RaphaNadal

Looking at how Nvidia’s handled the 3080 12GB launch, refusing to release review drivers to reviewers and not coming out with an MSRP, I’m sitting out the GPU market for the foreseeable future. My PS5 is quite nice. I’m really enjoying “Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart”. NieR: Automata and Witcher III are next. I have other priorities in life too, I can’t drop $1600 on a new GPU.

That is why I got the PS5. Between the crypto mining boom, and Nvidia’s unwillingness to meet the needs of actual gamers, I was tired of waiting for 30-series graphics cards.

You could be right, but Nvidia isn’t even *trying* to meet demand.

They could have improved supply of 3080 instead of introducing a 3090 Ti. SMDH.

I have the GTX 1650 Super. TBH It ain’t so super for 1440p, which was my original goal. edit: bought it for around $200 in April 2020. Those were the days when one could get a 2070 super simply by walking into a store

Have a Ryzen 7 3700X with a GTX 1650 Super that I built in 2020. Was on a waitlist for an RTX 3080 but I got booted out of that EVGA waitlist because supply situation didn’t improve, I guess. These days I don’t play many video games because I’ve been reading books and preparing for a triathlon. However I was able to get a PS5 today from Target after waiting nearly a month, and now I’m wondering whether it’s worth it for me. I don’t plan on buying a GPU in 2022. Edit 1: Have a family member in queue to get my PS5, so not thinking of selling it for a profit to someone else.

Best that you buy an 850 W unit so that all 3080 models can run with ease.

You might need to upgrade your PSU first to a 750 W or 850 W unit, and then your CPU\motherboard. 32 GB RAM is plenty if you can carry it over to a new build. As for "when can I buy", sign up for alerts and hope for stock to normalize in 4-6 weeks. If stocks don't normalize in early Jan, the launch is a Fail.

The WesternDigital SN750 is the one to get (the second link I believe). Go for a 1TB to have additional room for games that absolutely need an SSD, Newegg had good deals last I checked. The SN750 is dramatically better than the other two options, and is also much better than the SN550. If opting for an ADATA SSD, the XPG SX8200 Pro is the one to get, not the one you linked. https://www.bestbuy.com/site/adata-xpg-sx8200-pro-series-1tb-internal-pcie-express-3-0-gen3x4-m-2-2280-solid-state-drive-with-flash-3d-nand-technology/6423378.p?skuId=6423378&ref=212&loc=1&ref=212&loc=1&msclkid=4d9a4e8cf4df13ace942114e20c9de0b&gclid=CJKynceppu0CFWugZQodq2ULog&gclsrc=ds Don't cheap out on an SSD used as a boot drive - you'll regret. Get a 1 TB NVMe SSD if you can.

I don't think 6900XT makes sense, open to 6800XT or 3080 if the price is right.

Budget (including currency): $150 for SSD, $750 for GPU, $100 for mouse Country: United States Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Doom Eternal, Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, NieR: Automata, Witcher III Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): - Ryzen 7 3700X - Noctua NH-U12S - Lian Li Lancool II Mesh - Zotac GTX 1650 Super, purchased when my finances were too strained to purchase anything better - B550 Gigabyte Aorus Pro - PSU: Super Flower Leadex III 750 W, purchased in anticipation of getting a 3080\6800XT. - 500 GB Crucial MX500 Boot drive (250 GB free) - 2 TB Seagate Barracuda HDD (1.5 TB free) - Monitor: LG 27GL850 - Keyboard: CoolerMaster MK730 - Mouse: Generic Logitech. Works great, open to something better. I aim to play at 1440p\144 Hz. Currently have a variety of new-ish games in my library - However, extensive price gouging has made me rethink my GPU purchase plans a little bit. I am considering the following upgrades in descending order of prioirity: 1) GPU: Constrained due to availability. Buy something else and wait for RDNA 3\Ampere, or ride out till availability and pricing of RDNA2 drop to realistic levels? If I had a 5600XT, waiting for RDNA 3 would have been a more realistic option. 2) SSD: Considering a 1 TB NVME M.2 SSD for any upcoming games that would need an SSD (like perhaps the upcoming Witcher III refresh). Games are real storage hogs these days and *need* SSD. Take advantage of good deals now, or wait for PCIE Gen 4 prices to drop? 3) Gaming Mouse: My existing mouse works great but is really old. Least priority for an upgrade.

The 6800XT should be more power efficient though, right? That seems to be the case based on benchmarks. I bought the Leadex III based on your helpful advice months ago, I want to buy a card that will be served well by that PSU and not tax it excessively in the long run.

@MadPistolIt is clear as mud like you say, so I'll buy the Sundara for my next purchase. Never had planar headphones before, I have a V-Moda V-80 and a Sony WH-1000XM2. I'm looking for something more resolving and for longer listening (1-2 hour-ish)

@MadPistolOff-topic - how do your HD598's compare with HE400i? I'm trying to decide between the two. Headphone amp would be DragonFly Black or Red

Basically what the title says. I bought a Super Flower 750 W Leadex III 80+ Gold PSU (rated very highly on the LTT PSU Tier List). It has two 8-pin PCIe power connectors. The regular 6800XT's recommend 750 W, but some OC'ed ones recommend 850 W. Is this simply a case of the video card manufacturer protecting themselves against lower-quality PSUs? I'm assuming that 65-70% of PSU wattage is the upper limit of what's acceptable for sustained use. I think my PSU should be able to handle a total system power draw of 500-525 W on a sustained basis over a 5-year period, that should be typical for these OC'ed 6800XT's, based on my guess. I am basing this power draw estimate of OC'ed 6800XT drawing 50-75 W more than the stock 6800XT cards (which draw ~300 W stock and ~340 W OC from the reviews that have appeared thus far, such as Gamers' Nexus). Edit: Rest of my system: Mobo: Gigabyte B550 Aorus Pro CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X with no OC other than PBO, air-cooled with Noctua NH-U12S RAM: 2x16 GB G.Skill Ripjaws V CL16 3200 MHz Crucial MX500, Seagate 2TB Barracuda