NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER 16GB GDDR6X Graphics Card - Titanium/Black

Upgraded from a 3060 Ti and the performance difference is night and day. Before I could only run games at medium-high settings at 1080p, now I'm regularly getting at least 100 fps on max settings with ray tracing enabled, at 1440p to boot, even without DLSS or any upscaling enabled. Great part is that the card runs super quiet with zero coil whine, AND almost never cracks 60 °C. During normal everyday use (non gaming), the fans will never spin up and temps stay between 39-45 °C. The fans only start running when a game is launched, and temperatures will usually spike to around 55 °C or less, and stay there. This is with most games at max settings with ray tracing enabled (Cyberpunk 2077, Resident Evil 4, Dying Light 2, Red Dead Redemption 2, Halo Infinite, etc.). Sometimes temps will break the 60° mark if settings are super cranked up and there's a lot going on, but I haven't seen it often. Granted my large case definitely helps with airflow, but just goes to show that NVIDIA's stock cooler does a great job at keeping temps down, all the while having a fantastic design and high quality construction. For the price, this card only performs marginally better than the 4080 on paper, but at a $200 discount. For right at $1,000, this card is a great value for the performance you get, especially compared to similarly priced cards from competitors. For anyone worried about the melting 16 pin connector issue, I have had zero issues thus far using NVIDIA's included "octopus" adapter. Firmly pushing the connector into the slot until it clips, and making sure that the wires are not bent at an extreme angle will ensure that there is a solid connection. I've only ever seen this issue on the 4090 anyway, so anyone buying this card shouldn't have to worry. The tri-slot width of this card makes it a monster in regards to size. Personally, my case is very large, so it fits very nicely and fills a lot of empty space. Anyone with a smaller case, such as micro ATX or mini ITX, should definitely measure before buying. Also, though the card is large and quite hefty, there is little to no sag. Firmly tightening the 3 screws that mount it to the case makes it very rigid, and I haven't had to use a GPU stand to hold it up. To summarize, this card is a very sizable upgrade from a 3060 Ti at a great price for the performance you get compared to competitors. It looks sleek and modern, and keeps silent and cool. I can confidently say this is the best investment I've ever made thus far in regards to my PC!

My monitor is a Dell 27 Curved Gaming Monitor - S2722DGM, 68.58cm (27.0"), VA,165Hz,1ms (MPRT), FreeSync Premium and my previous video card was an Intel A770, which is a nice mid level card, but it cannot run the monitor on ultra settings and hit 144Hz. -Enter the 4080 Super This card is a significant improvement over the A770 with 10W idle, 32C idle and 67C fully loaded running ultra settings, 1440p AND 144Hz. This card is very nice and the cooler is overbuilt since it shares the 4090 RTX design which makes more heat. I like the card very much, however the price is very much out of reach and finding it in stock at MSRP is not easy. If you do get a chance to own this card, pricing aside, it's a very nice product that works great at stock settings while running ALL of the eye candy on maximum settings. I won't take off a point for the LED lights even though I have a blacked-out case. Also, if you have a newer PSU, use the 12VHPWR cable and make sure you do it correctly the first time; measure twice, cut once; 1000USD is an expensive mistake for not ensuring proper seating! Lastly, this GPU is paired with an undervolted and overclocked (Intel Extreme Tuning Utility) 14700K to get the highest FPS possible. Couple the CPU with an anti-bending frame and a carbon thermal sheet for zero maintenance and let er' rip! My prior system was an i5-2500K (2nd Gen) using a 1070Ti so the jump was huge coming from 1080p @ 60 FPS, 16GB DDR3 1660MHz RAM w/ a 400MB/s SATA III SSD to 1440p @ 144 FPS, 32GB DDR5 6000 RAM w/ a 7000MB/s NVMe M.2 SSD.