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I'm not saying Microsoft does or that the naming was on purpose. I'm just saying it's terrible so I'm not surprised people get confused.

Not surprising. Half the time I search for info on the system, I get stuff on the One X or One S

1080ti benchmarks about 70-75% of the performance of a 2080ti. If the 3070 is around the 2080ti performance, there's the gap.

DLSS 3.0 would be a huge selling point, so my guess is it isn't even close to ready.

Might try and ask EVGA for an extension. They have amazing support.

This is why we have to be really careful with leaked performance as well. So many people saying "3070 will have 2080ti performance" but I could easily see NVIDIA marketing that, but only in RTX since we already know ray tracing is a large part of the generational improvement here.

You'll probably be fine, assuming it's a decent 550W power supply.

Tell that to my office. We'll be using IE until I retire.

Like the other guy said, idle temps are tough to read into too much. If the fan is ramping up, core clocks are normal, and you're getting high temps at load too, the only thing I could say is proper contact to the heatsink. But since you already swapped coolers I assumed that wasn't the case. Or a straight up faulty chip but that's rare. 70c isn't unusual at all at load, especially if using a default fan curve. A sharp jump 10-15 degrees when going straight from idle to a task is also not unusual as there's a small period before the fan kicks in. As for your framerates - Impossible to tell what's normal unless we know what game you're referring to

Only thing I could think of is that your CPU cooler is plugged into a case fan header and isn't ramping up with load, or if it is correctly connected, isn't ramping up due to motherboard error. When the temp rises, does the fan ramp up or react in any way?

Good point, hopefully the non-flagship models stay in line.

Hoping those prices are incorrect. If they're right, that's a massive upswing in MSRP for NVIDIA cards from just 2 generations ago. Makes it really hard to want to upgrade my 1080. Was hoping to upgrade my 1080 to a 3080 at current 2080s prices.

There is no possible way to use your CPU and motherboard with DDR4. If you want to use DDR4, you absolutely have to change out both your motherboard and CPU.

I'd expect the 2000 pricing to continue. Especially at the higher end there's just no competition, and I doubt there will be.

If you're trying to keep it cheap, a 430W or 500W from a reputable manufacturer like EVGA, Thermaltake, or Corsair. Should be around $50. EVGA drops B Stock every Wednesday and often has their 500W for $30 if you reeeeally need a good deal.