3080 questions (sorry)

[StarsMars]

I'm planning on going to to a 3080 but I have a few concerns.

 

I am looking at getting an AiB card. But they have the backside of the chip exposed which my nhd15 might rest on. Will that risk shorting something?

 

 

 

Will my 650w platinum psu be able to handle a 3080? Running a 3700x with pbo, 64gb of ram(weird scenario), 1 nvme, 1 ssd 1 hdd and 4 case fans.

 

The AiB 3080 seem to be using 3x 8pin for power. My PSU only has 2x8pin. Is the third 8pin totally necessary or is that more for the high end overclocking?

 

 

[Moonzy]

3 minutes ago, StarsMars said:

But they have the backside of the chip exposed which my nhd15 might rest on. Will that risk shorting something?

definitely yes if it's touching it

 

3 minutes ago, StarsMars said:

Will my 650w platinum psu be able to handle a 3080?

probably yes, but will know when reviews come out

assuming it's a good PSU

platinum =/= good

 

3 minutes ago, StarsMars said:

Is the third 8pin totally necessary or is that more for the high end overclocking?

most GPU (if not all) wont allow you to even post the system until every pcie power is plugged in

[Ankerson]

16 minutes ago, StarsMars said:

Will my 650w platinum psu be able to handle a 3080?

 

NOBODY will know until after the reviews and tests are out along with the Partner Card tests and reviews.

[TrigrH]

37 minutes ago, StarsMars said:

I am looking at getting an AiB card. But they have the backside of the chip exposed which my nhd15 might rest on. Will that risk shorting something?

No, its below the level of the backplate, even if it wasn't your heatsink is painted. 

 

The only things it can touch are the plastic SMD housings or the metal tension bracket which cant short out.

[StarsMars]

Thanks for the answers. I decided to wait for reviews and psu supplies to go back up. Right now I don't think I would see a ton of benefit in the games I play anyways.

[Leon86]

don't worry the gpu sag due to the shear size of the cards will create a clearance. Maybe there alittle wiggle room for the cooler to shift up a bit? I'm sure the gpu die clamp will be bit higher than components on the back. All speculation of course. 

[StarsMars]

1 hour ago, Leon86 said:

don't worry the gpu sag due to the shear size of the cards will create a clearance. Maybe there alittle wiggle room for the cooler to shift up a bit? I'm sure the gpu die clamp will be bit higher than components on the back. All speculation of course. 

The 3080 isn't that big. Much smaller than my current card. But I'll save up for a few swaps. New psu and maybe go AIO

No rush