Brahma
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NVidia GeForce RTX 30x0 cards
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spronk
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ASUS TUF 3080 OC'd for $749, seems like a good bang/buck since its overclocked and only $50 more than the FE. Still, I'd bet you could get a 3080ti or 3090ti for just a little bit more with some effort
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rhinohelix
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I got the Lenovo deal, it was 687 maxxed out with a couple of codes along with free shipping and no interest for 12 months. I had wanted to get a 6900XT but I will just put this into a 9900k Rig I have sitting here with no video card and then build all new when AM5/7900/Zen 4 hits.
Last time we reached the end of Gen post-crypto boom, I got a 2080Ti which was intended for the 9900k; I thought then it would last until I would build an all new AMD 6800xt /6900xt for the 5000 Zen 3s but as it worked out, I went mini ITX with a NZXT H1, a 5600x, and the 2080TI, rather than drop super bucks on a next gen card. Who knows if the scalpers/bots/crypto whores are going to make a comeback in Q1 23? Then I will just hold down the fort with this machine until their horses tire out or the surge ends again.
This is actually less than I paid for the 1080Ti, which I think I paid 750+ for the Founders edition at launch in 2017 rather than at the end of the gen. The last time you could just buy a video card.
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Tmac
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So, I got a 3080 in like April of last year and started mining. Saw some high temps and added new paste and pads, which fixed the issue entirely.
Then I recently upgraded my monitor from a 27" 1080p to a 48" 4k and I'm wondering if my card is experiencing memory loss from the mining. The issues particularly occur when I'm playing COD: Warzone, which is already a resources hog, but my GPU usage hits 95% consistently and it's pretty much unplayable.
Even if I alt-tab from the full screen game during downtime, I can't even watch videos on youtube bc the video can't process.
I've thought about just buying another 3080 to replace this one or even upgrading to a 3090, but I definitely don't want to spend $1500 on a rig I'll upgrade in a year with a 40 series card. So, what do? Is there a way to test GPU memory?
Then I recently upgraded my monitor from a 27" 1080p to a 48" 4k and I'm wondering if my card is experiencing memory loss from the mining. The issues particularly occur when I'm playing COD: Warzone, which is already a resources hog, but my GPU usage hits 95% consistently and it's pretty much unplayable.
Even if I alt-tab from the full screen game during downtime, I can't even watch videos on youtube bc the video can't process.
I've thought about just buying another 3080 to replace this one or even upgrading to a 3090, but I definitely don't want to spend $1500 on a rig I'll upgrade in a year with a 40 series card. So, what do? Is there a way to test GPU memory?
spronk
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before that try using DDU to do a full clean uninstall and reinstall of GPU drivers, that fixed weird graphic glitch issues for me in the past. nvidia drivers suck, although maybe not as bad as AMD
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Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) download version 18.0.7.2
Download Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) - Remove AMD/NVIDIA/INTEL Graphics Drivers Cleanly - DDU is a driver removal utility that helps you completely uninstall AMD/NVIDIA graphics card drivers and packages from your system, leaving no leftovers behind, including registry keys, folders, files...
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Yeah fixed my kids issues with his 6800xt as well. Did a complete cleaner, then reinstalled latest. Fixed up most of his issues. It found a bunch of nvidia crap on there that it cleaned up too since he had a 3060 ti before. HE might have just been an idiot and installed the AMD shit right over his nvidia crap he had on there too, who knows the genius of his actions.before that try using DDU to do a full clean uninstall and reinstall of GPU drivers, that fixed weird graphic glitch issues for me in the past. nvidia drivers suck, although maybe not as bad as AMD
Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) download version 18.0.7.2
Download Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) - Remove AMD/NVIDIA/INTEL Graphics Drivers Cleanly - DDU is a driver removal utility that helps you completely uninstall AMD/NVIDIA graphics card drivers and packages from your system, leaving no leftovers behind, including registry keys, folders, files...
But In fact I think its a good idea to do this on a semi regular basis no matter what card you have.
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Malakriss
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Zotac dropping prices, we'll see if others follow
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3070 Twin Edge LHR
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ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Trinity
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LiquidDeath
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Guy on Facebook in my area is selling a load of 3070 and 3080s. He's told me he'd do $600 a piece for the EGA FTW3 10GB and another of the 3080s. He also says they are all still under warranty as he hasn't claimed the any of them based on their serial numbers. I'm super tempted to do this, but I haven't bought a former mining card before. For what it is worth, and I know it isn't much, he claims that none were used to mine for longer than 10 months and that he never flashed mining bios on any cards.
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Daidraco
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Mist
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EVGA warranties are generally transferable if you have all the paperwork. I wouldn't buy any of the others.
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LiquidDeath
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Looks like you don't even have to have the original paperwork as a second-hand buyer. Just the serial number and proof of purchase between you and the original owner.
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Break
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What realistically breaks down first on graphics cards? It's all solid state except the cooler. I think the fear about mining cards is overblown, they're run hard but you'd think miners all care about the perf/watt more than anything and running them at max hash-rate and extremely hot is not nearly as profitable as keeping them medium-high.
Mining cards are IMO probably great for second hand buyers who take the supposed risk of buying them, I bet the vast majority of them will be replaced by with a newer card long before their old mining card dies simply because the platform is too old, not because their card is defective.
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There is no reason to buy one when its so close to the actual retail price, unless you're absolutely fucking broke. But even then, I agree with Breaks sentiment when it comes to used cards. Sort of how people that buy used cars, they frown at a car thats been used as a Rental. When in fact, that rental has probably been better taken care of than one that wasnt a rental. Someone could have been running a GPU in their shitty ass PC case that has fuck all for ventilation for comparison.
But again, if you can just spare the difference.. why would you even risk it if you can just get a new one?