Tech Gaming Hardware discussion (& Hardware Sales) thread

[loyalyolayal]

I found the best one yet.

 

[PEB]

Had to share this one lol.

 

[mixmastermo]

Had to share this one lol.

Heh

RTX is still fairly new technology. Early adopters always get screwed...

 

[TestosterOWN]

Currently I'm rocking
3600x or a 3700x honestly I forget I think it's a 3600x. - Planning to upgrade to the next Ryzen Gen when it releases.
1080ti - plan to wait and see what the Big Navi AMD is bringing out will be like before I decide whether to upgrade to a 3080 or not.
Ram - who knows I upgrade it so often I think it's 3600mhz rn but it could be a 3800mhz. I know it's 32gb.
I've got about 60 SSD's installed in my computer. so Hard drives I don't need to upgrade.

My computer has gone through so many transformations that I can't even remember whats in it anymore. The 1080ti is the onlything that's remained consistent for the last 3 years.

60ssd? You hoarding every movie ever made or what?

 

[PEB]

Heh

RTX is still fairly new technology. Early adopters always get screwed...

I don't know if this been printed? Igor a German YouTuber famous for the Nvidia 12 pin prediction says top SPEC AMD big Navi will be a 16 gig card an will sell for 599. Apparently according to him there is questions about the final spec wattage draw at 275W it will outperform 3070 but just under 3080 so there is that 599 price. Where it gets interesting they may release it as a 300W part an expect performance to ether match or slightly exceed 3080 but way bellow 3090.

 

[Woldog]

60ssd? You hoarding every movie ever made or what?

Just like my games to start up quick brah

 

[PEB]

https://www.ebay.com/e/_electronics/acer-certified-refurbished?_pgn=2

 

[mixmastermo]

Currently I'm rocking
3600x or a 3700x honestly I forget I think it's a 3600x. - Planning to upgrade to the next Ryzen Gen when it releases.
1080ti - plan to wait and see what the Big Navi AMD is bringing out will be like before I decide whether to upgrade to a 3080 or not.
Ram - who knows I upgrade it so often I think it's 3600mhz rn but it could be a 3800mhz. I know it's 32gb.
I've got about 60 SSD's installed in my computer. so Hard drives I don't need to upgrade.

My computer has gone through so many transformations that I can't even remember whats in it anymore. The 1080ti is the onlything that's remained consistent for the last 3 years.

60 ssds? How is that even possible...

If you said 6, i'd say yea maybe ok... but 60? GTFO

 

[Madmick]

60 ssds? How is that even possible...

If you said 6, i'd say yea maybe ok... but 60? GTFO

He's obviously exaggerating for effect.

NVIDIA has put a freeze on reviews until September 16th, so don't waste your time on any clickbait videos for another four days, gents. It will all be bullshit; unboxing's that can be shown in 15 seconds dragged out to 8 minutes videos and shit.

 

[mixmastermo]

He's obviously exaggerating for effect.

NVIDIA has put a freeze on reviews until September 16th, so don't waste your time on any clickbait videos for another four days, gents. It will all be bullshit; unboxing's that can be shown in 15 seconds dragged out to 8 minutes videos and shit.

Heh, I already wasted part of my life on one of those videos..

 

[Woldog]

He's obviously exaggerating for effect.

NVIDIA has put a freeze on reviews until September 16th, so don't waste your time on any clickbait videos for another four days, gents. It will all be bullshit; unboxing's that can be shown in 15 seconds dragged out to 8 minutes videos and shit.

Yeah i thought it was interesting every tech channel had a 15 min unboxing video. Like I don't care what the founders card looks like unless I'm into shitty cooling.

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

He's obviously exaggerating for effect.

NVIDIA has put a freeze on reviews until September 16th, so don't waste your time on any clickbait videos for another four days, gents. It will all be bullshit; unboxing's that can be shown in 15 seconds dragged out to 8 minutes videos and shit.

Over the last two weeks I’ve come to appreciate just how much clickbait garbage is on YouTube when it comes to tech stuff. Like at least with these unboxing videos these guys actually have the hardware. Some popular YouTubers are literally nothing more than talking heads spreading rumours and speculation, like this Moore’s Law is Dead guy. He just stands in front of a microphone in his living room talking about Supposed leaks from his “sources”. Something about the guy rubs me the wrong way. And then there’s other guys that basically do the same thing except they don’t show their faces and show footage from press conferences or screenshots of stories from other websites reporting leaks. It’s absolutely absurd that these guys are making money off this kind of poor content.

 

[rob mafia]

Over the last two weeks I’ve come to appreciate just how much clickbait garbage is on YouTube when it comes to tech stuff. Like at least with these unboxing videos these guys actually have the hardware. Some popular YouTubers are literally nothing more than talking heads spreading rumours and speculation, like this Moore’s Law is Dead guy. He just stands in front of a microphone in his living room talking about Supposed leaks from his “sources”. Something about the guy rubs me the wrong way. And then there’s other guys that basically do the same thing except they don’t show their faces and show footage from press conferences or screenshots of stories from other websites reporting leaks. It’s absolutely absurd that these guys are making money off this kind of poor content.

most of this shit is just people trying to cash in on morons. ie: MLID and all the dumb jump-to-conclusions bullshit he spouts (and adored, too). he/they throw tantrums and often delete their videos and etc after they're proven wrong.

many believe MLID just attempts pump&dump market manipulation on amd's stock.

 

[PEB]

I know this is really not game related but could be but poses a huge potentially game changing problems for phone manufacturers and handheld gaming.

Nvidia is in line to buying ARM microprocessors from Softbank. "40 billion dollars" A lot of people warned ARM board that this could happen if they sold out to Softbank. Nvidia could control licensing of the ARM acutecture to companies who use the ARM chip.

This could very well be bad news for the future of the ARM acutecture. I'm surprised that Qualcomm , Samsung or Apple are not in the bidding process.

 

[Cygnus A]

So where all can I buy 3080 FE on launch day? Going to try to snatch one even if I have to wake up before the sun rises. Nvidia and Best Buy.. Where else online will have stock?

 

[Madmick]

Yeah i thought it was interesting every tech channel had a 15 min unboxing video. Like I don't care what the founders card looks like unless I'm into shitty cooling.

That wasn't the case with the RTX 2xxx series (albeit those came with dual-fans by default) as I highlighted in my reply to Cygnus. They were phenomenal. They checked every box-- were among the finest of all cards in each of these categories:

1. Max Cooling Performance
2. Noise at Max Load
3. Cooling-to-Noise ratio
4. Overclocking potential
5. Build Quality

Really the only thing some of the more expensive aftermarket designs offered was the no-fan mode.

The RTX 3xxx series is blower-style, so I understand the reservations, but the sole useful detail that came out of all the shitty unboxing press was disclosure of the heft. It's a really, really heavy card. Apparently NVIDIA didn't spare material on the heatsink with the Founder's Edition.

• RTX 3080 FE = 1355g
• RTX Titan FE = 1322g
• RTX 2080 FE = 1260g
• GTX 1080 Ti FE = 1061g

Also, good news down under:
Nvidia to Sell GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 Founders Edition Cards in Australia After All

So where all can I buy 3080 FE on launch day? Going to try to snatch one even if I have to wake up before the sun rises. Nvidia and Best Buy.. Where else online will have stock?

The pre-orders went up two days ago, but they were bought out almost immediately.

B&H Photo in their GPU section:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/products/Graphic-Cards/ci/6567/N/3668461602?filters=fct_nvidia-geforce-series_5011:geforce-rtx-3080
A few more models showed up under a general search:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?q=rtx 3080&sort=PRICE_LOW_TO_HIGH

You can also check NVIDIA itself. At least register with the "Notify Me" to see if you can catch an email and win the digital race:
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/30-series/rtx-3080/

Also check the manufacturers of aftermarket editions themselves. Some let you purchase directly from them (ex. EVGA). They don't have any placeholder pages for the RTX 3xxx series in their store yet, but they might generate those at launch:
https://www.evga.com/products/productlist.aspx?type=0

 

[Woldog]

That wasn't the case with the RTX 2xxx series (albeit those came with dual-fans by default) as I highlighted in my reply to Cygnus. They were phenomenal. They checked every box-- were among the finest of all cards in each of these categories:

1. Max Cooling Performance
2. Noise at Max Load
3. Cooling-to-Noise ratio
4. Overclocking potential
5. Build Quality

Really the only thing some of the more expensive aftermarket designs offered was the no-fan mode.

The RTX 3xxx series is blower-style, so I understand the reservations, but the sole useful detail that came out of all the shitty unboxing press was disclosure of the heft. It's a really, really heavy card. Apparently NVIDIA didn't spare material on the heatsink with the Founder's Edition.

• RTX 3080 FE = 1355g
• RTX Titan FE = 1322g
• RTX 2080 FE = 1260g
• GTX 1080 Ti = 1061g

Also, good news down under:
Nvidia to Sell GeForce RTX 3080 and RTX 3090 Founders Edition Cards in Australia After All

The pre-orders went up two days ago, but they were bought out almost immediately.

B&H Photo in their GPU section:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/products/Graphic-Cards/ci/6567/N/3668461602?filters=fct_nvidia-geforce-series_5011:geforce-rtx-3080
A few more models showed up under a general search:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?q=rtx 3080&sort=PRICE_LOW_TO_HIGH

You can also check NVIDIA itself. At least register with the "Notify Me" to see if you can catch an email and win the digital race:
https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/30-series/rtx-3080/

Also check the manufacturers of aftermarket editions themselves. Some let you purchase directly from them (ex. EVGA). They don't have any placeholder pages for the RTX 3xxx series in their store yet, but they might generate those at launch:
https://www.evga.com/products/productlist.aspx?type=0

In regards to the weight, you know my motherboard is pretty high end and is designed to counter sag with some reinforced components. But even for me that weight is entering bracing bracket territory.

 

[Madmick]

In regards to the weight, you know my motherboard is pretty high end and is designed to counter sag with some reinforced components. But even for me that weight is entering bracing bracket territory.

I'm a bit scared to see what the weight of the RTX 3090 will be.

For Founder's Editions:

RTX 3090 = 31.3 cm x 13.8 cm, 3-slot
RTX 3080 = 28.5 cm x 11.2 cm, 2-slot
RTX 3070 = 24.2 cm x 11.2 cm, 2-slot

RTX Titan = 26.7 cm x 11.6 cm, 2-slot
RTX 2080 = 26.7 cm x 11.6 cm, 2-slot

GTX 1080 Ti = 26.7 cm x 11.2 cm, 2-slot

 

[jefferz]

Since gpu weight is a concern, here's a video that will be more relevant as cards get heavier

 

[Law Talkin’ Guy]

This guy doesn’t fuck around. He’s going to find out what’s true and what’s not concerning Nvidia’s claims about the 3000 series.