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My 5900x was more quit running a game than it is YouTube.
 
To fix it I want into YouTube, Settings, Playback and performance and switched off inline playback.
 

Air cooled 3080 tis are hard to cool especially in cases with a traditional setups. Some like the FTW3 Ultra(400 watts stock) are extremely hard to cools.
 
The issue is that hot air gets trapped below the GPU and gets ingested by the GPU over and over again.  
This video shows the issue.
 
For my gaming PCs I now use cases that intake from the bottom and exhaust everywhere else.
For my traditional cases with PSUs below the GPU I add a 60mm fan below the GPU as an exhaust or an intake. Whatever works.
 

Yeah, I did note the relatively low power limit on the ZOTAC compared to many other 3080ti models, including the FE. Max power limit on the ZOTAC is reportedly 385W while the FE is at 400W. But I figured the power limit will only really matter when I want to OC the GPU. I don't think I'll be running it in manual OC at any time during use. I'll probably check its silicon potential once before returning it to its default setting.

If the 3080 has 12gbs vram you are good but it will not come close to reaching your goal.
 
I sold my Strix 3080 10gb because in some games I was already using 9.5gb vram dedicated, not allocated.
 
The is SOTTR on Ultra at 4k with RT on using a budget 3080 ti(EVGA XC3 Ultra). 
The Strix did about the same frames as the XC3 but with 12gbs vram it was a keeper and the Strix was not. The XC3 is hotter as well.

 
The TUF is a 340 watt card so not a great performer since the Strix uses 370 watts stock and a FTW3 Ultra is a 380 watt card.
The ZOTAC is a 350 watt card. By contrast my FTW3 Ultra 3080 ti ia 400 watt card. 
 
You do have one of the best cases for keeping GPUs cool so I don't think the extra heat will be an issue.

I am 68. 
I came over on the boat so a true dinosaur and a real Boomer.
 
The boat.
 
 

My VR rig is the i9 10900kf with the MSI 3090. When it used a 2080 ti it was fine. I mainly play a modded Fallout 4 so much harder to run than a vanilla VR game.
I think the 3070 ti is built not to last since to only has 8gbs vram. My GTX 1080 had that much. If it had 10 or 12 it would be a good product.
The Tower 100 is not a traditional case so a good choice. 

Yeah, my father was using a laptop that had 2 CORES for 10 years and finally relented after it almost screwed up a certification exam he was taking. When we got him a new one, with I think 4 or 6 cores, 12 GB ram, and 512 GB ssd, last Christmas, he said there was a giant difference in performance.

I tested my i9 10900k with a DH-D15 and it was a fail.
The reason is the i9 can't use TVB(thermal velocity boost) since the CPU needs to stay below 70c while gaming. 
In most games TVB beats an all core 5.1ghz overclock. It does not beat it on all apps like Cinebench.
An EK 360mm AIO can keep the i9 10900k below 70c while gaming. 
 
Not all 360mm AIO are cooler than the Noctua. My EVGA and Silverstone 360mm are about the same as DH-D15. 
 
Also the FTW3 Ultra3080 it heats up a case a lot. 
I had one with the i9 9900k for a while(now with the 5900x). It uses a DH-D15 and the 3080 ti heat soaked the case. That is why a XC3 Ultra 3080 ti is paired with the i9 9900k. At 350 watts VS 400 watts for the FTW3 the heat is manageable. 

I tested my i9 10900k with a DH-D15 and it was a fail.
The reason is the i9 can't use TVB(thermal velocity boost) since the CPU needs to stay below 70c while gaming. 
In most games TVB beats an all core 5.1ghz overclock. It does not beat it on all apps like Cinebench.
An EK 360mm AIO can keep the i9 10900k below 70c while gaming. 
 
Not all 360mm AIO are cooler than the Noctua. My EVGA and Silverstone 360mm are about the same as DH-D15. 
 
Also the FTW3 Ultra3080 it heats up a case a lot. 
I had one with the i9 9900k for a while(now with the 5900x). It uses a DH-D15 and the 3080 ti heat soaked the case. That is why a XC3 Ultra 3080 ti is paired with the i9 9900k. At 350 watts VS 400 watts for the FTW3 the heat is manageable. 

The game stuttered with my EVGA XC3 Ultra 3080 ti but not on my FTW3 Ultra 3080 ti with a 5900x.
 
What fixed it for me was vsync. 

My i7 6700k was great with a GTX 980 ti and later a GTX 1080 but with a GTX 1080 ti it did not get the most out of the GPU so I replaced it with an i7 8700k.
A GTX 2080S is a bit more powerful than a GTX 1080 ti so I am not surprised with 80% usage.
 
The down side with the upgrade was that getting 100% on the GPU only got 3 to 5 extra frames. On the plus side the 6 core was so much smoother that I never wanted to play on a 4 core ever again.  
 
 

If you have the PSU its not dangerous to try it.
 
Some 750w psus work great! others trip over current protection and switch off.
 
If it shuts off, time for a new PSU.

The same thing happens even with Asus Tweak .....
 
Yes.... 😕

if it's just being moved by car then laying it on its side is fine

WHAT are you on about? 
Did we watch the same video or what?
He didn't once attack Elon in the video he linked, he just made 3 sound predictions about a polarizing figure.
Linus comes off really calm in this video, maybe i didn't take the same mushrooms as you before watching this video
The takes in this video are as hot as an icecream, that means cold and rational.

jup after purchasing it price went up to 1300€ got lucky there.

The Strix White OC.

I am selling my 3080 version to help offset the cost of the FTW3 Ultra 3090 ti.
So it is silly power over beauty for me.  

It is nice to have goals.
 
In my youth it was MGB GTs but it never happened. I had to be practical.
Now I don't, so I drive a 2022 Subaru BRZ. Like the MGM GT it is rear wheel drive, stick shift and has a roof. 
 
 

I did replace my EVGA 1080 ti SC2.
 
This is the difference in two games.
i7 8086k(Intel 6 core)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider Highest preset.
 
                                                                 1080p     1440p            4k
 
EVGA SC2 1080 ti                                    123fps        84fps      ----- Below 60fps
EVGA FTW3 Ultra 2080 ti                        148fps      119fps       65fps  =< 3070 ti
EVGA FTW3 Ultra 3080 ti                        156fps      147fps       95fps
 
Assassins Creed Odyssey on Ultra high
                                                                 1080p     1440p            4k
 
EVGA SC2 1080 ti                                    77fps        65fps      ----- Below 60fps
EVGA FTW3 Ultra 2080 ti                        92fps        80fps        54fps  =< 3070 ti
EVGA FTW3 Ultra 3080 ti                      105fps        94fps        66fps
 
My i7 8086k was at 5ghz all cores.
 
Compared to my 5800x and i9 10900k performance tanked on the i7 with the 3080 ti.
 
I would go with a 3070 ti or 3080 if you plan on keeping the i7 8700k for a while.
 

But in Sweden it's currently like 3070ti (on sale) is about $890 and 3080 is about $1260.
And through EVGAs website it's out-of-stock 😞
 
 
There might be an issue with MSI B550-A PRO. Got a warning on pcpartpicker about the motherboard. "Some AMD B550 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vermeer CPUs. Upgrading the BIOS may require a different CPU that is supported by older BIOS revisions." and I don't have a compatible CPU for that 😬

For a GPU go through EVGA and get a 3080 for about $40 more.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

To me it is simple.
 
People that create content for a living(like I did) are against it.
It was basically an attack on my livelihood.
 
Most People that don't create content are usually fine with it.
They don't feel the consequences and may benefit from it.
 
When I was a part of an indie group(2000 to 2005) that created content for games, one of the rules was not to call out anyone on forums(publicly) for piracy since it is bad press. 
That has not changed.

The 5800X3D is optimized for gaming and falls a little behind the regular 5800X in productivity tasks, from what I have seen in reviews so far.
 
For 4k gaming your limiting factor is really going to be the GPU; I'd expect all three chips to be neck and neck there. 
 
 

I am a retired freelance 3D artist/designer.
It started as a way to pay for computer hardware way back in the 80s but in the end it paid for everything.
 

I have really never cared what a GPU looked like but I do know that my Strix 3080 White OC is the nicest looking card I have ever owned.
The most unique card this gen is the Gundam version. If one had come up I was willing to pay $200 more.