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  tommybertsen

  2023-03-12

  Verified purchase from GoldenByte

  Following is a sheet :p

  I start by saying that no "80" tier card is worth the money Nvidia asks for. With that aside, let's begin.

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  -The card doesn't exceed 60 degrees under full load (in gaming). During the summer months, it went up to 66, with the hot spot reaching 76.

  -It is completely quiet. I set a custom curve and it doesn't go above 58 anymore. (small edit here, it's not as quiet after all, it becomes audible after 65% and after a certain point, it sounds like a ready-to-fly airplane. I include it as a positive because it rarely, if ever, needed to go higher (I mostly pushed it myself to see the noise it produces). Besides, most people will be wearing headphones and won't hear the system :)

  Because of this, I have the opportunity to experiment with power/clocks, but I don't think it's worth the gains. I don't think it needs undervolting either, but I will try it to see what loss I have (I predict it will stay stock or reach the maximum OC without needing a change in power).

  I didn't see the card draw more than 280W - I saw it peak at 305W while playing the RE4 demo (tested on Cyberpunk 2077, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Atomic Heart, Hogwarts Legacy, Dying Light 2, and Warzone II). It consistently boosts at 2745-2775 MHz (depending on the game).

  -It looks good (subjective), it deviates from the classic square style of most cards. The gray-black color fits most builds out there (it might also fit white builds that struggle to find a GPU to match their build).

  -Performance. I went from a GTX 1080 Ti and 1440p@60 to the 4080 and 1440p@165. The card is an absolute dominator at this resolution and high framerates. The 16GB VRAM will last for several years. For now, I have Smart Access Memory (ReBar) disabled, just to compare performance before and after.

  -Build Quality. It's very good. It's not like the more expensive implementations, but you install it and that's it. The card is heavy but in my case (it helps), there is no sag. There is an anti-sag bracket included in the packaging.

  -Warranty. 3 years and 2 years on-site, a total of 5 years. Doesn't get better than this, does it?

  -It's a 3-slot card, not 3.5 or 4.

  Neutral
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  -Dual Bios. It will help in case one fails during a flash, but apart from that, it doesn't serve any purpose for me.

  -Size. It's not like most cards that are over 3 slots, but still, it's a huge card and you need a large and spacious mid tower or full tower. I don't know what happens with mini ITX/micro ATX, but I would say that such cards are ridiculous to put in small cases. The dimensions can be found on the site for those interested.

  -Software. Basic and does what it needs to without being anything amazing. It's not as painfully slow as Gigabyte or Asus, for example. It works well. It's Firestorm and SPECTRA2 for the RGB. I include it as neutral because some may prefer control from their motherboard.
  Note: I haven't used the RGB Header, which might provide control from the motherboard. I don't know.

  Negative
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  -Price. What else (again)? I bought the ZOTAC at the last minute because I was going for the Gainward Phoenix GS, but it was severely lacking for some reason, it was delayed, so I went with ZOTAC. Although cheaper than the equivalent Gainward, it is still extremely expensive. The leap from the 3080 is quite significant, however, it is not worth an extra 500€ (MSRP). If possible, I bought the Aorus 1080 Ti (used, but still) in 2018 and it lasted me 5 years. The green team has taken the market in strange directions.

  If AMD didn't make some own goals, I would have gone for the 7900XTX. But saying that, the conclusion will come.

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  Some technologies like DLSS + Frame Generation that are not available on AMD cards (which, okay, FSR2.1 is good too, but the ability to choose matters) are good. If FG is implemented correctly, it will give years of life to these specific cards. The combination of FG/DLSS brings life to the high refresh rate gaming experience, even in demanding titles.

  All in all, the change was made because, as it is understandable, I keep my hardware for many years.

  For the record, the card is paired with:
  PSU: Be Quiet Straight Power 11 850W
  Mobo: Asus Tuf Gaming B660 D4 (I regret it, but it is what it is)
  CPU: i7-13700K
  AIO: Be Quiet Pure Loop 2 FX
  RAM: 32GB Gskill Ripjaws V 3200Mhz DDR4
  Monitor: Dell G3223D
  The case is the Be Quiet Silent Base 802.

  Small update with images and a reference for the size difference with the Aorus Xtreme 1080Ti

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  Athanasios_Gkelis

  2023-05-03

  Verified purchase

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