JoyPad wrote: » My son's MSI 3090 has arrived and I installed it in his current rig (2016). PSU: Corsair RM750x CPU: i7 6700K (OC'd by PCSpecialist to 4.4GHz) Mobo: ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming RAM: Corsair Vengeance 32Gb 3200MHz Storage: 1x m.2 SATA SSD 480Gb (boot drive), 1x 2.5in SATA SSD 1Tb, 1x HDD 2 Tb Also inside the case are two PCIe cards (one WiFi and one for the Vive wireless accessory). The PSU has only two PCIe cables, each with split into two. I've connected the GPU using 3 of these connectors (so, it's over two wires). Initially, the PC wouldn't POST (motherboard VGA LED was solid red). I disconnected the HDD, and it did POST, but then overclock failed. I went into BIOS and restored factory settings, and it powers up. Drivers installed, Watch Dogs redeemed, and a 12700 score in 3DMark (used to be 8600). We don't have anything with RTX, as far as we know. P.S. Do not worry, he is getting a (mostly) new PC for this GPU. Parts are ordered, some arrived, some not yet. Still have to buy a CPU, but waiting for the Zen 3 launch. He will keep his RAM and the non-boot drives, and everything else will go on adverts.
mad turnip wrote: » Whats the power rating on the PSU?
K.O.Kiki wrote: » Look into undervolting the GPU.
rob808 wrote: » RTX 3090 abit overkill could you not get a RTX 3080.Im wondering how much did the RTX 3090 cost you.
JoyPad wrote: » I really wouldn't know. The PC was supposed to come with a 650W PSU, which was replaced by PCSpecialist. If there was any document, I'm sure they included it in the box they sent with the PC, but I can't look into that right now. However, as far as I understand it, the rating is the measure of efficiency, e.g. how much power the PSU draws from the wall in order to provide the 750W requested. It should have no impact on how much power the PSU provides to the PC.
JoyPad wrote: » That's exactly it. The 3080 launch was a mess, and by the time I could place a pre-order (due to site outages), I ended up in a very long queue. My bet with 3090 was that the queues would not be as long as the ones for 3080, so I was able to get it in 3 weeks time, instead of 3 months. The MSI 3090 was 1515 GBP (incl. VAT and shipping).
mad turnip wrote: » Sorry wasn't really clear I was asking the maximum power output of the PSU. 650W with an overclocked i5 and a 3090 might have been drawing too much power to post. When the PC is booting the powerdraw may be spiking reaching the limit the PSU can do reliably.
Wonda-Boy wrote: » Best of luck & stick up a few pics when its up and running.
Spear wrote: » There will be no pics. I don't want everyone to see how utterly janky my setup is. I didn't remove the previous 1080 blocks from the water loop, just separated the 1080s from the water blocks, leaving the blocks in place hanging loose. Also there's a green shimmer to the tubes, so I'm going to have to rebuild and clean it out once I get a water block for the 3090.
Wonda-Boy wrote: » Thoughts on this Gigabyte 3080....? I really like it as its very unique, Love the silver front and back and the white shroud. The RGB is very subtle on it also with just the gigabyte name lighting up.....Would you say the lead time would be less as its white then the other 3080s. Dont think I can wait till Dec/Jan for the "Rumoured" 20GB cards.https://www.gigabyte.com/Graphics-Card/GV-N3080VISION-OC-10GD#kf
Wonda-Boy wrote: » Pics or It dont happen :P
Wonda-Boy wrote: » I could live with that....I think its a stunner TBH.
Squidgy Black wrote: » Yeah in fairness if you can fit the purple into your build it's a cracker. Think it would stand out a bit too much in mine so wouldn't be up my alley.
Spear wrote: » The fans are noisy under load.
JoyPad wrote: » I don't have anything to test Ray Tracing with, I'm afraid. Port Royal must be paid for, right?
