I Bought The Cheapest RTX 2080 Ti on eBay

The RTX 2080Ti is still a really good gaming graphics card and it's price reflects this. Occasionally some great deals do pop up, like this Gigabyte Turbo model which I got for £230. With most selling for over 300, I wondered what exactly made this GPU so cheap. Today, I found out.
0:00 Introduction and Initial Impressions
1:19 Immediate Issues...
1:38 THE NOISE
1:55 A Simple Fix and Improved Noise Levels
2:45 Improved Performance and Gaming Benchmarks
3:02 Forza Horizon 5
3:32 Spider-Man
4:13 Starfield
4:49 The Witcher 3 Next-Gen
5:26 Hogwarts Legacy
5:51 Cyberpunk 2077 2.0
6:20 Red Dead Redemption 2
6:55 Cyberpunk 2077 with Ray Tracing, DLSS
7:41 Final Thoughts
Thanks for watching :)

[@czrptr6849]

Imagine if the gpu fell in the lake...

[@RandomGaminginHD]

Yeah riskiest shot I’ve taken in a while haha

[@B-26354]

Pond*

[@arch1107]

you know you can dry it and shouldnt be much problem

[@czrptr6849]

@@B-26354 is to small to be a lake

[@najeebshah.]

@@arch1107 nah sediments and shit will be there

[@alexandrebier4581]

When grandad passed away in 2018, he left some money to each granchild and I remember not thinkng twice and using my share to buy a 2080 ti. It was an oddball of a PC with an already old i7 2600k, 8gb of ram and... a freaking 2080 ti. the GPU has lasted through many different setups and it is still going strong. Grandad would've been proud. He loved 'buying things to last'. Ask my cousin who instead of money got a 1997 Toyota Corolla as his share.

[@RandomGaminginHD]

That’s a great story :)

[@20VGT]

Corolla is the better deal if you ask me ....😅

[@groenevinger3893]

sure your grandad would be proud.. spending it on a FREAKING GPU?? I bet he turned around in his grave.

[@alexandrebier4581]

@@groenevinger3893 considering the fact that he spent over 20 years at dell as a networking engineer and that he taught us all that the house above their heads was there solely because he “could patch racks to the moon and back without a hiccough”, considering he kept the same car for decades but would buy every single piece of new tech available, the fact that I turned out to be a literature teacher would have pissed him far more than buying a GPU. But hey, thanks for your concern, guy.

[@alexandercatterson223]

​@@20VGT A 97 corolla is worth fuck all

[@frankhunyadi9279]

I have owned many blower style gpus in my day , if noise became an issue I would zip tie and 80mm or 92mm Noctua fan directly over the top of the blower fan to push fresh air into the card, therefore hopefully lowering the temps and noise. I would normally see an 8-10 degree temperature drop and the gpu blower fan would reduce it's RPMs by about 30%...so there's one tip. Keep on delivering great videos.

[@harry2597]

Weren't you worried about increasing the RPM over the rated amount for the pre-existing fan?

[@jiggamanog]

Best to stay away from blower cards in general.

[@gamingballsgaming]

*GTX 480 flashbacks*

[@kkonabill95]

@@gamingballsgamingI had to install an Arctic Xtreme cooler on my GTX 480, as well as my blower 1080ti 😅

[@stupendousalex]

May be worth discussing FPS comparison in percentile terms. The Cyberpunk RT benchmark still showed around 10% improvements after the re paste which is what you were seeing in most games.

[@Ostfriese93]

I thought exactly the same. 😅

[@GraveUypo]

this card would probably still benefit a lot from a nice undervolt. it could run much quieter and cooler than this.

[@twanheijkoop6753]

​@@GraveUypoor cutting up the shroud and using a cut up nzxt aio bracket to make it a hybrid cooled card. I did the same to the same card but decided to model a new shroud for it.

[@dshadow01]

Two things: 1. I would've loved if you'd have included the clock speeds as well (before repasting). Since it was thermally throttling, it would've been nice to see how low does the clock speed get (maybe it was still above the reference speed?) 2. Blower style cards and cards in general absolutely love being undervolted. This could've been a prime candidate for some undervolting and tinkering. You can shave off a surprising amount of heat and power consumption with a modest undervolt, which would help your ears as well, since the cooler wouldn't have to work as hard.

[@Le_Grand_Rigatoni]

You can see the clock speeds on the Afterburner ovelay.

[@titaniummechanism3214]

From 1:20 onward you can see the GPU Clock in the top left corner. You can compare it to the GPU clock shown after 2:45 to see the difference that the repaste made.

[@evguenicht4664]

I bought this GPU in 2020 when the 30 series got announced and all GPU prices went really low. With undervolt, you can keep this GPU at 1900 MHz drawing 220~250 W, so it’s still very loud. So I underclocked it with UV at 1800 MHz, 180~220 W power draw you get, but with this type of cooler it still need high RPM to extract the heat so I modified the fan curve to have the GPU hitting the temp limit of 86 deg without dropping the frequency. You get a nice loud GPU but not as loud as a jet but the pitch of the sound is just horrendous, I ultimately bought a dual fan cooler kit for 75€ and all things went just lovely

[@burrfoottopknot]

If you look at the video that shows the dried paste, the clocks were between 1520 to 1720 MHz @ 86 celcius, after repasting I saw 1815 to 1860 MHz at 69 celcius. I could see a potential over clock boosting it further

[@evguenicht4664]

@@burrfoottopknot the temp is not the problem here, it is hitting the power limit, 250W in that case. With afterburner you can set to 280w, I was able to get 2030MHz but the cooler reminds you a jet is next to you even with headphones

[@Lemmiou]

Got myself an rtx 2080 ti fe to upgrade from my crap rtx 3050 laptop gpu and I think it’s probably the best purchase that I did in a long time. For 360 Canadian dollars, it was an amazing deal. I think that this card is very underrated, like it can still keep up with high end gpu today.

[@DeadKaspar]

Sure it can keep up with todays cards, but it needs 270 watts and a modern card needs around 100 watts less for the same performance.

[@dominicshortbow1828]

@@DeadKaspar Yeah it's an older card, but it can compete in performance with the 3070 and 4060ti. For 1080p that's no slouch, even can still do some 1440p gaming in some newer titles with at least 60 fps.

[@zuckdaddy1596]

@@DeadKaspar it only pulls about 50w more than a 3070, and has more memory. it's also on a very large die, so you can get absurd efficiency gains via undervolting

[@vasili1207]

are you saving the planet with your lower power no? dont care then ... if you cared about things like this you stick with chess.... ecowarriors and gamers are water and oil they will never mix ... @@DeadKaspar

[@CollynPlayz]

@@DeadKasparnobody really cares about power consumption when you just want to game

[@spinb]

That's a significant improvement after new thermal paste. I'm interested in seeing how you improve the fan/cooling. I have a Dell 2080 ti blower and I'm thinking about swapping the "hybrid" cooler on my 1080 ti blower unit I have. I think it will fit with some minor modification on the cover.

[@CataclysmZA]

Consider replacing the thermal paste and the thermal pads at the same time. You'll have to take it apart to measure their thickness. If you get slightly thicker pads (by 0.5mm), as well as some rubber washers for the screws that attach the heatsink to the GPU die, you can test higher mounting pressures to see if that helps with noise levels and hotspot temps.

[@white_mage]

@@CataclysmZA thicker pads will increase mounting pressure on the mounting plate but lower it on the gpu die. worst case scenario the card dies because of a broken track in layer xx of the multilayer pcb.

[@TYPICALGHOSTSNIPER]

​@@CataclysmZAyou should never try make mount pressure higher not only can it increase probability of warping but can also crack chips.

[@Acolis]

im sorry but what makes this a big improvement? after replacing the paste he only squeezd another 5-15 frames on average (which you wont even notice) and the card is running around 20F cooler. what makes this a significant improvement? it barely improved anything at all

[@white_mage]

@@Acolis the paste was dry. replacing the paste with new fresh paste improves heat transfer. this lowers core temperature by transferring heat more efficiently to the heatsink where it is dissipated.

[@unitybeing777]

Very nice that u covered the legendary 2080ti, thank u. Keep up the great passionate work. Godspeed.

[@bumbaclot813]

I've been waiting for this. I actually have one of these in my ebay cart but I was waiting for a review.

[@sheltontyndale3475]

I bought my gtx 1660 super for 40 dollars on ebay...bought It as untested but when it came it worked fine...and is still working right now..what a bargain

[@Zerbey]

You got a hell of a deal, the 1660 is a fine card.

[@gorjaharchangel2267]

The 2080 Ti is still a beast of a GPU. Perhaps before installing some aftermarket cooler (or maybe part of the same video) you could try undervolting. My 1070 FE was also pretty noisy but after a quick and easy (~5-10minutes at most) undervolt I shaved off around 20W and the performance drop was less the 4%. When I spent some extra time (about 40 minutes) I managed to reduce the power consumption about 24W and I was actually able to slightly improve the performance by around 3% comparing to before I undervolted.

[@uglybob7505]

OMG its a blower !!! My word those things were loud but theres no doubting the 2080Ti was a quality card. This one looks a LOAD thinner than other models and maybe this contributed to the thermal throttling it experienced. Great video, thanks for sharing dude

[@RevDrCCoonansr]

Great job on the clean/repaste. It really quieted that card down. Prior it sounded like a jet was taking off in your room.

[@facelessvaper]

Back yard looking good, vibrant foliage nice to see you have sun👌

[@ApocDevTeam]

I like the 2080 Ti simply for the fact that is has an absolutely gargantuan GPU chip. I believe it's actually the biggest GPU chip NVIDIA ever made for consumer GPU's. At 754mm2 it is not that far away from the reticle limit.

[@jubeikibagami1601]

I have a bog-standard Gigabyte 1080 that still plays modern games like a champ with moderate tweaks! These cards were amazing.

[@dacatnextdoor]

I'm so excited to watch this video because I have this exact card! I hadnt touched it for years so ill definitely do what you did. Please provide updates on what you do with it as im also looking for potential aftermarket coolers, I always thought the card wasnt reaching its full potential recently. ❤❤

[@stew_redman]

I run a 2080Ti, water-cooled, with a custom ROM to give 40% extra power limit.

[@zuckdaddy1596]

I got mine for $230, slapped an AIO on it, and am absolutely loving it. tbf mine was also JUST a PCB, but I had an AIO living on my desk sooooooo- seemed like a nobrainer to me :P

[@RandomGaminginHD]

Nice :)

[@zaidlacksalastname4905]

improvise adapt overcome lesgo

[@Negiku]

What about the VRMs and memories bro?

[@zuckdaddy1596]

@@Negiku the 2080 ti reference VRM is very overbuilt and can easily run without airflow. I did stick some heatsinks on the mosfets becsuse I had them lying around tho. the memory also has some heatsinks, but same story there. they'll dissipate heat well enough on their own provided they're not suffocated underneath something

[@Knaeckebrotsaege]

@@zuckdaddy1596 and for those who don't want to rig something up, there's the NZXT Kraken G12 to slap any Asetek OEM AIO (those with the characteristic bazillion hooks around the base) onto a ton of different GPUs. it's sadly discontinued but still easy to get for now. just don't overpay for it (no more than 20 freedom eagles or eurodollars)

[@TheFinalOutpost]

I still have a 2080 XC (non-ti) and I had the same problem with thermal throttling back in 2019. I took the card apart and replaced the thermal paste, and swapped the 120 mm exhaust fan on top of my case with a 140mm fan, and that helped substantially.

[@marekmarecki7816]

Thank you for inspiration. Last week i bought MSI Gaming X 2080 Ti with waterblock fitted in the same price 240£! Now I can play :D

[@motazkasem3289]

Great vid as usual, what Noctua cooler u have 1:40 ?

[@oldtimercomputer8426]

congrats to this dream card. my new FHD lofi dreamcard is also Gigabyte but the small sister 2060 6GB with better TU104 gpu.. only 80€, sold 1660ti OEM for 100 :) Haswell quad i7 4790 still rollin like a tank, now with brandnew BQ PurePower 12M 750w PSU + new D27-30 27" 75hz screen for just 90€. LowBudget gaming is Fun, affordable, playable and doesnt need much pricy WATTS

[@nintendork07]

crazy timing! i literally just bought one an asus blower style 2080ti for $240 USD. it was crashing often but after a repaste & cleaning, it works great now.

[@blainecountysherrif4542]

I was playing a plane game while watching the video at 1:40, so I was confused wondering where the extra jet sound was coming from until realizing

[@RandomGaminginHD]

😂

[@oktc68]

Would like to see a follow up showing how you improved the blower cooler

[@LotoTheHero]

That's pretty cool that just applying new paste made that much of a difference. 👍

[@CompatibilityMadness]

You simply need to undervolt it (with possible frequency adjustment)

[@Gienek_CPU]

I wanted to write the same thing :) My card 1660s 1.05v 120% power limit around 2055mhz/7800mhz 150W. Undervolt + overclock 0.9v around 80% tdp max, 2000mhz/7800mhz 100W.

[@ironhead2008]

This. It turns a reference Vega 64 into a completely different card if you go full OCD with the undervolting, powerlimit tweaking, and fan curve optimization. Yeah, it's still a blower, it's never gonna be whisper quiet, but it's perfectly achievable to get it to where it's unobtrusive. Another tweak I like to do in older games is to lock the FPS at 60, no point in running it at full tilt when I can't appreciate it (my monitor does 60hz only).

[@KeksimusMaximus]

Undervolting GPUs rarely works. I have a 2080ti myself and I slightly undervolted it when I bought it. And that was it, I don't remember the numbers because it was 2019, but I remember struggling to get any noticeable results without it shutting down. Undervolting a CPU is easier, I'd say. And you also have to be lucky to get a "golden" chip 😂

[@GoonyMclinux]

​​@@ironhead2008 I have a vega 64 and it has the most comprehensive overclock options in Adrenaline of any GPU besides the radeon 7, the vega 64 is also right behind my 5700xt in performance, Both still very viable gpus.

[@Trikipum]

@@KeksimusMaximus it works man..My card is less noisy, uses 30watts less and clocks the same or even higher than with the standar settings. Oh, and it is 9 degrees cooler.

[@masonskellon5290]

Finallly!!! I've been waiting for a 2080ti review in this time since there sold for like 300$ which i think is still a good price for the performance

[@bsig77]

You are defo a brave chap balancing this beast on the side of your pond :D

[@starwarsfan117]

I love your content buddy, but did you take budget builds out back and shoot him? I followed your page through his and haven't seen much of the dude in a long time ;-;

[@RandomGaminginHD]

Yeah he pops up in the comments here occasionally. Must just be busy. Might even reply to this 👀

[@Duvoncho]

Great video, if anything this goes to show exactly how much of a difference a re-paste can make.

[@Notwokeever]

can i ask your opinion on the gigabyte RTX 3060 Eagle OC V2, im currently planning on upgrading my pc and i seen this card on amazon for around £285

[@JeBubbieSpubbies]

The thing that sucks is by the time you're done installing a third-party cooler you'll have spent almost as much as you would've just buying an RXT 2080 Ti with a better cooler, but at least it'll be well-and-truly yours and it feels similar to building a kit car. I did that with an RX Vega 64 Frontier Edition I had, but I'm still kinda proud of that one because it was completely custom at that point, plus that card is rare and unique (I still have the cool blue coolers they originally came with).

[@m4rsianer]

True. But all famous aftermarket cooler perform much better than any Asus strix or whatever top tier cards out there. Morpheus, Accelero, Kraken with aio all are complete silent in 100% load.

[@JeBubbieSpubbies]

@@m4rsianer Completely agree, I've used two of the three aftermarket air coolers you've mentioned over the years - an Arctic Accelero III on a GTX 1080, the Raijintek Morpheus II on the previously mentioned Vega 64 Frontier Edition, both worked fantastically and frankly better than the liquid cooler that was attached to either of them. Just consistent performance and only one mechanical piece to replace (the fans), the only negative to those air coolers is that they're heavy and transform your GPU into an unwieldy triple slot card - but it's not a big deal nowadays since SLI and crossfire are pretty much dead and motherboards come with reinforced PCI-E slots and most cases come with brackets to protect against GPU sag.

[@DeadBeefTech]

I picked up 2 2080ti in the past few months, triple fan for 325$ and a blower recently for $265 before tax. Both were given a repaste and much quieter than when I got them. The blower fan out of the box has a tuned really low fan, so it hits the 84C throttling limit vs your 70C, but very quiet in that state. I give them both a bit of an undervolt and also dropped the clocks by 5-10% to 1740mhz for a 20% drop in wattage, but they are certainly capable of more if power is not a concern.

[@Katze822228]

you could also look into undervolting. I undervolted my blower style 1070 because it reached the thermal limit and I managed to make it max out at about 10°C below that with the undervolt at the same clock speed. The only thing with undervolting is that it can a lot of time if you want to perfect the undervolt.

[@ryanvtec3885]

Try putting on new thermal paste

[@emmett_shortt]

What is the application or program you use to show the hardware useage? Thanks! Love your Videos!

[@gagebreaux9840]

A little late, but it's called msi afterburner

[@emmett_shortt]

@@gagebreaux9840 appreciate the reply!

[@TheEnhas]

2080 Ti will last a while yet because of its 11GB of VRAM, nowadays GPUs with 8GB or less are starting to suffer in some games because they're easily hitting the limit unless you reduce settings (sometimes substantially).

[@StiggyAzalea]

12 gb cards are currently in the position 8gb cards were 1-2 years ago. The idea that the 2080ti will last awhile is misguided

[@Vile-Flesh]

Definitely. My 1080 is nearly maxing out it's 8gb of video memory playing FF14 with LOTS of mods loaded. I was forced to stop playing that game on my 1060 3gb system because it crashed constantly from lack of video memory.

[@stangamer1151]

​@@StiggyAzaleaNot true. 8GB cards were doomed 2 years ago because of the new gen consoles, which offer ~12GB of unified memory for games. 12GB cards will be fine until the end of this gen (2028?).

[@TheBlueStinger55]

Execpt if the card isn't powerful enough in the first place to utilise it in while gaming. Radeon VII for eg.

[@elitepauper7400]

Usually lowering shadows is good enough. Dont forget that apart of ur ram gets used as vram

[@anchannel100]

Put it on an old AIO with the Kraken G12, that's what I did with my Asus Turbo 2080Ti, runs 2.1GHz stable at 48C with 64C hotspot and totally silent

[@GregoryShtevensh]

OMG id love to have that particular card! Noise or not... I love the look of it

[@TrashfordKent]

What CPU might one pair up with a 2080ti with a view to upgrading later? 5600x ? Cheers

[@lockdot2]

That is a quite fast GPU! I never wanted an RTX 2080 Ti, but it's good to see it's still a beast. I recently got a GPU I've been wanting for a few years, a GTX 980 Ti. It was a total of $64. I'm happy with it. I do have better, like my RTX 3060. But there is just something about the GTX 980 Ti I just like.

[@erikbritz8095]

Same love that card im on a rtx 2060 tho but man enjoy the old king.

[@agsechogd6406]

so you downgraded your gpu just because 980ti sounds nice? ok

[@lockdot2]

Nope, I still have the RTX 3060. But I wanted a GTX 980 Ti to tinker with. @@agsechogd6406

[@hman6159]

@@agsechogd6406 yeah makes no sense lol

[@lockdot2]

I want an RTX 3060, and a GTX 980 Ti. Sometimes I use the RTX GPU, sometimes I use a GTX GPU. And I have a good spare GPU to test other computers with. @@hman6159

[@allxtend4005]

awesome always to see that my gpu that i bought last year double the fps of the flagship of 2020/2021

[@bonniscootor]

I picked one of these up during the pandemic, and it blew me away. I had the Gigabyte Gaming OC version, and I can confirm that those things still perform on par with a 3070/3070 TI. That's not in *some* cases, either. The 11gb of VRAM really gives it an edge; it was an upgrade from a 3060 12gb for me. The USB-C was also a really nice touch on the TI models.

[@crazywall256]

Yes the 2000 series super/Ti models had that USB C which was awesome for VR wish they kept that on my 4090 which I upgraded from a 2080ti which is still in use on my sisters system still a good card.

[@Nirmk]

the 2080 ti is on par with 3070 ti 3080 the turn power cap up on 2080 ti and its right there with in 1% of 3080 frame chaser has reveal 3080 is a 2080 ti with poower cap removed and over clocked ddr6 nvidia was lieing when they said it was on par with 3070 the 3070 is a 2080 super

[@realweifi]

half a year later and they still sell for the same price, do you have any recommendations on upgrading my 1070? i play at 1440p and want high framerates, i also play some vr at 120hz. I've seen 1080ti for half the price (about 170 USD) but I'm not sure if there is a better deal out there. i just want a better card that's a direct upgrade, and has more then 8gb vram due to newer games and such using more then 8gb, even not at the highest settings and at 1080p. What are your thoughts RGiHD? PS. I've been watching your channel since that wireless graphics card video in 2017, its amazing to see how many subscribers you've gained and how good your content is. all the best to you!

[@CorrichetiLagga]

I just noticed the licence plate on FH5!!! 😂😂

[@MisterTonyG]

I always liked how blower style cards look as well. In my opinion, I think that the Pascal Founder's Edition were the best looking blower style cards ever produced. However, I wouldn't buy a blower style card that needs more power than a single 8 pin/ 175 watts. Interesting video. I don't have a 2080 ti but I'm still running my EVGA RTX 2070. Only needs a single 8 pin and runs cool and quiet as it's a twin fan design.

[@aldershot8008]

Other tech YTers: WE'RE COOLING a 4090 WITH A SWIMMING POOL!!! (when the fuck is that information relevant to me or anyone?) RandomGamingHD: Here are some hardware that you'll actually use in use cases that actually exist. (This is why you're literally the best tech YTer)

[@alanb253]

Hi could you do a vodeo on using the nvidia control panel settings anx using gsync? I have a f 75hz 1080p freesync monitor with a 3060ti i can get the gsync switched on but im not sure if i need to put vsync on or cap my frames etc its driving me nuts i just play AAA games at 60hz like days gone, god of war etc theres so much misinformation about setting it up correctly....

[@OnlyAnOpinion20]

Wow, good fine man! Try an undervolt, definitely brings down therals on the 2080ti and with a decent fan curve after, you'll be able to play without earplugs.

[@ScavengerFX]

I would love to see a video of you replacing the cooler.

[@aveenof]

I scooped some of these mainly for the blower style - stacked 4 of them in a large case for a budget AI server. They really are loud but after reapplying thermal paste, same as your results of around 70C max. The Gigabyte model was even designed to be used in a stack making the cooler profile slightly streamlined for air intake.

[@MrFixiit]

good stuff still an amazing card for its price picked up one myself just after christmas i got the founders ed so runs a little cooler.

[@jmcl99s]

Great deal on that vcard unit despite need to reapply the thermal paste on it to run better! Goodluck to us!

[@Aquaquake]

How are the noise levels on idle, when you just browse web etc? Does it still scream like that or is it running silently?

[@RandomGaminginHD]

It’s still audible but with headphones you can’t hear it at idle

[@Aquaquake]

@@RandomGaminginHD I see, thx for answer

[@kazza3038]

Nice deal I can’t wait to recive my one evga ftw3 hybrid 😁

[@Redmage913]

Have you considered trying out the new Kryonaut thermal sheets?

[@GreenCinco12Official]

Hey, I've got the 2080 super version right in front of me. Did you already looked into replacing the fan with something else like noctua? Couldn't find a video but it's only been 6 month so this doesn't mean anything :D

[@Szyyyyy510]

Pc components collection tour or show case type vid plss ❤

[@paulwilliams4274]

@RandomGamingHD why do you not have an exhaust fan at the rear of the computer case? See here 1:43

[@anasevi9456]

Do not know about that 2080ti; but I remember the exhaust bracket Dremel mod and liquid metal (after putting nail polish on the package SMDs) made a world of difference for my old Vega 64 reference blower. It went from a gale(2400rpm) to a soft whoosh(1900rpm) at stock temp targets, and the temps dropped dramatically when I forced the more aggressive 2400rpm fan curve back. I've had many many triple fan open case coolers that were vastly more obnoxious sound wise, and that's ignoring those horrid old gigabyte windforce open case coolers.

[@SianaGearz]

On a card of this class, i would expect them to use a phase change material instead of thermal paste, though it's not a given, and obviously not the case with this particular one. It's a polymer product that is applied as cured screen printed paste or a thin pad, which melts at a temperature that is higher than room temperature and is liquid while the processor is running. It is long term stable, normal temperatures, separation and pump-out are not concerns with a phase change polymer. Hints that you're dealing with a PTM polymer: - it's grey and crumbly - it's not soluble in alcohol - thermal performance is excellent at high load (similar to liquid metal) but kind of shit at idle regardless of card service age. Hints that you have a baked in garbage paste: - it's grey and crumbly - it becomes runny and wipes off easily once you apply alcohol pad - once you replace it with something fresh, your thermal performance improves drastically at load. With 20 series to be kept in mind that Resizeable BAR isn't available, as opposed to 30 series. I wonder whether newer games are more being developed with it in mind.

[@burrfoottopknot]

holy batman that blower was blowing!

[@mommaduck79]

Hey. I’m planning on building my first pc with a 2080ti and 5700x for a 1440p 240hz monitor - do you think I will be able to achieve ~200fps on the more demanding esports games like Warzone 2.0, Apex legends, Fortnite, and Overwatch on medium-high settings? My goal is to get 1% lows >125fps in all games. Does that seem right? Thanks

[@Chris27-]

very nice vid for doing homework while listening

[@logicbewithyou111]

at least you didn’t get a noise complaint on how loud it is like last time lol

[@BReal-10EC]

It's got a good copper heat sink. That might be a good candidate for a Liquid Metal Thermal application. Ever tried that stuff before? It may drop the temps several degrees with the fans running much slower, and may make the noise less of an issue.

[@bogdanursache501]

Hey, you should provide a sample of fan noise for each of he graphic card you test. Cheers !

[@hadifelani]

Did you also change the VRAM thermal pads?

[@michubern1444]

love your channel and you ofc 😘

[@fabianbackes9039]

Have you considered modding the card with an arctic accelero extreme IV? Modded my 2080 back when i had it, and it help dramaticaly (before it had been a MSI Aero). From Stock and 80°C to overclocked and nearly silent 60°C - 65°C Might be worth a shot

[@wyx087]

With 11GB VRAM, 2080 Ti are certainly aging better than 3070 8GB. I bought my EVGA 2080 Ti after 3070 announcement for £500 in 2020, it bargain of the year. I put it under water with G12 and Corsair H80 thick boy. It games at ~55c, ~70c hot spot, whisper quiet with Noctua fans push-pull. 😊

[@hirjawayana2869]

What type of cpu and motherboard you use for benchmark,sir?

[@mattaaron6142]

Congrats! Mine is a beast but my friend has a blower that is not that loud but the fan goes to full speed randomly. After a repaste the fan still misbehaves without a min fan speed set over 30%

[@terzaputra3203]

With some undervolt, this card could be a gem to buy. especially with that huge Vram.

[@HairyScrambler]

8:08 maybe even a light undervolt and optimized fan profile through msi afterburner could noticeably decrease noise. Or going into the nvidia GeForce experience driver and setting fan speed to like 60% with the undervolt and keeping it around 75°C with acceptable noise

[@dianaalyssa8726]

TY, Not really surprised by the outcome.

[@pentiumg3240]

the blower style cards are a little cheaper than the normal ones right?

[@fakethiscrap2083]

I remember buying a msi gaming trio version when the rtx 3000 series was announced for $500. Best deal i ever had. Then got the rx 6800xt for $500 as well and the vega 64 for $200. Mans i love the used market.

[@25MHzisbest]

Cut the very small holes out into a big open rectangle to allow the air out would help with airflow and noise.

[@mtg1022]

Love my 2080 ti got a really good three fan model for 300 last December and it's awesome

[@Artemis_WR]

1:50 hey that's my gaming pc on a daily basis

[@alexz1232]

A custom aluminium backplate with 3mm thermal pads over the VRAM + VRM will do wonders. $25 mod if you have access to a drill press.

[@brianm.595]

You could look for a broken/parts only gigabyte 2080ti with a fan cooler. I would think as long as it's the same pcb layout it would probably fit.

[@crohnaak]

Would it be possible to buy another heatsink and change it? Aliexpress sells some

[@KeksimusMaximus]

Yyyyyeah, once your GPU appears on this channel, you know it's time to upgrade 😅 Have mercy, I'm saving up for the upcoming 5080ti or 5090, I swear, and yeah, I'm probably going to build a whole new rig, so it's going to cost a lot, so I'm starting so early

[@kingzilant]

Can you attach a hose from the front fans to the cooler? direct air injection?

[@HerrAlien]

My heart started racing seeing the card having its breel shots done on top of some rocks and a pond behind it. Not for the faint of heart.

[@delta250a]

I got mine when it came out, first proper gaming computer I have built. I use it with a G9 monitor and it plays every single game I try perfectly still.

[@ven7165]

I remember back when the 2080 Ti came out and there were the Minecraft raytracing videos. And now there are GPUs that outperform it. Amazing.

[@naff9n435]

Hey can you make undervolting series ? Like testing gpu performance at certain watt (45, 65, 75, stock) I have these questions in my head like " if the performance of ryzen igpu is like this at 45watt, then how about dedicated gpu at the same watt?" It's just interesting to see what the performance looks like

[@BReal-10EC]

@1:51 Who is vacuuming the carpet while you are shooting a video?

[@kh8498]

flash bios, take fan into parts clean inside and add small bit of white grease, also you can try undervoltage

[@MysticalWafflez]

This card using an aftermarket cooling solution would probably perform much better! Might be worth a video.

[@funkiEst]

I'm glad to find your video because it's also telling my story some months after yours... This GPU was my best option comsidering the many many factors including budget, avaliability, sellers reliability... And i dont think you can get better performance for this money nowadays... So the blower issue seemed secondary, i know It was going to be noisy but since i never experienced this type of cooling before i was really naive with my expectations: you said It: unbearable ! And now i'm researching, not being an expert on this, not having much money, about ways to solve It, from oficial to diy mods... Great GPU btw ! Now i'm wondering about the 3 fan connectors It actually has in the board (2 unused) and why It has some missing VRM which doesnt really worries me, just makes me wonder... So, how about your Turbo Edition now ? Did you tried some mod ?

[@listerine-pr5lt]

Would you please tell me what Thermal paste did you use?

[@spacecy]

Wow i'm impressed by how much the temp dropped !

[@sergioqueiros2645]

Just wondering if a bios upadate would do better results?

[@philtkaswahl2124]

Something about that shroud design always makes me imagine that as some kind of oddly rectangular Batmobile.

[@TheResteemar]

Is that a pigtail pcie? How about running the gpu with 2 separate pcie cables for each port. That might help with the performance and its thermal issues.