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ldmendes7
By ldmendes7
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Read the bold to skip the bs. 

Currently I have GTX 1070 paired with an i7-7700k, 16GB of ram and a 650w psu 

 

My main monitor is 1440p 144hz, with 2 1080p 60hz either side. 
 

My 1070 has handled the 1440p 144hz monitor pretty well and can easily handle 144+ FPS in simple titles like CS:GO and Minecraft on ultra settings. But when I hop over to a more graphically demanding game something like GTA V or F1 2020 I have to make do with around 70-80 FPS at medium to high settings. 

 

Because of that I’ve always been on the fence about upgrading, but seeing these new rtx 3000 series cards im definitely going to upgrade.

 

The 3070 was originally a no brainier as it claims to outperform the 2080ti for just £469. However the 3080 for a little more (£649) has a considerable performance increase. 
 

So my question is, would a 3070 handle pretty much any title at 1440p 144hz, or do you think the extra £180 would be worth it in the 3080. 
 

Also, would my 650w psu be fine for the rtx 3080, because if it isn’t then the £180 more would become £280 more and then I’d rather settle with the 3070. 
 

And finally, I doubt it, but would either of these cards be bottlenecked by a i7 7700k. 
 

thanks!

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Wait until the reviews come out on both the FE cards and partner cards.

 

NOBODY really knows anything for sure right now.

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3 minutes ago, Cvet76 said:

Yeah. Just as @Ankerson recommended. Wait a couple of months for reviews, partner cards and the drivers to at least mature a bit, before making such a decision. Any one recommendation based on Nvidia's bogus slides and claims, would just be feeding into the hype. Justifiable or not.

 

I think those with the high end GPUs now like the 2080Ti will be fine as MOST will actually have PSUs that are good enough quality and wattage for the new cards...

 

 

 

 

i9 9900K @ 5.0 GHz, NH D15, 32 GB DDR4 3200 GSKILL Trident Z RGB, AORUS Z390 MASTER, EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra, Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB, Samsung 860 EVO 1TB, Samsung 860 EVO 500GB, ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q 27", Steel Series APEX PRO, Logitech Gaming Pro Mouse, CM Master Case 5, Corsair AXI 1600W Titanium. 

 

i7 8086K, AORUS Z370 Gaming 5, 16GB GSKILL RJV DDR4 3200, EVGA 2080TI FTW3 Ultra, Samsung 970 EVO 250GB, (2)SAMSUNG 860 EVO 500 GB, Acer Predator XB1 XB271HU, Corsair HXI 850W.

 

i7 8700K, AORUS Z370 Ultra Gaming, 16GB DDR4 3000, EVGA 1080Ti FTW3 Ultra, Samsung 960 EVO 250GB, Corsair HX 850W.

 

 

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35 minutes ago, Cvet76 said:

Those that have 2080TI's have no reason to upgrade. Their GPUs aren't suddenly going to die or perform like crap because a new gen is out.

Also, Gamers Nexus put out a video exploring how much wattage you actually need, so regarding that I'd turn to them.

 

 

 

Saw the video....

 

The issue is that MY SYSTEM actually pulls 550W+ when gaming and 660W+ when stressed (Furmark and Prime 95 running)

 

That's a lot more than what he was showing in the video, a lot more.... Plus as he did point out the 10900K drops it's power draw after a certain amount of time. The 9900K and others DON'T DO THAT>>...

 

So it's really a grain of salt thing in the end as there are so many different situations and configurations to take anything at face value.

 

Bottom line is don't buy the bare min PSU wattage, leave plenty of headroom for upgrades and efficiency.

 

Listen to some people and you could be running the PSU at 90% of listed wattage, that's not good as MOST PSUs aren't rated to do that. They are rated max wattage, not at continuous wattage....

 

 

But yeah, I run a 2080Ti and have no plans to upgrade to the 3000 series... ;)

 

Been running it for about 1 1/2 years now and plan to run it for another 1 1/2 years or so before thinking about upgrading.

i9 9900K @ 5.0 GHz, NH D15, 32 GB DDR4 3200 GSKILL Trident Z RGB, AORUS Z390 MASTER, EVGA RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra, Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500GB, Samsung 860 EVO 1TB, Samsung 860 EVO 500GB, ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q 27", Steel Series APEX PRO, Logitech Gaming Pro Mouse, CM Master Case 5, Corsair AXI 1600W Titanium. 

 

i7 8086K, AORUS Z370 Gaming 5, 16GB GSKILL RJV DDR4 3200, EVGA 2080TI FTW3 Ultra, Samsung 970 EVO 250GB, (2)SAMSUNG 860 EVO 500 GB, Acer Predator XB1 XB271HU, Corsair HXI 850W.

 

i7 8700K, AORUS Z370 Ultra Gaming, 16GB DDR4 3000, EVGA 1080Ti FTW3 Ultra, Samsung 960 EVO 250GB, Corsair HX 850W.

 

 

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59 minutes ago, ldmendes7 said:

Read the bold to skip the bs. 

Currently I have GTX 1070 paired with an i7-7700k, 16GB of ram and a 650w psu 

 

My main monitor is 1440p 144hz, with 2 1080p 60hz either side. 
 

My 1070 has handled the 1440p 144hz monitor pretty well and can easily handle 144+ FPS in simple titles like CS:GO and Minecraft on ultra settings. But when I hop over to a more graphically demanding game something like GTA V or F1 2020 I have to make do with around 70-80 FPS at medium to high settings. 

 

Because of that I’ve always been on the fence about upgrading, but seeing these new rtx 3000 series cards im definitely going to upgrade.

 

The 3070 was originally a no brainier as it claims to outperform the 2080ti for just £469. However the 3080 for a little more (£649) has a considerable performance increase. 
 

So my question is, would a 3070 handle pretty much any title at 1440p 144hz, or do you think the extra £180 would be worth it in the 3080. 
 

Also, would my 650w psu be fine for the rtx 3080, because if it isn’t then the £180 more would become £280 more and then I’d rather settle with the 3070. 
 

And finally, I doubt it, but would either of these cards be bottlenecked by a i7 7700k. 
 

thanks!

pretty sure the 7700k will bottleneck a 3080

it is a 4/8 cpu after all...

but its just a theory, we will know after the benchmarks

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