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GeForce RTX 4090, RTX 4080 and RTX 4070

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Rumors; believe half of what you see and none of what you hear.

My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.

Couldn't justify the cost of a 3xxx. What will one of these cost?

David Porrett

The wattage on those is fairly crazy if true. We're approaching microwave oven and air conditioning unit levels of power usage with the 4090 at 600W. At this rate, the next generation will be over a kilowatt. 

With energy prices rising - we are back to the days of paying 25 cents to play a game - and having to insert another 25 cents for every additional hour you play. Each four hour flight in MSFS will cost $1 in electricity.

Annnnnnnnnd yet I'm still thinking about getting one.

Found a leaked picture of the new 4090 Ti - suddenly the wattage makes sense.
 
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13 hours ago, DavidP said:

Couldn't justify the cost of a 3xxx. What will one of these cost?

In Australia you can bet they will launch for over 3K for a 4090! And 2.5K or higher for the 4080Ti. 

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27 minutes ago, RW1 said:

In Australia you can bet they will launch for over 3K for a 4090! And 2.5K or higher for the 4080Ti. 

The art of gouging customers was perfected in Australia.

David Porrett

California now has power usage regulations for computers, will anyone in Cali be able to buy these cards or computers that use them?

My computer: ABS Gladiator Gaming PC featuring an Intel 10700F CPU, EVGA CLC-240 AIO cooler (dead fans replaced with Noctua fans), Asus Tuf Gaming B460M Plus motherboard, 16GB DDR4-3000 RAM, 1 TB NVMe SSD, EVGA RTX3070 FTW3 video card, dead EVGA 750 watt power supply replaced with Antec 900 watt PSU.

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Perhaps you should read the regulations and see what the impact will be.

(Hint: they're not just in California, and they affect one specific mode of operation.)

Cheers!

Luke Kolin

I make simFDR, the most advanced flight data recorder for FSX, Prepar3D and X-Plane.

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What does TGP mean... “On the negative side, and this is glaringly clear, the TGP is probably limited to 600W.”.

Minimum PSU rating?

Ray (Cheshire, England).

System: P3D v5.3HF2, Intel i9-13900K, MSI 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G, Crucial T700 4Tb M.2 SSD, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz RAM, Win 11 Pro 64-bit, BenQ PD3200U 32” UHD monitor, Fulcrum One yoke, Fulcrum Throttle Quadrant.

Cheadle Hulme Weather website.

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2 hours ago, Ray Proudfoot said:

What does TGP mean... “On the negative side, and this is glaringly clear, the TGP is probably limited to 600W.”.

Minimum PSU rating?

TGP is an acronym for Total Graphics Power.  The amount in watts the GPU alone is capable of demanding from your power supply.   

Jose A.

Core Components: AMD Ryzen7 7700X - G.Skill FlareX 32 GB DDR5 6000 CL36 (XMP)  - Gigabyte B650M Aorus Elite AX  - Asus ROG Strix RTX3060 12gb

Storage: WD Black SN750 NVMe 1TB - AData sx8200 Pro NVMe 1TB - Samsung 860 EVO 500GB - Samsung 870 EVO 1TB

WIN11 - P3D v.5.3 HF2 - XPLANE 11 - MSFS

 

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10 minutes ago, jalbino59 said:

TGP is an acronym for Total Graphics Power.  The amount in watts the GPU alone is capable of demanding from your power supply.   

Thanks. So what would you suggest would be a sensible PSU wattage? 800W? Is the GPU the most demanding device?

Ray (Cheshire, England).

System: P3D v5.3HF2, Intel i9-13900K, MSI 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G, Crucial T700 4Tb M.2 SSD, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz RAM, Win 11 Pro 64-bit, BenQ PD3200U 32” UHD monitor, Fulcrum One yoke, Fulcrum Throttle Quadrant.

Cheadle Hulme Weather website.

chlive.php

I believe modern GPUs are likely to be the most power demanding component.  Here is a calculator I use when choosing a PSU, https://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator, Just plug in your devices and it will give you a recommendation I always go 100W beyond recommended for my own comfort.

Jose A.

Core Components: AMD Ryzen7 7700X - G.Skill FlareX 32 GB DDR5 6000 CL36 (XMP)  - Gigabyte B650M Aorus Elite AX  - Asus ROG Strix RTX3060 12gb

Storage: WD Black SN750 NVMe 1TB - AData sx8200 Pro NVMe 1TB - Samsung 860 EVO 500GB - Samsung 870 EVO 1TB

WIN11 - P3D v.5.3 HF2 - XPLANE 11 - MSFS

 

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@jalbino59, useful utility, thanks. I’m considering a 4000 card for my next system but as it will be professionally built I’ll leave the PSU to the company. I always opt for a gold quality unit.

Ray (Cheshire, England).

System: P3D v5.3HF2, Intel i9-13900K, MSI 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G, Crucial T700 4Tb M.2 SSD, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz RAM, Win 11 Pro 64-bit, BenQ PD3200U 32” UHD monitor, Fulcrum One yoke, Fulcrum Throttle Quadrant.

Cheadle Hulme Weather website.

chlive.php

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