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>>109860836Thanks OP
>real threadnah this was the real thread >>GPU>Buy the best one you're willing to pay for>Avoid poor value entry-level GPUs like RTX 3050 & RX 6500 XT
>>109860836KEK just noticed the pic
>>109860839What's better for HDR for games that don't support it? RenoDX or Luma?
>lets own those amd fanboys>i hate it when the OP is an amd shillall said by cucks who love niggers
>not getting an i9 14900k for the rapid defrost modeShiggy diggy
>>109853251>>109860644>reee reeee amd shill>reee reeee anime>reee reeee lgbt>reee reeee trash>>109844877>literal interracial cuck porn in the op >pure silenceit really speaks volumes. subhuman nigger lovers.
>>109860936Go seethe in your containment thread desu >>109860644
>>109860948you can go back to >>109844877
Sorry, the big tiddy anime girls have more RAM (XP-tan canon)
Dumbass question: sell me on the difference between 4080 vs 5080 gpus. I've heard that 50 just sucks up more power for no real benefit, but I'm too behind the times to know.
>>109860980you have to get a 3090 or 4090 to make cuck porn
>>109860980>15-20% faster (10752 cuda cores up from 9720, also 32Gbps gddr7 up from 21Gbps gddr6x on 4080)>overclocks crazy well (+400mhz core, +2000-3000 in afterburner)>also slightly more efficient>all on roughly the same family of 5nm tsmc node (tsmc 4N)>new display controller with dp2.1 80Gbps support vs dp1.4 on 4080>blackwell uarch changes SMs to be able to do 2 fp or 2 int per cycle instead of fixed 1fp+1fp/1int in rtx2000-4000>fixed Shader Execution Reordering (SER) implementation (+80% perf in specific stress tests vs +40% on rtx4080)>fixed mega geometry hardware feature vs beta tested 4080 implementation already obsolete>native fp4/int4 supportthat's about everything i'm aware of
Real thread for non cucks who hate pedophiles and niggers>>109860644>>109860644>>109860644
>>109860836Even HDD prices have gone crazy, fuck I should have bought last year, all my storage is getting full.
>>109861052The HDD price hikes makes the least sense out of everything so farIts just pure profiteering as far as I'm aware
>>109861082>Its just pure profiteering as far as I'm awareThey know if you're choosing HDD vs SSD because of price, then they already have you over a barrel. Why not squeeze a few more sheckles?
>>109861107This.
>>109861082Where do you think the fuckhuge models are stored when not in use or learning data?
>>109861233let me introduce you to the micron 6600 ion
>>109861010Thanks. I don't care about overclocking, but it seems like the 50s cover a bunch of rush issues in the 40s. Is catching fire still a problem?My decision seems to have been made for me, 40 series cards are almost impossible to find and practically the same price as 50s anyway.>>109860990Man, I just came here looking for PC building advice.
>>109861244I'll take two, how many houses will that be?
>>109861249>Is catching fire still a problem?yeah it is, but it mostly affects 5090s since those draw double the power at 600w.there are also better mitigation available now than we used to have. the most set it and forget it solution would be asus' rog equalizer while if you want an active prevention, the thermalgrizzly wireview pro ii would help you measure any overcurrents and can auto shutdown your system if it goes over the threshold for a set amount of time
>>109860836>last build was in 2024>can't do a build this year because fucked prices sigh
>>109861255im pretty sure those cost over 100 grand a piece
>>109861269That's like 400 bucks per TB, not even that bad compared to the rest of the fucked up market right now.
>>1098612682024 hardware is still good, if you bought a 7800x3d/13700k and 7900xt/4070ti or better
>>109861290I had to settle for a 9700X because 9800X3D was unobtanium and I didn't want to buy last gen. Also 32GB of RAM instead of 64GB, thought I'll just buy more later... uh oh. Also a 4080S, but should have gotten a 5090 at launch in early 2005 instead, didn't know the prices would fuck up so bad. That's what I get for cheaping out, now I'm probably stuck with this for several years.
>>109861266>yeah it is, but it mostly affects 5090s since those draw double the power at 600w.Noted, I'm not aiming that high so hopefully it won't be an issue.One last question I've never fully figured out, if anyone feels like it:5070 Ti and 5080 both have 16g VRAM - what's the practical difference?
>>1098613285070ti is a downbinned 5080 with fewer cuda cores, only 8960 cores and 48mb L2$ compared to the 5080's 10752 cores and 64mb L2$. It also ships with downbinned gddr7 operating at 28Gbps.In most games, the 5080 is only 13% ahead, but in heavily raytraced/pathtraced games the 5080 can be as much as 20% faster.Actually the 5080 was initially planned to have 24GB of gddr7 at 32Gbps but nvidia downgraded it right before launch without dropping the price (still $1k msrp) which is why it costs so much more despite the relatively small difference in performance
>>109861314>cpuWait for zen 6 next year (or if you are super paranoid just try and get a 9800x3d right now).>gpuBuy now or forever regret it. Waitfags ALWAYS lose (ignore my cpu idea).
>>109861314i know that feels but i did the opposite of youi sold my spare kit of 96gb 6400cl32 ram for $350 and my spare 5090 aorus master for $2600 last year lol
>>109861338They cucked the vram? I am so fucking mad fuck this gay earth. 24gb 5080 would have been the perfect gpu.
>>109861347they cucked it hard supposedly because 3gb gddr7 supply was terrible at the start, and was supposed to release the 24gb variant as the 5080S like late last year or during CES this yearthen the AI cuckery happened
>>109861346You could have gotten 5x as much now...
>>109861357maybe 5x next year but easily 2.5x if I sold this yearwhatever, i've cut my losses and will just cope with my current pc
>>109861338>Actually the 5080 was initially planned to have 24GB of gddr7 at 32Gbps but nvidia downgraded it right before launch without dropping the priceThey dropped the RAM but just charged the same money anyway? The crash can't come fast enough.
>>109861370Current specs?
>>109861390pentium with mmx technology 233mhz32mb ram1.4gb hard driveati rage II
What does it mean when a bios version remains in the unstable "c" version for monthsThey really are thorough at removing bugs and instability huh
Does this look good?I blinked and 5090 went up $1k where I am, I should just upgrade before shit gets even more expensive
>>109861537nah, the prices a inflateyou want to look at something like 5070, 32gb ramwait for zen 6 cpu since you get 12 core ccd
>>109861537Might be cheaper to go with prebuilts at this point if you want a 5090
>>109861396>pentium with mmx technology 233mhz>32mb ram>1.4gb hard drive>ati rage IIThis, same CPU but 96MB RAM, 4GB CF as SSDD and NeoMagic 128XD.
5060ti16gb across 11 finnish stores, cheapest price
>>109861673I'm so glad I bought an RTX 4090.
>>109861537you need a 9950x3d2 and a blackwell 6000 actually.
>>109861537>cheapest vendor 5090>single PCIe 4.0 SSD>>109861867also this
>>109861966>>cheapest vendor 5090Aren't they all basically the same? I could get the ASUS TUF one for ~$800 more, but I don't see the point>>single PCIe 4.0 SSDGood point, I'll get the 9100 PRO
>>109862100Only the astral offers 12v-2x6 power monitoring which is crucial in preventing the connector from melting. Even so, you can now get the same feature from the thermalgrizzly wireview pro ii so that's a moot point.The other models are same-ish with minor differences in cooling and stock OCs
>>109861673>basically what my 4080S cost me in 2024
