3000 Series Cards PCIE 4.0

[rpalmz46]

Hey,

Basically the title says it all does anyone know yet if the 3000 series cards require you to have a PCIE 4.0  because I'm using the msi z370 gaming plus board and as far as I am aware it does not have one. Im not sure if by buying a 3070 or 3080 if I should upgrade my motherboard for this or not.

Thanks for any replies in advance.

 

[Guest]

They'd be shooting themselves in the foot if they did that consider no Intel system has 4.0.

[Mateyyy]

1 minute ago, rpalmz46 said:

if the 3000 series cards require you to have a PCIE 4.0

no

[rpalmz46]

1 minute ago, Den-Fi said:

They'd be shooting themselves in the foot if they did that consider no Intel system has 4.0.

I see I heard from a few sources people saying without 4.0 the cards wouldnt be as good or some shit just wanted to see if that was true i didnt think it would be the case

[Guest]

1 minute ago, rpalmz46 said:

I see I heard from a few sources people saying without 4.0 the cards wouldnt be as good or some shit just wanted to see if that was true i didnt think it would be the case

It isn't something Nvidia would highlight, so waiting for benchmarks from reputable reviews is the only way to know for sure if there is any performance impact.

[Mateyyy]

5 minutes ago, rpalmz46 said:

I see I heard from a few sources people saying without 4.0 the cards wouldnt be as good or some shit just wanted to see if that was true i didnt think it would be the case

Nvidia (and Digital Foundry) did their testing with a 10900K, so PCIe 3.0, and they'd obviously want to show off their new GPUs under the best possible scenario.

[rpalmz46]

1 minute ago, Mateyyy said:

Nvidia did their testing with a 10900K, so PCIe 3.0, and they'd obviously want to show off their new GPUs under the best possible scenario.

I see, that's good didn't really want to upgrade my whole system already thinking im going to need a new psu for my 3080 i may buy since i only have a 550w and my estimated wattage is 539 with a 3080 

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[Mateyyy]

Just now, rpalmz46 said:

I see, that's good didn't really want to upgrade my whole system already thinking im going to need a new psu for my 3080 i may buy since i only have a 550w and my estimated wattage is 539 with a 3080 

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What exact PSU is it, and what other components are you running?

[Jisagi]

Sounds like a very good testing szenario for the LTT team and their ampere review

[rpalmz46]

1 minute ago, Mateyyy said:

What exact PSU is it, and what other components are you running?

This is my system 

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i5-8600K 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$229.99 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler	$33.99 @ Newegg
Motherboard	MSI Z370 GAMING PLUS ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 CL15 Memory	$64.99 @ Newegg
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$107.99 @ Adorama
Storage	Crucial MX500 1 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$103.49 @ Amazon
Storage	Toshiba P300 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$89.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB FTW Gaming ACX 3.0 Video Card	$589.99 @ Amazon
Case	Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower Case
Power Supply	EVGA SuperNOVA G2 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Operating System	Microsoft Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit	$139.88 @ Other World Computing
Monitor	Dell S2417DG 23.8" 2560x1440 165 Hz Monitor	$357.01 @ Amazon
Keyboard	Razer BlackWidow Elite RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard	$129.99 @ Amazon
Mouse	Razer DeathAdder Elite Wired Optical Mouse	$68.99 @ Target
Mouse	Razer Naga Trinity Wired Optical Mouse	$74.00 @ Amazon
Headphones	SteelSeries ARCTIS 5 (2019 Edition) 7.1 Channel Headset	$210.95 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$2201.25
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-09-02 13:55 EDT-0400

 

 

[Mateyyy]

4 minutes ago, rpalmz46 said:

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I'd say you'll be fine with your current config if you were to throw a 3080 in there.

The G2 is a solid PSU, and you most likely aren't getting an 8600K to pull over 100-115W with a Hyper 212.

 

Wait for actual reviews on the new GPUs though, to get real accurate power draw figures. Atm I'm just going off of Nvidia's numbers.

[rpalmz46]

Just now, Mateyyy said:

I'd say you'll be fine with your current config if you were to throw a 3080 in there.

The G2 is a solid PSU, and you most likely aren't getting an 8600K to pull over 100-115W with a Hyper 212.

Yeah i know im under the expected wattage but from what I read most people said that you want to have like 50 more than you use but i dont know if thats 100% accurate.

[BTGbullseye]

4 hours ago, rpalmz46 said:

I see I heard from a few sources people saying without 4.0 the cards wouldnt be as good or some shit just wanted to see if that was true i didnt think it would be the case

It really won't, because it uses the extra bandwidth of the PCIe 4.0 to do direct transfer of files from your storage to the GPU, and processes them there. It speeds up loading times massively if you have NVMe storage and PCIe 4.0.