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Hey everyone, as I'm sure we all know by now, the RTX 3000 series is on it's way this month. I was thinking about getting one of these new cards, but wasn't sure if i was going to end up bottlenecking my system. So i figured there may be a need for a thread for those to get advice for upgrading. Thank you for any insight provided and I apologize if a thread like this is already made.

Here are my specs;

Intel Core i7-9700K

RTX 2080

32GB G.Skill Ram (4x8)

4TB IronWolf Pro

512GB XPG NvME M.2 SSD

Intel Z-390 A-PRO Motherboard

EVGA 750w GQ PSU

PCI-E Tiergrade Superspeed 7 Port USB 3.0 Expansion card

 

The cards I was looking at is the RTX 3080 mainly, but if it would make better sense to use the RTX 3070 with what I have I would like to know what I would need to change to reach the RTX 3080, and if it would require a full rebuild then I would point it towards the RTX 3090 for the next one. But the RTX 3080 would be sufficient for what I would like to do. I usually game and stream on a 28 inch 4K 60Hz monitor, while running another 28 inch 4K 30Hz monitor on the side. The 2080 I have can handle this but alot of times is starting to get overwhelmed, more so than I would like. 

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Well ..let me put it this way ..if ur system bottlenecks a 3080 ..im fked :P

 

In all seriousness, u dont have anything to worry about.

 

For 4k 60hz a 3080 will be ideal.

CPU: Intel i7 3930k w/OC & EK Supremacy EVO Block | Motherboard: Asus P9x79 Pro  | RAM: G.Skill 4x4 1866 CL9 | PSU: Seasonic Platinum 1000w Corsair RM 750w Gold (2021)|

VDU: Panasonic 42" Plasma | GPU: Gigabyte 1080ti Gaming OC & Barrow Block (RIP)...GTX 980ti | Sound: Asus Xonar D2X - Z5500 -FiiO X3K DAP/DAC - ATH-M50S | Case: Phantek Enthoo Primo White |

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SSD + WD Blue 1TB SSD | Cooling: XSPC D5 Photon 270 Res & Pump | 2x XSPC AX240 White Rads | NexXxos Monsta 80x240 Rad P/P | NF-A12x25 fans |

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4 hours ago, SolarNova said:

Well ..let me put it this way ..if ur system bottlenecks a 3080 ..im fked :P

 

In all seriousness, u dont have anything to worry about.

 

For 4k 60hz a 3080 will be ideal.

Alright sweet, then Sept 17th I'm ready for you lol

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8 hours ago, UltraKamiSalami said:

Alright sweet, then Sept 17th I'm ready for you lol

To be honest, i would wait for AMD to release their Big Navi, I for one will be waiting until around Xmas.

 

Even if it doesnt outright beat the 3080, it could drive prices down if they suitable undercut Nvidias pricing.

CPU: Intel i7 3930k w/OC & EK Supremacy EVO Block | Motherboard: Asus P9x79 Pro  | RAM: G.Skill 4x4 1866 CL9 | PSU: Seasonic Platinum 1000w Corsair RM 750w Gold (2021)|

VDU: Panasonic 42" Plasma | GPU: Gigabyte 1080ti Gaming OC & Barrow Block (RIP)...GTX 980ti | Sound: Asus Xonar D2X - Z5500 -FiiO X3K DAP/DAC - ATH-M50S | Case: Phantek Enthoo Primo White |

Storage: Samsung 850 Pro 1TB SSD + WD Blue 1TB SSD | Cooling: XSPC D5 Photon 270 Res & Pump | 2x XSPC AX240 White Rads | NexXxos Monsta 80x240 Rad P/P | NF-A12x25 fans |

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On 9/3/2020 at 8:55 AM, SolarNova said:

To be honest, i would wait for AMD to release their Big Navi, I for one will be waiting until around Xmas.

 

Even if it doesnt outright beat the 3080, it could drive prices down if they suitable undercut Nvidias pricing.

that's true, I thought it over a bit and came to the same conclusion. It's also possible they'll release "super" editions again and could possibly mess with pricing again. 

 

So yeah i agree it's probably best to see what happens after Big Navi

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