I stole that idea from an episode of Upright Citizens Brigade. in the sketch, the astronaut was under attack from a space monster. The lines were originally: Astronaut: S. C. 2000! What's an S.C. 2000? Groud control: It's a space coffin... two-thousand.
I follow this youtuber from her start. She is one of the oldest in this business. But still her subscribes are quite low. Please people share her videos. She is a great content creator and a GAMER by heart.... All supports to you....
Have you ever thought about voice-reading books? Seriously, you have a voice talent that's under utilized. I gotta hear you reading Star Wars, H.G. Wells, Clarke, King, even Cook books!
Very thorough review. I especially liked the part about how the airflow affects the CPU and how you can redirect it with some fairly simple mods. Appreciate the work you put into this :-)
Excellent work, Lauren! High-quality production vaule is possible for you on a truncated time table. I know you could do it! I proud of you, Lauren! :)
Aw man I really want to do a steampunk build after that GPU chimney suggestion 😄 Also great review, and well done for getting it out on time considering the suprise late start!
As always another great review. Thorough, well thought out and presented with Lauren's usual professional manner. Top notch TH-camr who is up there with the best of them. Keep the great content coming Lauren.
Saying this won't get you in her pants.. Try a dating app and tell them how professional and top notch their profile is, and you won't get 1 response back..
Thank you for the great review! You were the only reviewer to mention that this GPU had a ZERO RPM fan mode! I couldn't find that information anywhere else but here. Nice job!
There's many options for gaming reviews but I come to your channel first because you are technically competent and balanced in your thoughts. You're not out to have a needlessly controversial take, which is a good starting point.
Watching this review first. I'll be keeping a keen eye out to see if any other reviewers pick up the upside down 8. Thank you Lauren for always being thorough and picking up details that everyone else misses. This is why I enjoy this channel. That cardboard heat separator is also simple but effective way of testing how the hot air from the GPU affects the CPU. However the results might be even worse to be completely honest if we are working with a traditional blower cooler that dumps hot air all over the case waiting to be sucked in by that CPU cooler. Having it set up this way might even be a better configuration for Lotus since you can be quite certain a good portion of the hot air would actually just go straight out the top from the GPU. It'll be interesting to see this compare the FE to a third party maker with those traditional blower cooler in a identical setup.
This is basically a killer 4k gpu. Play all the games in 4k and you'll be very happy. Already done my benchmarks with my i9 10900k. Its a big papa style beast. Amd your move.
It's like listening to a lullaby, instead of falling to sleep you stay awake cause it's interesting what story is she telling then at the end it's a HAPPY ENDING. Subscribed the first 10sec.
As a consumer I am happy that the prices have gone down for good performance. As some one who built his first rig 6 months ago and forked of nearly 700 euro for a 2070 Super.....Ouch.
@@jesh879 sometimes people can't just go 6months without a pc. It served them well for 6 months and selling and upgrading to a 3080 will definitely be worth the price so it's not all bad.
I'm gaming in QHD, your channel is about 4K ... I guess I won't watch your channel much, at least not until I decide for 4K. But I must admit you're doing a great job in reviewing, when I saw a friend of mine link your video, my expectations were, "oh, a channel for simps". And while it wouldn't be completely wrong to assume that from the thumbnails and I'd bet on simps being targetted quite a bit, it is far from being the complete truth. The reviews are legit. And especially useful for 4K gamers, including some advices on the game settings in tested games.
Best RTX 3080 review of several I've seen! Including graphs showing percentage increases: check; Using a system with vertical airflow: check; Considering CPU temperature: check; Experimenting with shielding the CPU cooler from sucking in the hot air: check. Measuring total system power draw (not the much less interesting card-only power draw): check. Awesome work, Lauren!
Honestly, a really good review. No messing about with synthetic benchmarks and overclocks etc. Just down to earth real world, what all us regular folk do with GPUs. play games. Thank you. Will keep dreaming about having a 3080 while my plebbian 970 limps along.
I made the jump from a 970 to a 2080Ti. It was a good time to be alive. I guess now that would be like you jumping to the 3070, which is something I'd recommend considering, if you have the funds.
Great review Lauren. Thanks for covering it so thoroughly especially the thermals. So many people skip over that and even with your tasty bit of cardboard it was great to see real world figures. Excellent job! You're awesome!
This is my first time watching this channel as it just showed up in my recommend. And you definitely just got a new sub, the soft spoken nature of the video is very pleasant to listen to, also I never thought of havingmy PC cooling fans setup like a wind tunnel, I may do that when I build a new system lol.
Thank you so much for this video. This is so helpful. I just copied your Noctua windtunnel build because it was so cool. At the moment I have an Palit GTX 1080 JetStream in it, which kind of blocks the airflow from the bottom a bit so I am looking forward to the RTX 3080 which is also a bit lower and will block less air from the bottom. I was also thinking about the 3070 but since it is shorter than the 3080 my fear would be that it's fan would be directly under the CPU which would be a disaster :) I had to smile when I read the "dual chamber" idea because I was thinking exactly the same. There should be 2 airflow chambers for CPU and GPU as they are the main heat producers. So both could get fresh air. Keep up the good videos especially with this build. Really love it.
Great Video. First Ampere review I see. You knocked first! :-) Maybe you could consider to run some tests comparing with the 2000 series, running Davinci Resolve with some RTX filters on it.
I'd like to see more in-depth testing on the thermals of the Founders Editions 30 series card in your case. I'm curious to see how each fair compared to other AIB's with this flowthrough cooler design in that wind tunnel. I'd also like to see how it compares to more traditional case setups.
Since i am running 5820k and 1080ti with one 4k and one 3440x1440 monitor....i think Christmas might come to my home sooner this year with full upgrade :) Nice to see you again :)
Awesome video! I was excited for the review but had to watch the youtube ad first. Even though, I could skip it after 5 seconds, I'm too impatient for that. Hurry up and play. Lol
I like how you don't forget the science to improve the lifespan of a Gaming PC. The average lifespan of a computer is 3 years. I have Gaming PC builds that are 8 years old and still working perfectly today. Some came back for video card and memory upgrades. But some just had me build them a new Gaming rig because the newer tech parts are faster and the old motherboards do not support the new tech. I sometimes can just use their old case over again.
I upgraded to 4K 6 years ago, so I don't think it's overkill in 2020, but I realise that people have either chosen the high refresh rate route or the high resolution route. It's hard for people to understand why the other side went the way it did. For me, I don't play games competitively, I play games like a tourist, so visuals are extremely important.
2:28 Read the little paper instruction sheet that came in the box. If you use a custom power lead instead of the splitter provided , it voids your warranty.
Thanks for this helpful review; it's the first one I've seen that discusses GPU/CPU cooler air flow interaction, and because I'm attempting my first PC build, it interests me a lot. Your idea for an air flow deflector has certainly given me food for thought. Although I don't play games at 4K, where you show the upgrade to the 3080 to be most effective, I do use VR and games like Derail Valley are starting to push the limit of my OG Vive + GTX 1080, so I have no hope of running FS2020! As I'm about to upgrade to the HP Reverb G2 (which has a similar GPU demand as 4K) I think the RTX 3080 will be a good fit. I'm in the queue at OCUK, where one of the Forum members has devised a useful tool for predicting your place in the queue. I think my 3080 will be delivered in December, at the current rate!
my rig about 10 years old and I don't know how it's still running. I am gonna try and the 3080 Founders if it does not sell out in seconds and build and a much needed new rig before this one dies on me.
The graphs you display are magnificent, and every other reviewer out there could learn a thing or three about how to get the information to the viewer using your easy to grasp, visually appealing and straight forward approach, Well done!!
TH-cam recommended this video and after watching this review and allot of your other videos, it's clear to me that I have been missing great content from a knowledgeable and honest reviewer for friggin years. I'm actually angry I didn't know about you sooner because allot of your videos would have been helpful.
Did u tested it Vertically? I've got the same Case (thanks to your review) and do have to wonder if I get any Problems mounting it that way... Especially with the X570 Chipset Fan
Really enjoyed listening to you, subscribed. I bought the 2060 card a few months before this came out. I should have waited but I'm stuck with 60 hz at the moment anyways so I guess it's ok xD
Amazing you got both a 3070 and 3080. I couldn't get the 3080 and settled on a 3070. Here's to hoping distribution is better going into 2021. Only in 2020 can there be these incredible cards nobody can buy.
Problem is that the rear fan doesnt exhaust all hot air out of case 5-10% is pushed to the middle fins, and your cpu cooler draws all that in. It helps alot cooling the gpu but does heat the cpu abit.
I liked the review and obviously the quality of testing is there. It might help if you put the resolution on your frame rate graphs. BTW: Love your Lotus fan setup. That is similar to how I try to set things up.
Apples to apples would have been testing the 2080 card against the 3080 card since there is no Ti or Super versions yet... Would be even cooler to see 1080, 2080 vs 3080 to help those in the sweet spot of the GPU update cycle know how much winning there is.
The way I see it, there's 2 apples to apples comparisons to be made. ~ Flagship vs Flagship (ignoring confusingly branded "titan-class" products) Here you learn how the best of one generation compares to the best of the other. ~ Price point vs Price point So what does £600-£700 get you this generation compared to the previous one. So ideally I would have compared it to the 2080Ti and the original 2080 (even though it was still a higher priced card than the 3080 is) to attempt to cover both but I didn't have a 2080 sample to test. I have a 2060, 2060 Super, 2070 Super and 2x 2080Ti's. So I did what I could.
@@TastyPC Dammit! And here I am with a 8yr old gtx660m as my primary computer 😣😣 But I'm glad they sent you one quick enough this time though. I hope they send the 3090 too!
Did you end up leaving that piece of cardboard in place? Quite a clever solution that is. Would love to see what you can do with a 3D printer, I think you’d be surprised by the number of things you come up with. I’ll be designing and printing a bespoke fan duct for my ITX system if I manage to get my hands on one of these, hopefully directing the exhaust heat from that top fan straight out of the case.
Nice review, this confirms that as I have had the RTX 2080Ti since launch I will skip this gen as the extra fps in some titles doesn't warrant the investment for me right now, I predominantly play at 1440p so my current setup is more than adequate (for the time being anyway).
Yeah I think the 4080 will be a huge leap. And actually properly feed 10000 CUDA cores or whatever the 3090 has. I just hope I don't need to go for DDR5 to extract all the performance out of it. Hopefully just Zen 3 will do me nicely
Temps for third party cards are slightly cooler by like 15 percent. Overclocking naturally is slightly better, again only by a small percent. Reason is because they are using the 3 fan basic cooler design like always. TechYesCity and Optimum Tech have some third party comparison already because they didn’t get their hands on founders cards (for whatever reason)
I just realized the RTX 3080 is printed upside down so when it's mounted traditionally (the way the cooler design clearly intends), you can read it when looking into the case.
If the air is coming from the front of the case it might not be an issue. But some of that heat will be going through the CPU cooler. I like your idea of maybe making a divider between the video card and the CPU so nun of the heat gets to the CPU at all. The top fan can cool the CPU and the bottom fan cools the GPU. Someone should just make a A/C cooler for computers.
I honestly think this is one of the best, if not the best review out there of the 3080. It is direct and easy, focused on the airflow of the case and the gpu itself, and the graphs are simple and direct that just by glancing at them you know exactly what you're looking at, unlike most where you have to pause and take a second to analyse. Proper good job.
Damn. I only smelled my card. Never thought of tasting it. That's next level.
It's made in a kitchen after all. :P
Gotta use that RTX Spatula
Same! I love the new smell of PC parts, never thought it would be a good idea to lick it!
@@TastyPC no seems ur attracting people to make views ... thats simple. being cute to attract :P have fun on that bye
so ... for me the card is tasty because Lauren licked on it ;)
The market will face an unexpected increase in cardboard prices after this review
Your voice is so relaxing 😌
you can hear too much the mic is that good lol
Like Cardy B and her addiction to tasty sounds
hell no its the most annoying thing in the world for me i cant
@@darrelbrl69 haters gonna hate, her voice is great.
Seriously... my nutsack is tingling right now
I'm glad you're able to get these things early for review, you make good content
Astronaut: Heatshield 4000, what's that?
Ground control: It's a shield from heat... four thousand.
I stole that idea from an episode of Upright Citizens Brigade. in the sketch, the astronaut was under attack from a space monster. The lines were originally:
Astronaut: S. C. 2000! What's an S.C. 2000?
Groud control: It's a space coffin... two-thousand.
I follow this youtuber from her start. She is one of the oldest in this business. But still her subscribes are quite low. Please people share her videos. She is a great content creator and a GAMER by heart.... All supports to you....
Have you ever thought about voice-reading books? Seriously, you have a voice talent that's under utilized. I gotta hear you reading Star Wars, H.G. Wells, Clarke, King, even Cook books!
I had 7 notifications as soon as the reviews went live. I clicked on yours first ✌️
Very thorough review. I especially liked the part about how the airflow affects the CPU and how you can redirect it with some fairly simple mods. Appreciate the work you put into this :-)
Brilliant, haven't watched the vid yet but been following you since the Maxwell days, great to see you doing well
Excellent work, Lauren! High-quality production vaule is possible for you on a truncated time table. I know you could do it! I proud of you, Lauren! :)
That testing with the card airflow director was intresting.
Aw man I really want to do a steampunk build after that GPU chimney suggestion 😄
Also great review, and well done for getting it out on time considering the suprise late start!
Check out the GamersNexus SL600M build using this case. Amazing stuff
@@gng1239 Thanks, I'll take a look :)
Great Video! Looks like a solid upgrade for my GTX 1070!
As always another great review. Thorough, well thought out and presented with Lauren's usual professional manner. Top notch TH-camr who is up there with the best of them. Keep the great content coming Lauren.
Saying this won't get you in her pants.. Try a dating app and tell them how professional and top notch their profile is, and you won't get 1 response back..
@@michaelangst6078 last name really sums you up bud, nice projection
im pleasantly surprised to see your 3080 review first in my recommendations this morning. keep it up!
Nvidia's tagline shouldn't be "the way it's meant to be played" it could be " taste the light rays".
Really happy that I got 2 x 2080ti's EVGA FTW3 for two builds over 3 yrs ago. Respect for the R6S test!
The Lotus build is seriously impressive. Didn't expect to be swooning over someone's attention to airflow.
Thank you for the great review! You were the only reviewer to mention that this GPU had a ZERO RPM fan mode! I couldn't find that information anywhere else but here. Nice job!
5:08 I can see my house from here!
Awesome Lauren! Thanks for another high quality review!
There's many options for gaming reviews but I come to your channel first because you are technically competent and balanced in your thoughts. You're not out to have a needlessly controversial take, which is a good starting point.
Watching this review first. I'll be keeping a keen eye out to see if any other reviewers pick up the upside down 8. Thank you Lauren for always being thorough and picking up details that everyone else misses. This is why I enjoy this channel.
That cardboard heat separator is also simple but effective way of testing how the hot air from the GPU affects the CPU. However the results might be even worse to be completely honest if we are working with a traditional blower cooler that dumps hot air all over the case waiting to be sucked in by that CPU cooler. Having it set up this way might even be a better configuration for Lotus since you can be quite certain a good portion of the hot air would actually just go straight out the top from the GPU. It'll be interesting to see this compare the FE to a third party maker with those traditional blower cooler in a identical setup.
This is basically a killer 4k gpu. Play all the games in 4k and you'll be very happy. Already done my benchmarks with my i9 10900k. Its a big papa style beast. Amd your move.
glad YT recommended this, certainly a very different review to what I usually watch. 10/10
I'm glad you liked the video :)
Been looking forward to this definitely one of the best pc channels on you tube. Love it. thanks
It's like listening to a lullaby, instead of falling to sleep you stay awake cause it's interesting what story is she telling then at the end it's a HAPPY ENDING. Subscribed the first 10sec.
This is such a clearer way to take in benchmark results compared to other TH-camrs 👍
God, this is the first review that shows how much games consume video memory. Thanks!
You are the first reviewer of the 3080 I'm watching today Lauren!
As a consumer I am happy that the prices have gone down for good performance.
As some one who built his first rig 6 months ago and forked of nearly 700 euro for a 2070 Super.....Ouch.
I too built my gaming pc 6 months ago with a 2070S. I'm gonna wait to sell my 2070 until I get a 3080 and the panic sell prices have leveled out.
If you had researched at all you would have been aware of lots of new tech in q3 and q4 of this year. Maybe you will next time eh?
@@jesh879 sometimes people can't just go 6months without a pc. It served them well for 6 months and selling and upgrading to a 3080 will definitely be worth the price so it's not all bad.
I'm gaming in QHD, your channel is about 4K ... I guess I won't watch your channel much, at least not until I decide for 4K. But I must admit you're doing a great job in reviewing, when I saw a friend of mine link your video, my expectations were, "oh, a channel for simps". And while it wouldn't be completely wrong to assume that from the thumbnails and I'd bet on simps being targetted quite a bit, it is far from being the complete truth. The reviews are legit. And especially useful for 4K gamers, including some advices on the game settings in tested games.
Your review is the only one that really shows and highlights the utility of the design which is really interesting to see!
Best RTX 3080 review of several I've seen!
Including graphs showing percentage increases: check; Using a system with vertical airflow: check; Considering CPU temperature: check; Experimenting with shielding the CPU cooler from sucking in the hot air: check. Measuring total system power draw (not the much less interesting card-only power draw): check. Awesome work, Lauren!
And noise that not many people talk about.
Honestly, a really good review. No messing about with synthetic benchmarks and overclocks etc. Just down to earth real world, what all us regular folk do with GPUs. play games.
Thank you. Will keep dreaming about having a 3080 while my plebbian 970 limps along.
I made the jump from a 970 to a 2080Ti. It was a good time to be alive. I guess now that would be like you jumping to the 3070, which is something I'd recommend considering, if you have the funds.
Great review Lauren. Thanks for covering it so thoroughly especially the thermals. So many people skip over that and even with your tasty bit of cardboard it was great to see real world figures. Excellent job! You're awesome!
This is my first time watching this channel as it just showed up in my recommend. And you definitely just got a new sub, the soft spoken nature of the video is very pleasant to listen to, also I never thought of havingmy PC cooling fans setup like a wind tunnel, I may do that when I build a new system lol.
how much performance does it have without going over 60-70Db? just 1080p-1440p?
Thank you so much for this video. This is so helpful. I just copied your Noctua windtunnel build because it was so cool. At the moment I have an Palit GTX 1080 JetStream in it, which kind of blocks the airflow from the bottom a bit so I am looking forward to the RTX 3080 which is also a bit lower and will block less air from the bottom. I was also thinking about the 3070 but since it is shorter than the 3080 my fear would be that it's fan would be directly under the CPU which would be a disaster :)
I had to smile when I read the "dual chamber" idea because I was thinking exactly the same. There should be 2 airflow chambers for CPU and GPU as they are the main heat producers. So both could get fresh air.
Keep up the good videos especially with this build. Really love it.
thanks for comparing to the 20 series
our setup is 1080p so now i know which card to hunt for ✨
beautifully crafted card shown off in brilliant detail with your usual high video production values, thank you Lauren
Great Video. First Ampere review I see. You knocked first! :-) Maybe you could consider to run some tests comparing with the 2000 series, running Davinci Resolve with some RTX filters on it.
Great review! Thanks for doing a thorough job talking through and testing the CPU temp effects
Have this case, love it. Try moving the CPU cooler to its default orientation, with the horizontal airflow. The results might surprise you.
Glad you are back to making fairly regular content.
You make really good content but how can you promote scdkeys? I wanted to buy a key but the reviews are very mixed. Do you actually use the website?
Was so happy to see you in my feed! Thanks for keeping me up to date.
I cant believe you noticed the 8 was upside down. Now I can never unsee
Subscribed and good work with this video! Impressive card!
WHY did you point out that upside-down 8?! Cannot unsee! Hahaha
I love your voice it's so smooth and soothing like the graphics cards cooler 😉
I'd like to see more in-depth testing on the thermals of the Founders Editions 30 series card in your case. I'm curious to see how each fair compared to other AIB's with this flowthrough cooler design in that wind tunnel. I'd also like to see how it compares to more traditional case setups.
Awesome video!! And you got it out before the pre-order date. Great job!! I can't wait to pick up mine
This is one of those channels on yt that i considered legendary, nice content and keep up the good work TastyPC
Thank you AMD for the decent pricing by Nvidia
Since i am running 5820k and 1080ti with one 4k and one 3440x1440 monitor....i think Christmas might come to my home sooner this year with full upgrade :)
Nice to see you again :)
Awesome video! I was excited for the review but had to watch the youtube ad first. Even though, I could skip it after 5 seconds, I'm too impatient for that. Hurry up and play. Lol
2:44 thanks. now im never gonna be sane again.
A very thorough and detailed review TastyPC!😊
I love your accent so much! 😌🤩 Can't wait to buy the 3070! That's all I need 😄. Awesome vid.
Is it Scottish accent?))
Your voice is so satisfying! Nice video!
Excellent commentary and helpful number charts. Thank you so much for this!!
I like how you don't forget the science to improve the lifespan of a Gaming PC. The average lifespan of a computer is 3 years. I have Gaming PC builds that are 8 years old and still working perfectly today. Some came back for video card and memory upgrades. But some just had me build them a new Gaming rig because the newer tech parts are faster and the old motherboards do not support the new tech. I sometimes can just use their old case over again.
Isn't 4k a bit overkill nowadays? I cannot be satisfied with only 60fps, I'm really curious what the difference is at 1080p
I upgraded to 4K 6 years ago, so I don't think it's overkill in 2020, but I realise that people have either chosen the high refresh rate route or the high resolution route. It's hard for people to understand why the other side went the way it did. For me, I don't play games competitively, I play games like a tourist, so visuals are extremely important.
Personally I prefer a balance between the two.
My preferred setup is 3440x1440 (ultrawide) @ 100Hz.
The best of both worlds :]
2:28 Read the little paper instruction sheet that came in the box. If you use a custom power lead instead of the splitter provided , it voids your warranty.
Can't deny this is good content. Thorough, easy to listen to and with a good recommendation at the end.
Daddy Jensen blessed the up and coming channels with a review card! Praise Jensen.
Very nice and helpful video! Can I ask please if you noticed any buzzing/coil whine from the card? Thanks :)
AMD please assure that TastyPC gets some navi to sample for comparison.
I rate my chances as being very low when it comes to AMD samples. :(
@@TastyPC I want that content so if I don't get it I will blame AMD lol.
Advert was clutch
Thanks for this helpful review; it's the first one I've seen that discusses GPU/CPU cooler air flow interaction, and because I'm attempting my first PC build, it interests me a lot. Your idea for an air flow deflector has certainly given me food for thought. Although I don't play games at 4K, where you show the upgrade to the 3080 to be most effective, I do use VR and games like Derail Valley are starting to push the limit of my OG Vive + GTX 1080, so I have no hope of running FS2020! As I'm about to upgrade to the HP Reverb G2 (which has a similar GPU demand as 4K) I think the RTX 3080 will be a good fit. I'm in the queue at OCUK, where one of the Forum members has devised a useful tool for predicting your place in the queue. I think my 3080 will be delivered in December, at the current rate!
Out of the reviews i have watched so far, you are the only person that has noticed the 8 is upside down lol.
Oida Mädel, dein Sweettalk macht mich ganz wuschig :D
Nice all around test! Production quality over 9000!
One tip: in MSFS turn on developer mode - it shows you the fps and what component is limiting
my rig about 10 years old and I don't know how it's still running. I am gonna try and the 3080 Founders if it does not sell out in seconds and build and a much needed new rig before this one dies on me.
The graphs you display are magnificent, and every other reviewer out there could learn a thing or three about how to get the information to the viewer using your easy to grasp, visually appealing and straight forward approach, Well done!!
TH-cam recommended this video and after watching this review and allot of your other videos, it's clear to me that I have been missing great content from a knowledgeable and honest reviewer for friggin years. I'm actually angry I didn't know about you sooner because allot of your videos would have been helpful.
Did u tested it Vertically? I've got the same Case (thanks to your review) and do have to wonder if I get any Problems mounting it that way... Especially with the X570 Chipset Fan
Very good video! You covered everything I wanted to see. Thank you!
Really enjoyed listening to you, subscribed. I bought the 2060 card a few months before this came out. I should have waited but I'm stuck with 60 hz at the moment anyways so I guess it's ok xD
Amazing you got both a 3070 and 3080. I couldn't get the 3080 and settled on a 3070. Here's to hoping distribution is better going into 2021. Only in 2020 can there be these incredible cards nobody can buy.
This is the review I was waiting. Dunno why it took so long to show om my recommended videos...
Problem is that the rear fan doesnt exhaust all hot air out of case 5-10% is pushed to the middle fins, and your cpu cooler draws all that in. It helps alot cooling the gpu but does heat the cpu abit.
I liked the review and obviously the quality of testing is there. It might help if you put the resolution on your frame rate graphs.
BTW: Love your Lotus fan setup. That is similar to how I try to set things up.
Apples to apples would have been testing the 2080 card against the 3080 card since there is no Ti or Super versions yet... Would be even cooler to see 1080, 2080 vs 3080 to help those in the sweet spot of the GPU update cycle know how much winning there is.
The way I see it, there's 2 apples to apples comparisons to be made.
~ Flagship vs Flagship (ignoring confusingly branded "titan-class" products)
Here you learn how the best of one generation compares to the best of the other.
~ Price point vs Price point
So what does £600-£700 get you this generation compared to the previous one.
So ideally I would have compared it to the 2080Ti and the original 2080 (even though it was still a higher priced card than the 3080 is) to attempt to cover both but I didn't have a 2080 sample to test. I have a 2060, 2060 Super, 2070 Super and 2x 2080Ti's. So I did what I could.
@@TastyPC Dammit! And here I am with a 8yr old gtx660m as my primary computer 😣😣
But I'm glad they sent you one quick enough this time though. I hope they send the 3090 too!
The more you buy, the more you save!
Nice review. Also that is some good video work and commentary too.👍😃
Fantastic review!
Interesting results with the cardboard... Would be cool to see what a true chimney would do to thermals... Great video!
Dayum. This is the best Airflow-Design I have ever seen on any TH-cam-Tec-Channel. For that alone, easily liked and subscribed!
Did you end up leaving that piece of cardboard in place? Quite a clever solution that is. Would love to see what you can do with a 3D printer, I think you’d be surprised by the number of things you come up with.
I’ll be designing and printing a bespoke fan duct for my ITX system if I manage to get my hands on one of these, hopefully directing the exhaust heat from that top fan straight out of the case.
Nice review, this confirms that as I have had the RTX 2080Ti since launch I will skip this gen as the extra fps in some titles doesn't warrant the investment for me right now, I predominantly play at 1440p so my current setup is more than adequate (for the time being anyway).
Yeah I think the 4080 will be a huge leap. And actually properly feed 10000 CUDA cores or whatever the 3090 has. I just hope I don't need to go for DDR5 to extract all the performance out of it.
Hopefully just Zen 3 will do me nicely
Possibly a stupid question but does the exhaust fan of the 3080 affect your system RAM temps at all? And does that matter?
Temps for third party cards are slightly cooler by like 15 percent. Overclocking naturally is slightly better, again only by a small percent. Reason is because they are using the 3 fan basic cooler design like always. TechYesCity and Optimum Tech have some third party comparison already because they didn’t get their hands on founders cards (for whatever reason)
thanks ! thanks for the test with the cpu fan !
I just realized the RTX 3080 is printed upside down so when it's mounted traditionally (the way the cooler design clearly intends), you can read it when looking into the case.
If the air is coming from the front of the case it might not be an issue. But some of that heat will be going through the CPU cooler.
I like your idea of maybe making a divider between the video card and the CPU so nun of the heat gets to the CPU at all. The top fan can cool the CPU and the bottom fan cools the GPU. Someone should just make a A/C cooler for computers.
11:06 love your reviews, and your delivery is not lost on me.
I honestly think this is one of the best, if not the best review out there of the 3080. It is direct and easy, focused on the airflow of the case and the gpu itself, and the graphs are simple and direct that just by glancing at them you know exactly what you're looking at, unlike most where you have to pause and take a second to analyse. Proper good job.