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That grinds my gears as well. But this time round I will be watercooling anything I get, so I'll probably end up having to get a replacement back plate anyway.
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So, decided on a 3080? Which manufacturer and why?
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Given the 3080 is said to be a 320W card I'm looking for one that exhausts air out of the case, on the assumption that will reduce case temps and thus fan speeds/noise overall.
So either the FE card or the EVGA Hybrid - subject to reviews of course.
So either the FE card or the EVGA Hybrid - subject to reviews of course.
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That is what made the blower style coolers so appealing back in the day. It prevented radiant heat from building up inside the case by blowing the air out the back of the case. At the cost of noise and efficiency.
Now we will definitely need to see reviews just to understand if we really need to maintain a negative or neutral pressure case or not.
Now we will definitely need to see reviews just to understand if we really need to maintain a negative or neutral pressure case or not.
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If (undecided yet) I get a 3080 and if (big if) it stays at £649 then I will be getting the Zotac Trinity if it's available to purchase.
Hard to beat the five years warranty and (IMO) it's one of the best looking AIO's, and I know first hand they are good quality cards.
If (when) the price goes up due to gouging, pound tanking, or a butterfly beating its wings too hard in the depths of the Amazon jungle, then I'm out.
Hard to beat the five years warranty and (IMO) it's one of the best looking AIO's, and I know first hand they are good quality cards.
If (when) the price goes up due to gouging, pound tanking, or a butterfly beating its wings too hard in the depths of the Amazon jungle, then I'm out.
Unless EVGA have improved the pump in their hybrid from the pump in the 2080 Super I had for 2 hours last year I wouldn't be rushing to buy one - it was rather noisy...
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This. Temps and noise for me
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Negative normally for myself. But that was ontopnof buying custom filters for the dynamic case coming in at £70...
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Was pretty good for the 1080ti iirc but that had a few days preorder so it turned up on release day. I may pick up a launch 3080 if there's a model that will fit in current build. Can currently only accomodate a card length of ~268mm max without serious effort.
If not I may as well wait until I redo the waterloop for Zen3.
If not I may as well wait until I redo the waterloop for Zen3.
I’m thinking going FE for the first time as prices seem to be hiking up Over MRRP every day. Like most, eagerly awaiting the reviews on the FE this coming Wednesday.
I’m coming from gigabyte gaming OC 2080.
144hz @ 1440 With all the lovelies set to max is what I’m after.
I’m coming from gigabyte gaming OC 2080.
144hz @ 1440 With all the lovelies set to max is what I’m after.
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If I can get a EVGA for 650-699 then EVGA otherwise a FE.
The one with the best warranty or RMA. Based on what has been mentioned on this forum, it appears Gigabyte and Zotac have good customer support. Avoiding ASUS due to various horror stories. Avoiding EVGA due to lack of UK base, although I've always been partial to them. I've never had an issue with any of their products.
24-48hrs last time I bought a Titan.
Caporegime
Should probably be a poll