Upgrading from 2080 Ti

[srcharged113]

I have been using the 2080 Ti for about 5 years now, and recently, it has begun showing signs of dying. Tested the PSU, CPU, Memory etc. Whenever I run an intensive task, the GPU causes a crash and the screens go black, I hear audio still for a short while, and the CPU fans kick in at high speed. Memory dump says it has something to do with Nvidia as well. I am not sure what to do to fix it, and I was considering upgrading it to a 4070, given the circumstances, getting a 4090 (Although very tempting, is a bit too pricey in Finland. ~2100 € to start.). I was wondering if it is worth it to get a 4070, or somehow bite the bullet for a 4090 or if there are other options.

My main goals with the GPU usually are related to learning to use Blender, games, and a bit of AI based tasks such as training datasets etc.

 

Thank you kindly for any help provided, incase you need more information, I would be happy to provide. Cheers!

[FI Fheonix]

18 minutes ago, srcharged113 said:

I have been using the 2080 Ti for about 5 years now, and recently, it has begun showing signs of dying. Tested the PSU, CPU, Memory etc. Whenever I run an intensive task, the GPU causes a crash and the screens go black, I hear audio still for a short while, and the CPU fans kick in at high speed. Memory dump says it has something to do with Nvidia as well. I am not sure what to do to fix it, and I was considering upgrading it to a 4070, given the circumstances, getting a 4090 (Although very tempting, is a bit too pricey in Finland. ~2100 € to start.). I was wondering if it is worth it to get a 4070, or somehow bite the bullet for a 4090 or if there are other options.

My main goals with the GPU usually are related to learning to use Blender, games, and a bit of AI based tasks such as training datasets etc.

 

Thank you kindly for any help provided, incase you need more information, I would be happy to provide. Cheers!

As long as your current CPU wouldn't bottleneck your 4090, then I would go for the 4090. But depending on your CPU it might be better to pick up a 4070.

[Jon-Slow]

4090 has had a big spike in the price recently, so I think maybe wait and see if it comes down. I suspect they took the price up artifically so they can slot in the new Super series in between, but then the US China ban hit and scalpers started to buy them in mass too.

 

4090 is a 4K card, if you don't have a 4K screen or one of those very long monitors that make you turn your head around while looking at them, then buying a 4090 is a bit of a waste for someone on a budget. 4070 in my opinion is the best brand new 1440p card available for the price. The 4080 is also a 4K card but a great option for 1440p high referesh-rate. Previously the 4080 wasn't really worth it compared to the 4090 becuase 4090 was close to MSRP. AMD cards have their fans but for me none of their prices in this range justify them given that I'll lose DLSS and FSR is really not comparable anymore.

[srcharged113]

9 minutes ago, FI Fheonix said:

As long as your current CPU wouldn't bottleneck your 4090, then I would go for the 4090. But depending on your CPU it might be better to pick up a 4070.

I have an R9 3900 XT. I think it can handle 4K fairly well, for now. But I haven't been in the scene for a while and not sure about it

 

6 minutes ago, Jon-Slow said:

4090 has had a big spike in the price recently, so I think maybe wait and see if it comes down. I suspect they took the price up artifically so they can slot in the new Super series in between, but then the US China ban hit and scalpers started to buy them in mass too.

 

4090 is a 4K card, if you don't have a 4K screen or one of those very long monitors that make you turn your head around while looking at them, then buying a 4090 is a bit of a waste for someone on a budget. 4070 in my opinion is the best brand new 1440p card available for the price. The 4080 is also a 4K card but a great option for 1440p high referesh-rate. Previously the 4080 wasn't really worth it compared to the 4090 becuase 4090 was close to MSRP. AMD cards have their fans but for me none of their prices in this range justify them given that I'll lose DLSS and FSR is really not comparable anymore.

I use a 4K120 LG CX as my main gaming screen. I checked the price and I can get a 4090 for 1799 and a 4080 for 1289 respectively. I am not looking at AMD mainly because the last time I had to work with one, it was a pain to train with. So it would hinder one big part of my work needs if it is still the case. 

[FI Fheonix]

1 minute ago, srcharged113 said:

I have an R9 3900 XT. I think it can handle 4K fairly well, for now. But I haven't been in the scene for a while and not sure about it

 

I use a 4K120 LG CX as my main gaming screen. I checked the price and I can get a 4090 for 1799 and a 4080 for 1289 respectively. I am not looking at AMD mainly because the last time I had to work with one, it was a pain to train with. So it would hinder one big part of my work needs if it is still the case. 

I was reffering to your CPU, not GPU.

[srcharged113]

2 minutes ago, FI Fheonix said:

I was reffering to your CPU, not GPU.

Yes, I have an AMD 3900XT, that's my CPU. It can handle the CPU load at 4K so it wouldn't be a big bottleneck. I think.

[FI Fheonix]

Just now, srcharged113 said:

Yes, I have an AMD 3900XT, that's my CPU. It can handle the CPU load at 4K so it wouldn't be a big bottleneck. I think.

My Fault, I misread.

[Jon-Slow]

10 minutes ago, srcharged113 said:

I have an R9 3900 XT. I think it can handle 4K fairly well, for now. But I haven't been in the scene for a while and not sure about it

 

I use a 4K120 LG CX as my main gaming screen. I checked the price and I can get a 4090 for 1799 and a 4080 for 1289 respectively. I am not looking at AMD mainly because the last time I had to work with one, it was a pain to train with. So it would hinder one big part of my work needs if it is still the case. 

then go for the 4090, if your cash isn't enough go for the 4080. The next best option is a used 3090 or 3090ti if they are considerablly cheaper than a 4080. But those are the only things I would ever get for a 4K120hz screen.

 

4 minutes ago, srcharged113 said:

Yes, I have an AMD 3900XT, that's my CPU. It can handle the CPU load at 4K so it wouldn't be a big bottleneck. I think.

for 4k120hz with a 4090, it will be a little bit weak.

[srcharged113]

6 minutes ago, Jon-Slow said:

then go for the 4090, if your cash isn't enough go for the 4080. The next best option is a used 3090 or 3090ti if they are considerablly cheaper than a 4080. But those are the only things I would ever get for a 4K120hz screen.

 

for 4k120hz with a 4090, it will be a little bit weak.

The games I play, I just need 60. So I am not too worried about having the games run less than 120. 2080 Ti was able to do that with lower graphics. I think, ultimately, I will go for a 4070, since it is like 625. And I can return it if it doesn't meet my demands within 45 days. And get a 4090 then. 

[Jon-Slow]

45 minutes ago, srcharged113 said:

The games I play, I just need 60. So I am not too worried about having the games run less than 120. 2080 Ti was able to do that with lower graphics. I think, ultimately, I will go for a 4070, since it is like 625. And I can return it if it doesn't meet my demands within 45 days. And get a 4090 then. 

Even if your refresh-rate is lower, you'll need a wider bus width and sometimes more than 12gb of vram for native 4K. 4070 should do okay with DLSS, but I would still go for either a 4080 or a 4090, but it's your choice

[Bagzie]

9 hours ago, Jon-Slow said:

4090 has had a big spike in the price recently, so I think maybe wait and see if it comes down. I suspect they took the price up artifically so they can slot in the new Super series in between, but then the US China ban hit and scalpers started to buy them in mass too.

 

4090 is a 4K card, if you don't have a 4K screen or one of those very long monitors that make you turn your head around while looking at them, then buying a 4090 is a bit of a waste for someone on a budget. 4070 in my opinion is the best brand new 1440p card available for the price. The 4080 is also a 4K card but a great option for 1440p high referesh-rate. Previously the 4080 wasn't really worth it compared to the 4090 becuase 4090 was close to MSRP. AMD cards have their fans but for me none of their prices in this range justify them given that I'll lose DLSS and FSR is really not comparable anymore.

The price is up because the sellers where flooding the market in China before the ban comes into effect.