GIGABYTEGeForce RTX 3080 Ti Gaming OC 12G Graphics Card, 3X WINDFORCE Fans, 12GB 384-Bit GDDR6X, GV-N308TGAMING OC-12GD Video Card

I plan to updated this review as I get time to do some testing so bare with me.So far the few things I tested the temps barley went up a few degrees. I plan to test a few more intense games such as Metro Exodus and CyberPunk 2077.I've heard undervolting these cards can make them run cooler and quieter with little to no loss in performance. I plan to do some voltage testing and give updates here for others to benefit from.GUIDE TO UNDERVOLTING:The idea of undervolting is to get the same or more performance from your GPU with lower power usage and better temperatures. Generally GPUs are designed to have an optimal power usage to run it, that optimal level is usually much higher than needed and thus causes excess heat and increases your power bill. Most video cards can get more out of it for less power if not, at the very least the same. Additionally, your video card won’t dynamically clock as much giving you varying FPS spikes.Few things to note before we begin:1. Before you get your hopes up you should understand that not all GPUs are made equally and your millage may vary, but regardless you should get something out of this if you do this correctly.2. This does not harm your video card if done correctly, if anything it will potentially make it last longer. This also does not void your warranty. That being said, I nor anyone else who instructs you how to do this will NOT be held responsible if you do something wrong and somehow blow up your video card. Feel free to do your own additional research.3. Game crashing is normal during testing, as this is trial and error till you figure out what is a stable setting for your GPU.STEP 1:Download and install "MSI Afterburner". I will not be linking this, you can search this online and find the program. I will also assume you learned to set up the on screen monitoring. Do a search on that too so you can make sure everything is working correctly in STEP 4. You can do that in the Afterburner settings menu. I recommend having at least Framerate, GPU Power usage, GPU voltage, GPU temperature, GPU ram, Core Clock and Memory Clock usage on. You might even want to play a few games and see what your temperature and clock speeds hover at before so you have something to compare.STEP2:Open MSI Afterburner, click the gear icon seen in my second image circled blue. This will open the settings menu. In my image 3, make sure those settings match your settings menu.STEP 3:Once that is done go back to my image 2, and click the button circled in red or click “CTRL+F” on your MSI Afterburner. This will bring up a curve editor menu as seen in my image 4. Keep both MSI Afterburner and this curves menu open side by side and follow each sub step below:1. In image 2, there is a section boxed in yellow. Pull the Core Clock slider down to -250 on your Afterburner and click the check mark at the bottom center located under your GPU name. You should see the curves editor updated with that change.2. In my image 4, you can see my curve editor for reference. On the bottom of your curve editor, you will find the millivolt (mV) and on the left you will see the core clock speed. We already brought it down -250, so the next goal is to select a millivolt and pull it up to the appropriate core clock speed. In my case I set it at .875mV at 1905mhz core clock. I’ve seen some as low as .830mV at 1905 and beyond but it crashes for me lower than this so it will vary for you too. I suggest starting at around .830-.850mv at 1900mhz+. Once done, once again click that check mark button, but this time press the “floppy disk” icon to the left of the check mark button and click the “1” to the right side of your Afterburner to save your voltage curve. This way you can click the “1” to select this voltage profile. You can make many more if you choose to by testing what works for you.STEP 4:Now in this step, we want to make sure you have on screen monitoring on as stated in STEP 1. Run a game, preferably something current and high end. Cyberpunk 2077 is a good example, but something like Control Ultimate Edition or Horizon Zero Dawn will do. Play normally and see if everything is running smooth. If you experience no crashes after a few hours then your clock should be stable. If you’re feeling bold, you can try lowering power at the same core clock speed or increasing speed at same power usage.However, if you crash return to STEP 3 and try a higher voltage with the same or lower core clock speed. This is trial and error so be patient. Try different games once one is stable too, just in case. Once you settled on your clock speed you should have better power to performance than stock but how much depends on your silicon lottery. You should be getting a few degrees cooler and using a bit less power.BONUS TIP FOR THOSE RUNNING EXTRA HOT CARDS:You can get even better temperatures if you replace your thermal pads inside your GPU. Do an online search if this tutorial was not enough to get your thermals low enough.

It's still a 4-5-year purchase.

The GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 3080 Ti is a steal right now because of the competitive prices Amazon had over compared to scalpers and other retailers. This aftermarket GPU has amazing thermals with its patented fans and is better than the blower designed. Please make sure to check if the package has a yellow GIGABYTE factory seal when openings the antistatic bag. This will show you its a brand new out of the factory GPU. Make sure to register at the GIGABYTE Website for your additional 1 year warranty within 30 days. It requires a valid Serial Number, date of purchase, and Check Number on the GPU box. Afterwards, you would have a total 4 year warranty for the GPU.Gaming Experience/Summary:This things runs Minecraft with smoothly with raytracing. It obliterates games at 2k resolution like Fortnight and Genshin Impact with high frames/ultra settings. Overall, the added value of using an Amazon Credit Card because of the 5% cash back had saved me even more money buying the GPU and this is an incredible deal compared to other stores.

I built my computer back in 2022, from the get go this motherboard installed a software that kept crashing my computer. It took a while and a lot a troubleshooting until I found that the software is what was causing blue screen on my machine. After I uninstalled it, the crashes stopped. It all worked great but only for two years.This past week my computer screen started going all black, I could still hear audio.When it went all black the fans on the graphics card would go crazy spinning, it was not a matter of overheating, the room is cold, my computer is super clean with no dust, has great airflow 10 fans installed. The temperature of the computer was cool, touching the graphics card it was cold.This happened multiple times, while I wasn't even gaming, just doing regular work and web search.Then today it started doing it non stop, as soon as I signed into the computer a couple seconds after it would crash again. After troubleshooting ram, windows and other things, I found the issue is just the graphics card. I had to remove the graphics card and connect the monitor to the motherboard to get my computer working again. Now it works normal, but no graphics card unfortunately.

The 3080 Ti is blowing my hair back...A little background...my previous build was a Ryzen 7 3700X with an RTX 2070 Super. I already had a Ryzen 9 5900X waiting for GPU prices to come back down to Earth. I finally pulled the trigger on this card and the performance uplift is incredible.I tend to play resource intensive games like big open world shooters and such. I could only run max settings with HDR (in 2K) in certain situations with the previous build. The performance with this build is just so consistent with super high framerates over extended gaming sessions. It is just a walk in the park.The only drawback is that I am now curious about how this setup would handle 4K in those games...that means a new 4K monitor...Anyway, no regrets about this purchase at all, especially since the prices have gotten much closer to MSRP.