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funny you say that, as the founders cards are not reference PCBs...

Hi Guys, Is anyone aware of a database of which 3090s will use what PCB type? i ask because I would like to grab a waterblock day 1. EKWB has a block but only for Reference PCBs. Now the question is, what is a reference PCB? This card has a PCB that extends roughly 1-2cm above the PCIE bracket - is this non-reference? compatible with EKWB? https://www.overclockers.co.uk/asus-geforce-rtx-3090-rog-strix-gaming-oc-24gb-gddr6x-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-44j-as.html This GPU has a PCB that aligns to the PCIE bracket. Is this Reference? compatible with EKWB? https://www.overclockers.co.uk/msi-geforce-rtx-3090-ventus-3x-oc-24gb-gddr6x-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-36a-ms.html And finally, we have the Founders 3090, which appears to have the 1-2cm extension Curious what you guys are thinking! https://www.overclockers.co.uk/pc-components/graphics-cards/nvidia/geforce-rtx-3090 check out the variants here. Also curious if the ASUS cards with their extra port will be compatible with majority of blocks. I'm thinking not... but then again, its just an upward extension. Maybe? I love new tech.

no problemo, if you ever decide you want more perf repaste it, 2080ti scales real well with OC

the clock speed jump will be because its hitting the 88c wall and trying to stick there, undervolt works too!

Use GPU-Z and hit the "lookup" button on there to take you directly to a page all about your specific GPU and its clocks

Userbenchmark honestly sucks donkey doo doo... they hail as if their results are the be all end all, when they do not represent real world, and weight their results to seemingly favour certain products or arch what 2080ti are they comparing to there? the 2080ti that is 200% the performance level of a stock 2080ti? or the one that's 83? average? https://www.userbenchmark.com/UserRun/32961512 direct link to benchmark

what a steal getting a 2080ti for free hahaha! I'd recommend installing afterburner and having a play with those temp limits, you might even be able to get a nice OC out of it by adjusting fan curve and using OC Scanner (ctrl+f on afterburner main page)

turing cards temp limit is 88, it'll keep clocking up as long as you have not hit PWR limit or Thermal limit, in this case you hit thermal limit it's not overheating, not a problem, you won't cause any damage. Your gpu will manage clocks to stay under 88c - if you want proof, force fan low like 25% and watch it clock down hard. Set fan curve if you care to! if you want to force it to run cooler, lower the temp limit to a temp you are comfortable with - but honestly its not worth it - its not a problem Repasting might get you 5c if you're lucky, but again, it'll clock up and hit 88c again

42 is nothing.

VR is no doubt about to get very popular with the advent of HL:Alyx and all the games/mods that will spawn with Source 2 SDK. (Not to mention this is only 1 of their 3 promised flagship VR games) I think it's worth having a section for: VR - General VR - Hardware nested under general and VR - Games/Software nested under general What do you think? I know I'd like to discuss it here at LTT :) I'd also like to help people out with budget VR setups that aren't shit!!!! (for those in the UK, look at CEX for used Windows MR headsets, or used Oculus CV1s, no joke they're cheap as fuck! and work so well. Windows MR tracking got massively improved since it was first released. I use a Lenovo Explorer myself)

this could seriously do with re-doing, with Ryzen 3000 included... the performance you get for the money now changes everything!

Does anyone know when the broadwell cpus are actually going to be released? I went with a Z97/Pentium G3258 build to wait for this as my upgrade path from AMD and its kind of annoying how intel said broadwell will be release any time since november - yet nowhere has it in their stores and the only place that does says it's been overdue for ages. I know of the 4790K being same perf etc, but I still want latest and greatest. After all 5775c is 3ghz while 4790k 4ghz and performs the same, if it oc it should be decent. What's the deal anyway? Wheres it at intel??

Fractal Define R5 maybe?

for 1080p60 yes

no place like 127.0.0.1