The Ampere RTX 3080 Owners Thread

[BS Dave]

^^ They do look cool, but I wish EK would just release a normal block for the 3080FE. They're on crack if they think I'm spending £250 when the alphacool one is 1/2 that

 

[ikinson]

Hello, I overclocked my 3080 fe day before yesterday. I did a +100 core and +200 memory. I slid the power slider to the max in afterburner.

-Stock(custom fan curve) timespy graphics score: 17,400
-Max powerlimit(custom fan curve) timespy graphics score: 17,610
-Max powerlimit(custom fan curve) with +100 core and +200 memory timespy graphics score: 18,100

Note: High ambient of 29-32°C. Hence I need a fancurve.
I have a 5600x and a NZXT 750w with 16gigs 3600MHz cl16.

I have a few questions:
1) Is the OC safe long term? Or should I just run stock or max power limit without oc? I'm asking this because I only have a 750w psu. My youtube is filled with people fixing dead 3090s lol So its driving me paranoid.
2) Is this a good score/average in terms of silicon quality for an fe? Is silicon quality measured in terms of how high it can boost? In the sense that can one 3080 chip boosting over 2000MHz give lesser fps than another 3080 chip boosting only 1930MHz?
3) In terms of stability, I have been running Warzone on it for the past two days and playing A Way Out too. Max temps were 69-70 with a good fan curve. Ingame clocks stable at around 1995MHz.
I know that both these games don't beat the gpu as much, as they are cpu intensive, but this is all I have to test rn.
Is this alright? Or should I increase of decrease oc further?

Thanks in advance lads!

 

[TheRandomGuy7]

Hello, I overclocked my 3080 fe day before yesterday. I did a +100 core and +200 memory. I slid the power slider to the max in afterburner.

-Stock(custom fan curve) timespy graphics score: 17,400
-Max powerlimit(custom fan curve) timespy graphics score: 17,610
-Max powerlimit(custom fan curve) with +100 core and +200 memory timespy graphics score: 18,100

Note: High ambient of 29-32°C. Hence I need a fancurve.
I have a 5600x and a NZXT 750w with 16gigs 3600MHz cl16.

I have a few questions:
1) Is the OC safe long term? Or should I just run stock or max power limit without oc? I'm asking this because I only have a 750w psu. My youtube is filled with people fixing dead 3090s lol So its driving me paranoid.
2) Is this a good score/average in terms of silicon quality for an fe? Is silicon quality measured in terms of how high it can boost? In the sense that can one 3080 chip boosting over 2000MHz give lesser fps than another 3080 chip boosting only 1930MHz?
3) In terms of stability, I have been running Warzone on it for the past two days and playing A Way Out too. Max temps were 69-70 with a good fan curve. Ingame clocks stable at around 1995MHz.
I know that both these games don't beat the gpu as much, as they are cpu intensive, but this is all I have to test rn.
Is this alright? Or should I increase of decrease oc further?

Thanks in advance lads!

To answer all your questions at once. Don't run with that overclock. Undervolt instead. Look up a guide on YouTube and you can do it in 5 mins. Ampere is meant to be undervolted, NOT overclocked.

Undervolting you'll achieve better results than your overclock. I can almost guarantee you will get higher TimeSpy graphics score with a good undervolt and ZERO overclock on the memory or core.

Combine those results with lower power usage, lower temps, longer lifespan. That's longer lifespan than if you ran it at stock, and no it won't die on you, yes it should last 5-10 years unless you get unlucky.

edit: forgot to add also that you won't even hit close to 750W even overclocking, about 370W maximum. And running an undervolt the GPU will only use 200-250W

 

[ikinson]

To answer all your questions at once. Don't run with that overclock. Undervolt instead. Look up a guide on YouTube and you can do it in 5 mins. Ampere is meant to be undervolted, NOT overclocked.

Undervolting you'll achieve better results than your overclock. I can almost guarantee you will get higher TimeSpy graphics score with a good undervolt and ZERO overclock on the memory or core.

Combine those results with lower power usage, lower temps, longer lifespan. That's longer lifespan than if you ran it at stock, and no it won't die on you, yes it should last 5-10 years unless you get unlucky.

edit: forgot to add also that you won't even hit close to 750W even overclocking, about 330W maximum. And running an undervolt the GPU will only use 200-250W

Hello, thanks for the input. Just 330W with max power draw on afterburner? Google says that fe goes upto 370W.
And yes I’m aware of undervolting, and I’ve noticed that whilst undervolting yields better scores in timespy, actual game performance is equal, if not, lower.
And I’m not chasing scores anyway, just wanted to know if it’s safe, and if my silicon is alright.

 

[TheRandomGuy7]

Hello, thanks for the input. Just 330W with max power draw on afterburner? Google says that fe goes upto 370W.
And yes I’m aware of undervolting, and I’ve noticed that whilst undervolting yields better scores in timespy, actual game performance is equal, if not, lower.
And I’m not chasing scores anyway, just wanted to know if it’s safe, and if my silicon is alright.

Mistype there, yes I meant to type 370W and some 3080s (I don't think the FE though) can hit 380 or so. Still more than enough breathing room for your 750W PSU but running undervolted at closer to 200W just makes far more sense in every respect.

From experience and other's anecdotal evidence the in-game performance from an undervolt is often same as stock or only 1-3fps lower. If it's giving you less performance you can just alter the undervolt curve and give it more juice or higher clock.

You will be able to get a setup where you are undervolting and also gaining some performance in games. On top of that you can then OC memory if you need to squeeze the extra few fps.

 

[Major774]

Undervolting is working wonders for me. A few C’s and W’s lower for similar to stock performance (hardly noticeable).

 

[ikinson]

Mistype there, yes I meant to type 370W and some 3080s (I don't think the FE though) can hit 380 or so. Still more than enough breathing room for your 750W PSU but running undervolted at closer to 200W just makes far more sense in every respect.

From experience and other's anecdotal evidence the in-game performance from an undervolt is often same as stock or only 1-3fps lower. If it's giving you less performance you can just alter the undervolt curve and give it more juice or higher clock.

You will be able to get a setup where you are undervolting and also gaining some performance in games. On top of that you can then OC memory if you need to squeeze the extra few fps.

Apologies for the late reply, is there any way to measure total system draw? When you say "breathing room" even with 370w for the gpu, are you taking into consideration of the total system power draw? I want to know if my total system would be hitting close to 750 when oc'd with power limit maximized. I would invest in a 1000w if that's the case.
As for undervolting, I'll definitely try it out tonight. It's just that I want to squeeze every frame possible within safety limits. Thank you once again for your input.

 

[stooeh]

18K+ is pretty decent though some can get 19k+ or more with a good bit of silicon. You can install hwinfo64 to check power usage of modern CPUs - no idea how accurate it really is though - what CPU you running ?

My GPU is overly power hungry so I think I would need a higher power limit to get the best out of it, though I'm playing at 4k and it draws more power there.

 

[ikinson]

18K+ is pretty decent though some can get 19k+ or more with a good bit of silicon. You can install hwinfo64 to check power usage of modern CPUs - no idea how accurate it really is though - what CPU you running ?

My GPU is overly power hungry so I think I would need a higher power limit to get the best out of it, though I'm playing at 4k and it draws more power there.

19k+ on an fe??? sheeesh, they must have sub 15-20 degree ambient or watercooled.
As for the cpu, its a 5600x, and I'm at 1440p. I had mentioned the details in my original post.

 

[stooeh]

Ah missed that bit, well that chip is pretty power efficient so got plenty to spare, rated at 65W but likely draws a bit more with PBO on. By comparison my 5800X is a 105W chip and will pull max 142W in a CB20 run though wont get near that gaming.

 

[ikinson]

Ah missed that bit, well that chip is pretty power efficient so got plenty to spare, rated at 65W but likely draws a bit more with PBO on. By comparison my 5800X is a 105W chip and will pull max 142W in a CB20 run though wont get near that gaming.

I have pbo disabled, so I suppose I should be fine. And yeah 5800x should yield you better scores in timespy I reckon, since the test favours more cores.

 

[Steveo1982]

Are there any brands of 3080 that people tend to avoid or lean towards? I think it comes down to quality and dont want to buy a sub standard card just because it might be cheaper than the others.

 

[Woodsta888]

Are there any brands of 3080 that people tend to avoid or lean towards? I think it comes down to quality and dont want to buy a sub standard card just because it might be cheaper than the others.

Length of warranty is always a good indicator. Some folk don't like Zotac but they do 5 year warranty as do EVGA (if you can find one in the UK). Gigabyte used to be considered a decent brand but gone downhill of late with an apparent common fault on latest cards.

As for performance, there is near as makes no difference between any of them - measurable yes - would you notice or feel the difference? - No. Do buy from a retailer who will help with warranty. Scalped ebhey cards may become an issue if warranty is required.

 

[Steveo1982]

Length of warranty is always a good indicator. Some folk don't like Zotac but they do 5 year warranty as do EVGA (if you can find one in the UK). Gigabyte used to be considered a decent brand but gone downhill of late with an apparent common fault on latest cards.

As for performance, there is near as makes no difference between any of them - measurable yes - would you notice or feel the difference? - No. Do buy from a retailer who will help with warranty. Scalped ebhey cards may become an issue if warranty is required.

Thanks bud. See my current card is gigabyte and touch wood I have not had any issues with this at all. I would only ever buy from Overclockers or other suppliers which shall not be named but again I dont manually overclock and let the system do everything for me so if it was to fail then it would be down to a component fault rather than something I have done.

 

[Major774]

Are there any brands of 3080 that people tend to avoid or lean towards? I think it comes down to quality and dont want to buy a sub standard card just because it might be cheaper than the others.

This time upgrading for me has made me into a FE fan (the current FE design looks sweet). The AIB’s prices are more for looks really, cooling and a very slight increase in performance.

 

[Steveo1982]

This time upgrading for me has made me into a FE fan (the current FE design looks sweet). The AIB’s prices are more for looks really, cooling and a very slight increase in performance.

I got to be honest I do like the look of the FE cards and apparently they are so cool and quiet compared to some of the AIB partners versions. Only one that really caught my eye was the MSI suprim but I missed out on one of them but at £1200 was almost double cost of the FE.

 

[Major774]

I got to be honest I do like the look of the FE cards and apparently they are so cool and quiet compared to some of the AIB partners versions. Only one that really caught my eye was the MSI suprim but I missed out on one of them but at £1200 was almost double cost of the FE.

Between £800 - £850, the 3080 Suprim X could be considered, but at £1,200, just based on pure gaming performance I don't see £551 worth of performance.

£551 can be spent on another things.

 

[Steveo1982]

Between £800 - £850, the 3080 Suprim X could be considered, but at £1,200, just based on pure gaming performance I don't see £551 worth of performance.

£551 can be spent on another things.

Very true mate. I think only thing worse than 3080 stock is the 6800xt stock.

 

[Woodsta888]

Thanks bud. See my current card is gigabyte and touch wood I have not had any issues with this at all. I would only ever buy from Overclockers or other suppliers which shall not be named but again I dont manually overclock and let the system do everything for me so if it was to fail then it would be down to a component fault rather than something I have done.

Yeah gigabyte only seem to have issues on this current series of cards as before that they were good. Usually a gigabyte rep on here anyway to help.

Seeing as you have X570 Mobo and ryzen - that all OC's itself and most cards boost way over their rated frequencies anyway as it's down to heat at the end of the day - no point putting a suprim X in your case if it's poorly cooled. All 3080's are monster cards and I'd go for FE now as they seem to be appearing with some regular frequency as mentioned above. Great cards too. Suprim X at £1200 I'd be going for a 3080tiFE at £1049. Get those alerts set up and have an account set up on Nvidia website. You could be lucky enough - others have.

 

[Steveo1982]

Yeah gigabyte only seem to have issues on this current series of cards as before that they were good. Usually a gigabyte rep on here anyway to help.

Seeing as you have X570 Mobo and ryzen - that all OC's itself and most cards boost way over their rated frequencies anyway as it's down to heat at the end of the day - no point putting a suprim X in your case if it's poorly cooled. All 3080's are monster cards and I'd go for FE now as they seem to be appearing with some regular frequency as mentioned above. Great cards too. Suprim X at £1200 I'd be going for a 3080tiFE at £1049. Get those alerts set up and have an account set up on Nvidia website. You could be lucky enough - others have.

Thanks bud really appreciate it.

Ive not updated my sig but recently swapped to a 5800x and an icue 150i. Got 4 140mm case fans as well so keeps everything nice and cool.

I keep trying for the FE 3080s but never get lucky haha.