arpara headsets only work on nvidia gpu's.

melmac · 15 Jan 2022 at 15:59

barbel said:
well i had to return my 3070 ti which was faulty now i dont know whether to go the same route or get a
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus...ddr6-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-458-as.html

looks a decent card and the 3070 ti worked ok but the fault put me of and the 6800xt is comparable and slightly better but who uses one for vr how do they cope
or should i stick with nvida

i use a quest 2 and like games like alyx and pop1

Stick with Nvidia if you are in VR a lot.

barbel · 15 Jan 2022 at 17:10

tyke_ said:
Varjo Aero and Arpara headsets only work on nvidia gpu's.

i use the quest 2 as quoted

Ravenger · 15 Jan 2022 at 19:31

Nvidia video encoding is extremely important for Quest 2, as the PC image is encoded over USB or wi-fi in real-time.

barbel · 15 Jan 2022 at 20:32

Ravenger said:
Nvidia video encoding is extremely important for Quest 2, as the PC image is encoded over USB or wi-fi in real-time.

So won't 6800xt work people do use them

Ravenger · 15 Jan 2022 at 20:53

barbel said:
So won't 6800xt work people do use them

It'll work, but performance won't be as good.

zero71 · 19 Jan 2022 at 08:27

I hope this year sees graphics card stock return to normal. I'm fed up missing out on the 3080 FE at rrp of £650. Seeing all these 3080s and 6800XTs inflated to £1300 to take advantage of supply issues is shocking.

Tykey · 19 Jan 2022 at 10:42

zero71 said:
I hope this year sees graphics card stock return to normal. I'm fed up missing out on the 3080 FE at rrp of £650. Seeing all these 3080s and 6800XTs inflated to £1300 to take advantage of supply issues is shocking.

dunno what your budget is but its quite easy to get a 3080TI FE at msrp (about £1050) using Telegram signed up to FE Part Alert, i did it for my 3080TI FE. IIRC you do see 3080s on there too but they sell out in seconds, the 3080TI's last about 30 minutes, the 3090's last a couple of hours.

Ravenger · 19 Jan 2022 at 11:22

Might as well go for a 3090FE or 3080ti FE over paying inflated prices for AIB cards.

I've had my 3090FE for nearly a year, and though I winced at the price, I've had a full years use and I'm glad I'm not having to jump on alerts all the time.

Plus it's an awesome card of course.