VGEsoterica
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I just hope some people who actually want one get one and they dont all end up scalped like everything else lately
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RTX 4090 review thread
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LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Fuck it, I went ahead and got a 1300w EVGA GT PSU. Going from 1000 P2 I'll feel better. Amazon even gave me same day delivery!
Insane Metal
Gold Member
Nvidia absolutely killing it. Performance king. And it's not the absolute monster power hungry GPU many were expecting.
Shadowstar39
Member
What latest games? What games on pc actually need a 4090 or a monster cpu. Maybe if you are streaming and playing on multiple monitor setup but other then that none of this is needed.With 12900k it's cpu limited. What is happening? What combo is needed for latest games.dlss 3 is a monster.
A 3080 can play all the games at 4k.
A 3060ti will max all games at 1440p and ultra max at 1080p.l
A 1650 super will still play all the games at 1080p at high settings.
We don't have a Crysis, Quake3, type game on pc like we used to get to warrant this.
If people like all the people in this thread didn't buy these highly expensive , inflated cards for epeen points. then we wouldn't be in this pricing mess.
Is 3dmark worth $1600-2000 worth getting high scores on a benchmark?
Must be nice to have that kinda dough to just waste on a brick of a card that uses too much electricity as it is, especially in a time of sky high energy costs and rampant inflation.
Personally I think these things are too power hungry and too large. One video showed the card was almost as big as a ps5. A ps5.. Why. For what?
Back up 3-4 years ago, and the price of a 1080ti was $700. For the high end gaming model. Not 2k.
A mid range 1060 would be had for $200 or 250 depending on ram quantity.
We allow this madness. Along with greedy miners and the corporations seizing on our thirst for power and prestige.
If we actually had a new pc only Crysis style gaming event I would say sure, but even cyberpunk is maxed on a 3000 series card.
Kacho
Gold Member
Who didn't see that coming? People bitch and moan but Nvidia GPUs will always sell out.Well that was sold out within a second... hope this isn't the 3xxx gen all over again
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DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Stock will be fine but it was obviously going to sell out at launch.
Pagusas
Elden Member
I saw it coming, but had false hopes given the delay they would have built up more stock.
Not having EVGA in the game really hurts too.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Pretty disgusting that dlss 3.0 can just be toggled but it's nvidia. They are a small part of the worst group of greedy execs poisoning this industry in decades.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Yeah. No pandemic related supply issues. No chip shortage. No bitcoin mining. This thing will be widely available in a few months.
I evens saw pics of the mythical PS5s in stock at Walmart. 3090s have been available at my Microcenter since last year. They were just priced absurdly high at around $2,500 so they would just sit there until some miner picked them up.
twilo99
Member
Wait, what? This GPU doesn't support 2.0
That makes no sense! Are they saving it for the ti model or something?
dorkimoe
Gold Member
they will simulate a stock shortage just watch
Kacho
Gold Member
Have the dirty poor GPUs gone up for sale yet? That's the stock I'm most curious about.
Pagusas
Elden Member
you mean the 4080's? No not yet.
Imp the Dimp
Member
Scalping is a consequence of underpricing given the supply and demand. The current generation of Nvidia GPUs is really expensive so perhaps we'll see them being in stock in a couple of weeks (rather than in 1.5 years). Maybe they prices are too high and there will be an abundance of them, we'll see.
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kruis
Exposing the sinister cartel of retailers who allow companies to pay for advertising space.
Yep. Just wait a few months when all of these new Intel, Nvidia and AMD cards have been released, the whales have been satisfied and common sense has returned. There are currently far too many people who get overcome by FOMO and spend far too much money on stuff they don't really need, but the market will settle soon enough.
Ironbunny
Member
True. I can feel the thirst. Had to hold myself from buying one as the benchmarks made me drool.
//DEVIL//
Member
Any reviews on this card ? I wonder what are the temps on this since it's probably the only card that doesn't have a vapour chamberThe performance was never a doubt. Nvidia is a master class but that price is completely unreasonable.
The prices in the EU are insane. Hopefully I can get one at the BX or it'll wait for a trip to the States.
VAT tax my ass.
daffyduck
Member
I hope GPU mining *stays* dead. All types of mining would be better of dead...
//DEVIL//
Member
Now all the sudden the 3090 / 3080 are popular again
NVIDIA DLSS 3 "Frame Generation" Lock Reportedly Bypassed, RTX 2070 Gets Double The Frames In Cyberpunk 2077
NVIDIA recently introduced its new DLSS 3 technology that adds a new feature known as Frame Generation on supported GPUs.wccftech.com
Thebonehead
Gold Member
I had one in the basket at 14:00:01 but couldn't checkout on Scan
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Maybe in a few months, but they need to sell these GPUs during the holiday season and before their fiscal year deadline. Maybe after March if they are just sitting on shelves.
I am guessing you mean the 4070 masquerading as a 4080? Isnt that $899. Thats a $400 price increase over the $499 3070. I dont think that console is going to move too many units. The x70 series audience is never going to plung $700, let alone $900 plus tax for a GPU. I saw this for almost two years at microcenter where the 3070 would be in stock every single day and then the 3070 Ti for around $750-899 and no one bought it. They would just sit there during a supposed shortage.
Same thing will happen to the $1,200 4080. Thats what the 2080 Ti went for. The people who buy the x80 cards for $700 arent going to spend an extra $500. The vast majority anyway. I didnt. I waited till it went down to $800, and there is no way Im buying that bs 12 GB card thats very clearly a 4070.
They will sell out initially but this is a huge miscalculation by Nvidia. Hope it blows up in their face.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Zotac never loses.
Continues to be the loudest and the hottest card on the block.
Continues to be the loudest and the hottest card on the block.
kruis
Exposing the sinister cartel of retailers who allow companies to pay for advertising space.
I had one in the basket at 14:00:01 but couldn't checkout on Scan
Fate told you to wait for cheaper alternatives. Don't make fate angry. You don't want fate angry.
//DEVIL//
Member
Jesus lolZotac never loses.
Continues to be the loudest and the hottest card on the block.
twilo99
Member
Zotac never loses.
Continues to be the loudest and the hottest card on the block.
MSI looking good..
HoofHearted
Member
At some point this will come off in the market as pure greed by NVIDIA - which is why it's beneficial to wait at this point (IMHO). With RDNA3 cards on the horizon, and the (eventual) release of 4080(70) along with current available existing stock - unless there's a REAL reason to upgrade at this time other than "gotta have the mega FPS"...
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Any written reviews have total system draw or just draw on the AIB models?
HoofHearted
Member
Give it a few months..Well that was sold out within a second... hope this isn't the 3xxx gen all over again
Kacho
Gold Member
To me anything below a XX90 an Ti is now considered a dirty poor GPU. In a tongue in cheek way. But yeah, I want to see how quick the 4080 and faux 4080 go. I'm holding onto my 2070 non-super until we get some performance benchmarks.
twilo99
Member
Do we have a list of upcoming high refresh rate monitors?
1440p/360hz would be the ideal companion for this GPU if you play shooters, pretty sure you will be able to hit 360fps in warzone 2 with this.
I saw this one https://rog.asus.com/us/articles/gaming-monitors/rog-swift-360hz-pg27aqn/
lots of 240hz options
www.rtings.com
4k/144hz is the way if you play RPG, etc.
www.rtings.com
1440p/360hz would be the ideal companion for this GPU if you play shooters, pretty sure you will be able to hit 360fps in warzone 2 with this.
I saw this one https://rog.asus.com/us/articles/gaming-monitors/rog-swift-360hz-pg27aqn/
lots of 240hz options
The 6 Best 1440p Gaming Monitors of 2026
The best 1440p gaming monitor we've tested is the ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG27AQWP-W. It's a high-end OLED with a fast refresh rate.
www.rtings.com
4k/144hz is the way if you play RPG, etc.
The 4 Best 4k 144Hz Monitors of 2026
The best 4k 144Hz monitor that we've tested is the ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG27UCDM. It's a premium display that's fantastic for any type of gaming.
www.rtings.com
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Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Totals system power draw?
Unless you match their system exactly and are doing exactly the same workload its a pretty pointless metric.
But Techspot do Total System with a 5800X3D and some motherboard and some other RAM kit and who knows what HDD/SSD combo.
Thats why people only measure the actual card draw.
AIBs are spiking to 520W like thats max max not anything the card will actually be sustaining or an average.
They average out around their TDP in gaming.
For sustained max they are all pretty much around 470W
Spikes from whats available so far:
- Vulcan: 490W
- Gaming OC: 492W
- FE : 500W
- Zotac: 502W
- Suprim X: 505W
- Strix: 517W
- Palit: 535W
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
This is what we are gonna be saying every generational launch right?
The 3090 at launch was basically a 4K120 card giving a pretty damn sizeable boost over the 2080Ti.
Now we laugh at it at 4K resolutions.
In another two years when the 5000 series launches we will be saying the RTX 5090 is the first 4K card without compromises, the 4090 HAHAHA look at it.
Cant even maintain 4K60.
Yep, it's the reason I finally upgraded from a 1440p/160hz monitor to a 4K/160hz monitor. The 3080 was perfect for 1440/HFR, and the 4090 seems perfect for 4K/HFR.
Now, why are there no reviews of the MSI Gaming Trio cards?!
The 3090 was not at all a 4K/HFR card across the board.This is what we are gonna be saying every generational launch right?
The 3090 at launch was basically a 4K120 card giving a pretty damn sizeable boost over the 2080Ti.
Now we laugh at it at 4K resolutions.
In another two years when the 5000 series launches we will be saying the RTX 5090 is the first 4K card without compromises, the 4090 HAHAHA look at it.
Cant even maintain 4K60.
twilo99
Member
So it can do 4k/160hz over DP 1.4 .. i thought that was limited to 4k/120hz
What is DSC?
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daninthemix
Member
Got myself a TUF at £1699 which seems like a steal compared to the Strix at £2200 +. Also got an ATX3 1200w PSU so I'm set for the next 4 years or so.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
By 4KHFR you mean above 80 - 90fps?
Then at launch the 3090 pretty much was that.
There was a handful of titles that the 3090 couldnt 4KHFR.
Just like today there are a handful of titles that the 4090 cant 4KHFR.
twilo99
Member
That depends on what you consider HFR.. I am personally an elitist so anything under 120FPS does not qualify.
GHG
Member
Zotac never loses.
Continues to be the loudest and the hottest card on the block.
Suprim liquid looking tasty.
Looks like gigabyte didn't send the waterforce to anyone though which is a shame.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Thats fair.
And the 4090 without DLSS already doesnt qualify either.
Which is kinda my point.
Its the greatest graphics card we have ever seen....but the same is said for every flagship at launch.
Yes this is a sizeable gen on gen upgrade....for the xx90s, but lets not act like the 3090 at launch wasnt being praised as the same shit.
Weve been around the block long enough to know in two years we will all be saying the same thing.
Lets just enjoy these new cards without acting like Ampere was some sort of disaster launch.
//DEVIL//
Member
Not really because I can get ultra settings above 120 frames 4K with dlss on at 4K.
I care about as much as ultra graphics possible I can add. I'll let dlss deal with upscaling as it does a better job than native sometimes
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Id highly recommend simply getting the LG OLEDs which are 4k 120fps with gsync over monitors. Very fast input lag and the picture quality in undoubtedly better than even the best monitors.Do we have a list of upcoming high refresh rate monitors?
1440p/360hz would be the ideal companion for this GPU if you play shooters, pretty sure you will be able to hit 360fps in warzone 2 with this.
I saw this one https://rog.asus.com/us/articles/gaming-monitors/rog-swift-360hz-pg27aqn/
lots of 240hz options
The 6 Best 1440p Gaming Monitors of 2026
The best 1440p gaming monitor we've tested is the ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG27AQWP-W. It's a high-end OLED with a fast refresh rate.
4k/144hz is the way if you play RPG, etc.
The 4 Best 4k 144Hz Monitors of 2026
The best 4k 144Hz monitor that we've tested is the ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG27UCDM. It's a premium display that's fantastic for any type of gaming.
No one should be spending $1,600 on a graphics card and using it on small monitors imo. 65 inch OLEDs from LG are pretty much the same price.
Display Stream Compression. It's visually lossless. My monitor is 4K/160 (LG 32GQ950-B). 160fps is glorious. Anything under 120 is just... so jerky to me.So it can do 4k/160hz over DP 1.4 .. i thought that was limited to 4k/120hz
What is DSC?
80-90 isn't good enough (you know, PC master race). 120+ is minimum, and preferably 144+. I have to make sure to never turn on my 240hz monitor because it ruins me.
On a sidenote, still no MSI Gaming Trio reviews. Crazy...
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BusierDonkey
Member
Suprim liquid looking tasty.
Looks like gigabyte didn't send the waterforce to anyone though which is a shame.
I hate the naming on the Suprim (honestly most "gamer" hardware naming is retarded) but if I do jump on the 40 series cards, I'll probably be looking at that. I've been running a Sea Hawk X 2080tii for a few years now with an externally mounted radiator and the card always runs low temps despite having such a tiny 80mm radiator. My case itself helps temps too but It's made me a fan of hybrid cards. Still want to do a custom loop though, just don't trust my fab skills around $2K+ of parts
