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RTX 3090 upgrade

mart1985

mart1985

mart1985

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My current spec is:

AMD R7 3700X
Gigabyte AORUS P750W Plus Gold
GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER
Alphenfogn Brocken ECO Advanced CPU Cooler
Gigabyte X570 GAMING X
Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4

There are several 3090s available at the moment, including the Palit and Zotac options, as well as MSI SUPRIM and Giga VISION. Is there much difference between these brands?

I have a Lian-Li Lancool One Digital Midi Tower, would the card fit and what cooling would I need to keep it at decent temps?
 
I will likely just run mine at stock as have never overclocked anything. Am I right in thinking that the 3090FE is not currently available?
 
Thank you, I will keep an eye on the Nvidia page. I appreciate the 3080 is good enough for now but lack of stock is going to continue for a long time and at least the 3090 will future proof my build for some years to come.
 
I don't know a huge amount about it but I have seen Cyberpunk has already pushed the 3080 so presumably the 3090 allows more room with 4k and future games? Obviously anything is 'obsolete' within 18 months regardless.
 
Congrats on the 3090s guys. I think that I 'unfortunately' will go that route too. In an ideal world I would wait for the 3080 or the 3080-ti but the likelihood of either of these being available within months are slim to none existent. I have been using stock tracker apps for a few weeks and still can't even get close to one. A typical Indian dish store allegedly keep having them but I don't believe it as have never managed to get to checkout.

I am in the fortunate position where I can afford a 3090 and with lockdowns continuing for the foreseeable future, gaming provides a nice release from the monotony of working from home and the brief periods of allowed exercise outdoors! I have been running MSI Afterburner whilst playing Warzone and I still have no idea why one game is consistent 90 FPS and the next is 40 FPS. I can only assume it's the server as GPU/CPU usage stays the same. I'm looking forward to seeing what a 3090 can do, just need to find one!

I have ordered more RAM and will see how my PSU copes before upgrading that.

Edit - would ideally like a 3090 FE but cannot even find a pre-order for that. At least a certain e-store is pre-ordering AIBs for delivery next week.
 
I won't have any issues with the case or mobo with the rtx 3090 will I? I can't see any issues from a search but I am aware these cards are a lot bigger than my 2070 SUPER.
 
I will hopefully get a card and see how it performs before changing anything, though I expect I could do with additional cooling to feel comfortable with it.

I have been monitoring that this week without seeing anything, though that could well be due to the Christmas period to be fair.
 
I suspect I will end up upgrading my case but just want to see how it gets on first @pp111

My 2070 SUPER hits 80C and really heats up my office. I have seen that the new cards run cooler but I don't fancy my room getting even warmer (ignoring the impact on the card/pc itself)!
 
@pp111 mine is idling at 54...

It looks like I will need to sort it out then. Might as well get a new case and cooler if I am going to go down the 3090 route. I know nothing about water cooling so will have to stick with an AIO water cooler at best?

Thanks for the advise @Jay85 I'm going to try and get hold of the FE next week, if not then possibly the MSI SUPRIM.
 
Yeah I will need to consider my office arrangement this year. Running the pc, a work laptop, triple screens and a tv gets rather toasty in a small box room! I have recently gone self-employed though so AC may be justified as a business expense next year!
 
I managed to place an order for a 3090 FE earlier with an advised delivery date of tomorrow - fantastic. I receive an update to say payment taken, then just received an email to say 'you are in position 103 in our pre-order queue'... Well it was not a 'pre-order' queue, it was advised as in stock by this website. Absolute joke and will be demanding my money back tomorrow. This whole card situation is a joke.
 
Presumably that could be weeks/months as with all the others then @d4v3 ? I have requested they call me tomorrow. If it is a pre-order then I will cancel as on principle I'm not having them hold my money for something that was not a pre-order.
 
I received an email to apologise for the error but then it stated stock would be allocated when available, so just seemed to be repeating the original email!

Good news @ToOo
 
The card arrived!

I have (after some time) managed to swap out my 2070 super and install the 3090. I will see how the PSU copes over the next few weeks but I do want to upgrade my RAM. I currently have Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB DDR4 and a Gigabyte X570 Gaming X DDR4 motherboard. Presumably 32GB will be sufficient for gaming purposes? Should I just go for 2 16GB sticks, whatever is fastest 'bang for buck'?
 
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