desperate GPU Upgrade

[digital mortar]

1080 Ti is the goated GPU. Stick with it LOL

[sharp hinge]

getting too outdated

plus its dying

[neat elbow]

Before you upgrade your gpu may get to know you what cpu ( processor) you currently using with 1080ti with?

[sharp hinge]

as mentioned: Ryzen 5 9600x

[neat elbow]

Do you edit video,do 3d modeling , AI related work

?

What do you do on your pc ?

[sharp hinge]

gaming

[lunar walrus]

Then get amd

And Think about Rx 9070 or 9070 xt for gaming

[dire flax]

promoting amd on the nvidia server is crazy

[lunar walrus]

nvida is not rascist

[dire flax]

it's like saying "just play roblox" on the minecraft server

[lunar walrus]

i will say that again

nvida is not rascist

i think

[cosmic mango]

Is there a rule saying we aren't allowed to promote AMD? I don't see one, unless it's promoting politics

I bought a 5090 and this happened after 5 months, do not get Nvidia stuff, go with AMD

[sharp hinge]

too expensive in my currency

Australian dollars

[dire flax]

what exactly am i looking at here

[cosmic mango]

A power supply cable for the 5090 obviously

It's melted

[dire flax]

is that your cat in the background

[wicked umbra]

Is the gpu burned?

[cosmic mango]

I don't know, no physical damage to the connector on the GPU itself

But the plastic melted inside the pin holes, so i can't simply replace the cable, it's in RMA rn, 8 weeks to wait

I'm using my old gpu and it has significantly impacted my workflow

I'm never ever buying anything from green goblin's again

If the cable burnt within a week I would have been able to get instant replacement from my seller, but now I have to send it back to MSI. Nvidia was warned about this, they should have learnt their lesson with the 4090s, they still insist on using a single power connector cable

[sharp hinge]

what about the 4070 Super/4070 Ti Super or 4080 Super models?

its either 40 series or 9000 series RX models im hoping to get

[cosmic mango]

To be honest, 5080 would be a solid choice, I said I wouldn't be getting anything from Nvidia strictly for their 90s, the 5080 is at MSRP right now. Some are even cheaper than AMD GPU right now

[sharp hinge]

im finding 4070/4080 models cheap in Australia

and my 9600x is still more powerful enough to handle them

so

[cosmic mango]

How much are they

[sharp hinge]

4070 Super PNY OC is $969

[cosmic mango]

Yea 5080 is 999 to a 1000

[sharp hinge]

for a 5080

[cosmic mango]

Some places here are selling them at MSRP, if you can find them

Damn I guess the price drop is localised atm

[sharp hinge]

i refuse to pay that much for an NVIDIA card

[cosmic mango]

I found one that's 1173

[sharp hinge]

we might be in different currencies

well went down in price but here we are

[cosmic mango]

I see it's in usd

1k for a 5080

[sharp hinge]

yeah we are in different currencies

im in AUD

[cosmic mango]

But that symbol is a dollar

[sharp hinge]

yes but AUD and USD look the same for $ but theyre different

[cosmic mango]

Why get a 40 when 50s are dropping price

[sharp hinge]

bc i dont want my house to burn down </3

[cosmic mango]

That's 1073 AUD

[sharp hinge]

ive seen all the reviews and they look horrible "my PSU died while my RTX 5090 sucked up 600W"

[cosmic mango]

I heard 50 series are very stable, 5090 is the exception

You're not getting 90s right?

[sharp hinge]

THERES NO WAY i am paying 5-8K for a GPU

thats pretty much how much my 1994 car costs

[cosmic mango]

Then it will never be a concern to you

[sharp hinge]

i was told a 40 series card is a better option for me

[cosmic mango]

Well if the 50 series card continues to drop prices, maybe not

[sharp hinge]

depending if they do

i got an 850W MSI A850GL psu so

[cosmic mango]

The RTX 4070 draws 200W, RTX 4070 Ti and Ti Super both draw 285W, RTX 5070 draws 250W, RTX 5070 Ti draws 300W, and RTX 5080 draws 360W.

Your 850w is enough for the 5080

[sharp hinge]

i got B650M Gaming WiFi from MSI so

im kinda uncertian ab ts

bc this is my first GPU upgrade

i originally in 2019 had a Ryzen 5 3500X (mistake of a CPU) and this 1080 Ti

[cosmic mango]

B650m

B650m PCIe 4.0 slot will not bottleneck the RTX 5080 in any meaningful way for gaming or typical workloads

Well maybe the CPU will

(nvm just remembered you got a 9600x

Ok here's my final thoughts
If you're upgrading for your current, set-up, get a 4080 or 70ti
If you want to "future proof" a little bit, go for the 5080, only if you can find one that's cheap

[sharp hinge]

yes im going to upgrade my 1080 Ti bc its getting weaker and it is dying

and i wont be able to find a 5080 thats cheap

[cosmic mango]

https://youtube.com/shorts/tL-5vLC_B34?si=AtXRIMbzCqLO0n-u

@sharp hinge and yes, people are saying brands don't matter, because they're not looking close enough

Gigabyte is notorious for committing war crimes with their cooling components, if you remember their 30series waterblock drama

[sharp hinge]

dw i do NOT like gigabyte cards

[cosmic mango]

Purposely not listing aluminium as one of the materials used in their waterblock, causing many many people to have their entire Water-cooling system corroded

This is why Asus is more expensive, one of the reasons being people are willing to pay extra for the peace of mind

[sharp hinge]

been looking for ROG Strix cards as my 1080 Ti is a ROG Strix card and ive never had a problem