GTX 3090 cards

[G-RFRY 1,734]

I would wait till all the cards are on the table, and don`t be surprised if you see second hand 3080 on Ebay after the 3080 20GB is released, i think Nvidia are holding that back for after the AMD launch and that will be Nvidia`s top end Gaming card, the 3090 is not a gaming card and Jenson said that.

Edited September 25, 2020 by G-RFRY

[Glenn Fitzpatrick 3,799]

13 minutes ago, G-RFRY said:

I would wait till all the cards are on the table, and don`t be surprised if you see second hand 3080 on Ebay after the 3080 20GB is released, i think Nvidia are holding that back for after the AMD launch and that will be Nvidia`s top end Gaming card, the 3090 is not a gaming card and Jenson said that.

The 3090 is basically a Titan, it is a workstation class card that runs with generic RTX drivers just  like a Titan does (the Quadros/Telsa have their own drivers), however for some reason they are not using the Titan name this time around.

Cost wise for a work station class card it is cheap.. Price a VG100 Quadro/Tesla if you are doubtful.

[spearmint_flyer 580]

7 hours ago, Montie said:

Three 3090? You need three?

No. Three at different times. Trying to get one. Because they kept going out of stock. Get it? 

[Noel 4,563]

I'll tell you what I'm glad my order did not complete for 3090.  It's overkill for MSFS or P3D for the next several years.

[hanhamreds 592]

Almost bought one from Scan Yesterday, glad I didn't really. Will probably get the 3080 in the increased VRAM spec.

I can use the money saved for other stuff then, maybe some Fanatec gear.

[Ianrivaldosmith 5,317]

https://youtu.be/8Jw23ABNYMM

 

Using over 11gb VRAM. 

[EmaRacing 302]

Are you sure you want a 3090?

[Ianrivaldosmith 5,317]

So, it’s 10-15% quicker and has way more memory. In flight sim that can be make or break. For other games yeah, it’s not worth it. But imagine approaching Heathrow in a PMDG 737 at 4K, yeah it could be totally worth it.........

Edited September 25, 2020 by Ianrivaldosmith

[Oldschool61 38]

23 hours ago, Ianrivaldosmith said:

I managed to pick up 2 here in the U.K. 

Seems easier than the 3080, however I’m still not sure I’ll keep it. Seems like the 3080 will win with 20gb ram. 

Cause most people aren't foolish enough to spend $1800 on a video card.

[Ianrivaldosmith 5,317]

2 minutes ago, Oldschool61 said:

Cause most people aren't foolish enough to spend $1800 on a video card.

I wouldn’t say there is anything foolish about it. 1800 to you may be a lot. To the next person it may not be..... 

Its like fast cars, if you can afford them, why not? You’re still bound by the roads speed limit, but they’re nice to have. 🙂 

[Nyxx 6,994]

The cost is irrelevant everyone has different ideas of what's expensive or not.  A guy on £1200 a month it's ridiculous, a guy on £5,000 a month, nothing. 

If your on 4k personally I think it's the card to get for the VRAM and I bet better drives will come. If you can afford one, i say Enjoy! Good for you. It will last you a long time.

The vid Ian linked showed upto 12GB VRAM used so....with 8k shadows and LOD to 900.....

Edited September 25, 2020 by Nyxx

[Ianrivaldosmith 5,317]

[Nedo68 533]

13 minutes ago, Oldschool61 said:

Cause most people aren't foolish enough to spend $1800 on a video card.

hey some people spending $4700 on a movie projector 😅

[Nyxx 6,994]

I was at the Geneva motor show as a Guest of Mclaren and in the lounge a guy sat down and ordered 2 cars right in front of me £600,000, he did not bat an eye. You have it or you don't. Simple. 

Or if you managed to order a Zegg before they sold out at 2.5m, all sold out by the end of the show....

Edited September 25, 2020 by Nyxx

[J0nx 48]

There were 12 3090's at my local microcenter yesterday and they didn't sell out until almost noon. I could have gone and gotten one but that price is just not justifiable...