I am considering upgrading my GPU to a 4090 and I saw these two models.

The Gigabyte RTX4090 WINDFORCE OC is 140$ cheaper than the other one.

Does the GAMING OC version provide better performance that justify being $140 more expensive?

Thanks

I'm on a 1070 😂 so I'm saving for a 40 series once the 50 series launch (I really don't mind waiting since I just bought RE3R).

Oh also this is my first time upgrading, people say the 4090 is like an insane once in a decade jump compared to the rest of the cards, I'm buying my 1440 monitor in the meantime while I wait (I still have a TN 😂)

EDIT: MEANT 950 NOT 970

So my friend is upgrading his GPU and he wants to give me his old 1060 3GB. I am not really sure how this stuff works and if it would me compatible with my computer?

Here are my specs:

-i5 2nd gen cpu

-8GB DDR3 ram

-not sure what else to give? just tell me if I need to give more info

I know its a bad pc lol, but any info on this will help me thanks...

Im looking to upgrade from a RTX 3060 with 12gb VRAM with an Intel I9-11900F
What GPU card should I upgrade to?
My budget is pretty limited so I'd probably have to save for a few months.

First of all, I originally posted at a Taiwanese gaming forum, and people freaked out, saying I'm abuse this poor PSU and my PC is going to explode. So, please be calm!

I wish to upgrade my graphic card, aiming for a 4060ti 16G, for local installation of LLMs and Stable Diffusion,
But I'm wary about my PSU:Seasonic SS-520FL, which I've been using in my PC for 2.5 years. I've had it for about 5 years,

My System is: intel 11400CPU+3HDD+1SSD+2case Fan,
I estimate overall system power consumption is about 300W with a 4060Ti,
https://youtu.be/da4nbxqW8P4?si=bqm5d974sBTWybnJ
Considering my old PSU and peak power, perhaps I should undervolt the 4060 Ti?

Am i push too hard to is PSU?
Is the ASUS ProArt GeForce RTX 4060 Ti 16GB a good graphics card?

Im looking for an upgrade and im well aware that 3060ti is better than 4060.
But my budget cant afford a new one and I got an offer from trader a aorus 3060ti warranty date end Nov/2024 for 276$ (miner gpu ofc) or a new asus dual 4060 for 300$ (50$ cheaper than local store because he got it from a flash sale the warranty is alr start but the GPU is still sealed).
So i wonder what would be the right choice right now. (Sorry for my bad English)

Hello 👋 I’ll try and ask my question quickly: I have a monitor, 3840x1660p. I want good performance, on games like Helldivers 2, Fortnite, and Minecraft, at 120 fps avg minimum. Not ultra settings, just pretty good. I’ll be getting a 7800x3d cpu. Which gpu is the bare minimum to get the performance I want? Thanks in advance.

Curious if anyone has successfully run GeForce now on steam deck or know if it does work? I am just hearing about this now somehow and I am highly interested. Thanks for any info!

So I am quite new to the Parallel programming world. One thing I can not wrap my head around is the concept of threads, thread blocks and grid blocks.

So I kinda understood the hardware model with different SMs. Lets take an example of a GPU which has 80SMs. There are 64 cores per SM. I read somewhere that the number of cores per SM are equal to the number of threads that are run at a given time. So at one instant of time 64 threads are run in parallel (in one SM). But where does this concept of thread block come into place. That means there are 32 warps running in parallel and thread block is a combination of these 32 warps from different SMs? This concept is a bit unclear to me.

If I am absolutely wrong kindly let me know a resource that can help me sort things out. Thanks

I know that the current circle jerk is "1200W minimum" for this type of system, but speaking from my experience, a 850W PSU is enough for an RTX 4090, especially if you have an AMD processor, but even if you have an Intel i9 14900k.

If your goal is daily gaming with no overclock, a high quality 850W PSU is good enough.

I recently tested my 4090+14900k system with two different Corsair PSUs: The Gold-rated RM850x and the Platinum rated HX1200. The performance was completely identical. Neither PSUs crashed under load. Both PSUs managed to handle FurMark at 600W power limit. Benchmark scores were the same, overclocking was the same, coil whine was the same, GPU 12HVPWR voltages were the same (even a bit better on the 850W).

Realistic gaming load of an RTX 4090 + 14900k system is around 650W, and that's if you're playing a game like Cyberpunk at max settings. For most other games it will actually be around 550W-600W. A good 850W PSU is still efficient at those powers.

I know that if you run FurMark at 600W limit and P95 Small FFT on an unlimited 14900k your system will consume ~1000W, but that's a synthetic load of two software that are specialized at consuming the maximum power of each individual component. There isn't a single application out there that maximizes either of those components, let alone simultaneously! And I think most rational users run their hardware at stock PL, 450W for the 4090 and 253W for the 14900k.

As for transient spikes, Yes, they exist, even if you set your GPU power limit to 450W, you will sometimes see ~550W maximum if you monitor rail powers. But a high quality PSU is built to handle those spikes, a 850W PSU isn't going to burn the moment it supplies 851W. On top of that, a 850W unit is designed for 850W continous load, the over-power protection for the Corsair/Seasonic units is >1000W.

Your 4090 asks the PSU one question: Can you supply enough power. The PSU then replies - Yes, I can, here you go, or No, I can't handle this, I'm stopping everything. That's it. Having extra wattage does not help with anything other than efficiency and temperature BY A SMALL DIFFERENCE. Here are the numbers from TomsHardware:

RM850x @ 849.693W:

Temperature: 65.96°C

Efficiency: 87.554%

HX1200 @ 839.318W (closest comparison):

Temperature: 59.37°C

Efficiency: 90.584%

We're talking about a 3% difference in efficiency and 6°C difference in temperature. That's it!

If you want to improve something that is related to the PSU<>GPU relation, get a direct 12HVPWR cable instead of using the Medusa 4-head connector.

TLDR If you already own a 850W PSU, don't bother upgrading it just for an RTX 4090, even if you intend to run it with a high-end processor. Your PSU is good enough. 1200W is complete overkill.

Wondering if I can use this cable on a 3090ti?

Hey guys!

I have said GPU and im not sure if a Corsair 5000D will have enough clearance for the nvidia 12vhpwr adapter without touching the panel. Any suggestions?

Spec'ing a prospective SFF build for a friend and I think the 4070 Super is the way to go for them, particularly the FE for its small size and look. However, I know it uses GDDR6X memory and I recall the stock thermal pads on my 3080FE being awful, when I replaced them I dropped memory temps by 20C. Has anyone ever replaced them on the 4070 Super FE and if so, was there much of an improvement? And what pads did you use (brand, thickness, area)?

Tried info about this online but I'm not coming up with much regarding the FE.

4000 Series

I currently have evga 2060 6 gb 1 fan with aorus elite v2 b450 and ryzen 5500x 16GB 2x8 3200mhz 600w psu Im thinking to upgrade to rtx 4060 is it worth it Im concerned for using 4060 on pcie 3.0 and if there will be bottleneck with the cpu?

I found a listing, selling 3060ti for RM950 (200 USD); and 3070 for RM800 (168 USD). I heard some people said that 3060ti performance is better tha 3070, but that 3070 is pretty cheap compare to current market price rn and from other listing aswell.

My current setup is a 3070 paired with 5600X/32Gb ram & cooler master 750W bronze PSU

I like to play at 1440P ultra settings with RT enabled , recently i have noticed my frame drops below 60 in games like Cyberpunkpunk , Alan wake 2 , jedi survivor & Avatar . Would u guys recommend 4070ti with my current setup to hit 60 FPS and above considering the 12GB of VRAM & it supports frame gen which would push forward my frames way beyond 3070?

I'm looking for some advice on upgrading the graphics card of my PC.

It's an older (7/8yr) prebuilt (I know, for shame) computer and I'm starting to notice that it's stsrting to slip below the requirements for a few of the games I'm looking at, mostly the vr

Now the rig itself runs quite well for her age and it's really just a matter of what upgrade the old girl can handle without having to update everything

The most I have done to it is add more ram.

Omen 880-p1xx.
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8400 CPU @ 2.80GHz 2.80 GHz
Memory: 16GB
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB
Motherboard: HP 8437 1.3

Any advice or recs is very much appreciated, I am very much a beginner at upgrading a PC.

Hi there,

I have an NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 3070 Ti 8GB GDDR6X PCI Express 4.0 Graphics Card - Titanium and black that I bought back in 2022 but never did anything with. Had plans to use it in a build but ran into some constraints back then so I held onto it. Fast-forward to now and cleaning out my closet i find it still sealed and everything. What would something like it be worth this day and age? I don't really need it anymore so I would like to part with it but not sure what the market for something like it would be. Thanks in advance.

Im looking for a GPU for my new build and prices are a bit competitive over here. I can get a 3060ti for the cheapest, then with a few more dollars a 2080ti and then a few more dollars more than that for a 3070 or a 3070ti (I found a gem of a 3070ti thats going for $341. I wanna know which gpu Im gonna be using. Right now I have an i5 12400f and 32gb DDR4, with a 700W PSU so I can easily handle any of these gpu's. Im mostly gonna be playing competitive shooters but I also wanna get into AAA gaming, so im confused on which one of these to pick. All are within my price range, but idk if I wanna play 1080p 240hz or 1440p 180hz. Im not looking for an Ultra Experience for the most part, but I still cant decide which gpu to choose and for which resolution.
Thanks in Advance

Hi all,

Currently have the 4070 super on it's way to me to replace the 3060ti. I currently have a MAG A750GL PCIE5 PSU that has the 16 pin 450W connector.

Do I just have to plug in that one 16 pin cable or do I have to add another PCIE?

Needing a non-vapor chamber card for my pc case (tower 300) or else temps will cook it. Currently have a RTX 3070 ultra gpu, and it may overheat vertically hanging.

Thanks.

I had spent 4 hours last night trying to buy a NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 4070 SUPER and due to payment issues, I was unable to purchase the card under the initial Nvidia store account that I had created. I contacted the customer service team and they advised me to try multiple troubleshooting methods (use alternate network/ip/payment method/Nvidia store account) due to my account/network possibly being flagged for multiple payment attempts which resulted in "Payment authorization failed, please try again or use another payment method" error (screenshot 1). I clarified with my bank that there is no issue on my end.

I ended up solving the issue by opening another Nvidia store account and using a different payment method, device and network. I had successfully placed an order and had received the payment successful email (screenshot 2) from Nvidia and the order was ready to be shipped. This afternoon I received an email that the order had been canceled (screenshot 3). I have just checked with Nvidia customer service Live Chat and their reply was - "Unfortunately, I did not have the tools to check these details at my end". Does anyone know why this might be the reason and how to solve it I had followed all of Nvidia's troubleshooting advice?