NVidia GeForce RTX 40x0 cards - x2 the power consumption, x2 the performance

Hateyou said:

Find someone who looks at you like Steve looks at someone when they’re discussing air flow in fan designs.

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Steve needs a bra.

mkopec said:

I wonder how big the box is that it comes in, lool.

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RTX 4090 first card to come with an intgrated back up alarm.

Mist said:

No, seriously, the M1 Ultra is the most insane SOC ever produced and the current pinnacle of computer engineering expressed in silicon.

Literal case of "you might not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like."

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Its impressive like Console performance is impressive.

Closed systems performance per transistor should always outperform open systems.

I like being able to do all my power flow analysis, gaming, and modding on my PC. Highly targeted specialization is for robots and insects. I like being a human, thank you very much.

I've never purchased the top-tier card from any generation. Having almost always gone with whatever the '80 (980,1080, 3080, etc), but I'm 95% sure I'm going to buy a 4090.

Grabbit Allworth said:

I've never purchased the top-tier card from any generation. Having almost always gone with whatever the '80 (980,1080, 3080, etc), but I'm 95% sure I'm going to buy a 4090.

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Its the only one worth it , if you actually need that power. Gaming at 4k or other software. The others below it feel like they are just afterthoughts, named higher to charge more. Its fucking greedy as fuck, the inflated pricing and what they did with the 4080 and below, but I can at least give them credit for the power behind the 4090.

Hateyou said:

I wouldn’t because I don’t want to have to upsize my case and 3D print some crazy stand for it. The size is obscene. I haven’t ran into any game my 3700x & 3070 can’t handle so probably no upgrades for me unless I have a component die.

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Im pretty much in the same thought process. Not only was I disgusted with the possible power draw, but the sheer size of that thing is monstrous and then trying to find a way to support it properly? Ill wait for next gen.

my biggest concerns would be

(1) in 1-2 years the size/heat would show up in problems that aren't obvious now, like warping, thermal paste issues, etc. This card is far beyond what we've seen in the past in pushing the envelope.

(2) i would feel retarded if a 4070ti that is fairly close in performance and half the size/TDP comes out in a year for much cheaper. I can't think of anything I am going to play in the next 12 months that needs this performance, but then again i'm more enjoying my steam deck which is lower than a 1080. Vampire Survivors or N64 games don't need a 4090.

Same here. I love my case and I really don’t want to get a bigger one for a new gpu. I would if I was two or three generations behind but I’m running a Ryzen 5900 with a 3090 and every game I play run flawlessly with highest settings at 1440p.

Im getting an FE if possible on release - if not microcenter will have ample cards. That aside the 6900XT being down to $630 was a crazy deal at MC.

I'll probably wait for the Water blocks on the 4090.. have my 3080 already water cooled and it seems that the 4090's actual PCB is about the same size. Just the problem is all the heat the fucking thing has too get rid of cause it can pull a whole power supply, by its self..

And also I would wait for the ATX 3.0 supply's coming out, that squid dongle seems like problems just waiting too happen..

Mist said:

It's got 3 slot brackets, it'll support itself just fine.

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strix haves no 3rd slot bracket

Folanlron said:

I'll probably wait for the Water blocks on the 4090.. have my 3080 already water cooled and it seems that the 4090's actual PCB is about the same size. Just the problem is all the heat the fucking thing has too get rid of cause it can pull a whole power supply, by its self..

And also I would wait for the ATX 3.0 supply's coming out, that squid dongle seems like problems just waiting too happen..

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EVGA psu’s have an available direct 12 pin cable

Xexx said:

EVGA psu’s have an available direct 12 pin cable

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Gonna be waiting regardless , probably won't be till start of summer if I ever upgrade...