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[Theolodius_Black]

I was looking at EVGA's step up program but man i don't know

2070s to 2080s wouldn't make much sense

And the price of that 2080ti is foolish but it's the only logical option to actually step up to

 

[MMA]

I was looking at EVGA's step up program but man i don't know

2070s to 2080s wouldn't make much sense

And the price of that 2080ti is foolish but it's the only logical option to actually step up to

The 2080ti is for users who either can afford to upgrade every single generation or someone who wants to maintain peek performance until it's replacement comes out (not a 2080ti super). Like the 1080ti which everything that's not the 2080ti is attempting to catch up to.

Edit: Even after it's replacement comes - it can do everything you throw at it with high resolutions like the 1080ti has shown.

 

[GoldenGlove]

I need to get my wire management shyt together brehs



My current shyt is fukking horrible

 

[Theolodius_Black]

The 2080ti is for users who either can afford to upgrade every single generation or someone who wants to maintain peek performance until it's replacement comes out (not a 2080ti super). Like the 1080ti which everything that's not the 2080ti is attempting to catch up to.

If i step up I'm keeping that bytch for at least 6 years if i can help it. My 2070 super is perfect for 1440p.... today. 2-3 years from now i may have some problems but I'm also thinking that upgrading to whatever replaces this may still be cheaper than getting a 2080ti right now. I don't know bruh

 

[Bboystyle]

My bad I just hit him up and his budget is actually $500.

Breh

 

[MMA]

If i step up I'm keeping that bytch for at least 6 years if i can help it. My 2070 super is perfect for 1440p.... today. 2-3 years from now i may have some problems but I'm also thinking that upgrading to whatever replaces this may still be cheaper than getting a 2080ti right now. I don't know bruh

Don't upgrade your 2070 super to a 2080ti. You are too late to really enjoy owning one, wait until the next gen card. You won't notice the performance difference unless all your settings are maxed out.
I only made my previous statement because someone who bought a 1080ti almost 3 years ago, doesn't have to upgrade their gpu still in 1080p or 1440p gaming.

Whatever replaces the 2080 ti will cost 1K, people aren't upgrading technology enough for companies to charge less.

 

[Barnett114]

If i step up I'm keeping that bytch for at least 6 years if i can help it. My 2070 super is perfect for 1440p.... today. 2-3 years from now i may have some problems but I'm also thinking that upgrading to whatever replaces this may still be cheaper than getting a 2080ti right now. I don't know bruh

If you truly want to do, do it.

There's always going to be something better if you keep waiting. You have to build/upgrade your computer for today.

 

[Ciggavelli]

My bad I just hit him up and his budget is actually $500.

$500?

I can’t work with that

I think you are gonna have to use used parts

 

[GoldenGlove]

If dust is building up that bad that you're starting to overheat, then you're getting near the point that you should do something about it.
(I'm speaking more to myself than anyone else, since the same thing is actually happening to me )

If its really TWO different unrelated fans spinning up, then the overall case temperature must be heating up. I don't think a software update would affect both fans.

yep, I'm always amazed how much quieter my computer is after I clean it out. not only does dust affect temps, and make the fans work harder, but also all the dust on the fan blades causes air resistance, and makes them louder

I'm a pick some of this up today from the store.

The thing that's throwing me off and why I think it's something more than just heat or dust building up is that, the longer the PC is running the quieter it gets. It's annoyingly loud when it wakes up for like 30 minutes or longer... then when it's on after the noise decreases.

My GPU fan just randomly starts up, and I'm not even running anything GPU intense at all. The only things that have been open since I made this post have been Chrome and MS Teams. I haven't even installed Steam since reinstalling Windows again not that long ago. It's just weird af

 

[Captain Crunch]

Destiny 2 is free on Steam, y'all fukking w/ it?

 

[2gunsup]

I'm a pick some of this up today from the store.

The thing that's throwing me off and why I think it's something more than just heat or dust building up is that, the longer the PC is running the quieter it gets. It's annoyingly loud when it wakes up for like 30 minutes or longer... then when it's on after the noise decreases.

My GPU fan just randomly starts up, and I'm not even running anything GPU intense at all. The only things that have been open since I made this post have been Chrome and MS Teams. I haven't even installed Steam since reinstalling Windows again not that long ago. It's just weird af

Check your CPU usage during startup in task manager.

 

[MMA]

My bad I just hit him up and his budget is actually $500.

best I can do with some form of upgrade path in the future. I would advise finding a better motherboard than I have listed. It's 550 before taxes.
System Builder
You can photo edit with 6 cores and if he doesn't plan on gaming. He can pick up a cheap graphic card.

 

[daze23]

that Quake II RTX looks crazy. the textures and geometry are so old and basic, but the lighting is some shyt you never seen in a game. the way the blaster lights up it's path

the demo is free on Steam. check it out if you have an RTX card

 

[MMA]

@Ciggavelli and everyone else I forgot to post this

LG OLED TVs get Nvidia G-Sync Compatible for smooth big-screen gaming

This is big, Nvidia has added variable refresh rates through hdmi too now. Now I have no reason to justify needing a AMD GPU build too.

 

[Tenchi Ryu]

New Steam library layout looks clean as hell