just bought a palit 2080TI..

[bug]

This is the exact reason I have a computer chair that looks like a goddamn crime scene. Or like I've eaten 15 pounds of beans a day for the last five years

Are implying there's something amiss with that chair? Because I don't see it
Joking aside, my old chair didn't look too far off yours. I only replaced it because I wanted something with mesh for my back. Makes a huge difference during the summer.

 

[xkm1948]

just to add.. Palit have released a new bios giving 126% on the power slider as opposed to the original 115%..

i am now running the card at + 100mhz on the core + 750mhz on the memory.. what i consider a mild overclock for this particular card.. i have also turned gsync off set the monitor to a 120 refresh rate and frame capped the card to 120 fps to match.. power and voltage setting are at stock..

the card is running problem free.. no space invaders as yet.. i have stressed the card and played ashes of the singularity crazy setting.. for a fair few hours on it.. he he..

trog

First batch EVGA 2080Ti here. OC scanner gives me +172 core. With EVGA’s power slider to 130% the card can do a constant 2095~2100 boost during stress test. That is with +500 Vram only. Somehow I feel the Vram OC may cause more harm than good.

Either way the card as been working perfectly. VR, regular monitor gaming, GPU-Blast protein alignment. No problem at all. And EVGA’s customer service also gives me extra peace of mind as well.

Comparing with my previous flagship GPU purchase I am a lot happier this time. A lot less initial launch driver issues and no more coil/pump noise.

 

[qubit]

I'd never have guessed... Is it bad to ask what they have done so badly??

Sorry bud, meant to get back to you sooner.

Basically, there's a design fault with the fan circuit (firmware keeps sending the fan a pulse of current) that keeps making the fan click annoyingly every second when in off mode. Noise started happening after around 2 days of use as the fan got slightly damaged from the constant pulses. Research revealed these things once I'd noticed it and it wasn't possible to upgrade the firmware to stop this unnecessary noise. Imagine a near silent room with a gaming PC especially built for silence and this fucking noise going on 24/7. Drove me spare very quickly and forced me to put back my old PSU I wanted to upgrade from.

ebuyer then wouldn't give me a refund, because I'd reported it later than 28 days and insisted on a repair only. Thing is, I only opened the box after 28 days because I had so many other things on at the time.

 

[phill]

@qubit - isn't a problem sir, you're a busy man!!

That's pretty piss poor dealing for ebuyer, they've normally been fine whenever I have had any issues, but then I hear my best mate had issues with Scan and aside from a few things not being in stock for me over however many years I've been dealing with them, I've not had a problem, even when I bought some GTX 580s and they lowered the price.. Emailed them asking them for the difference back, they soon sorted it out.. Should have bought a 4th one then!! lol

 

[trog100]

Sorry bud, meant to get back to you sooner.

Basically, there's a design fault with the fan circuit (firmware keeps sending the fan a pulse of current) that keeps making the fan click annoyingly every second when in off mode. Noise started happening after around 2 days of use as the fan got slightly damaged from the constant pulses. Research revealed these things once I'd noticed it and it wasn't possible to upgrade the firmware to stop this unnecessary noise. Imagine a near silent room with a gaming PC especially built for silence and this fucking noise going on 24/7. Drove me spare very quickly and forced me to put back my old PSU I wanted to upgrade from.

ebuyer then wouldn't give me a refund, because I'd reported it later than 28 days and insisted on a repair only. Thing is, I only opened the box after 28 days because I had so many other things on at the time.

i would put something like that down to "sh-t happens".. but maybe my expectations are not as high as yours.. he he

trog

 

[trog100]

an update on this one.. after working fine for a couple of months the cards vram is dying.. it now artifacts and crashes to the desktop at default memory settings..

this has just started happening over the last few days.. the card still works with memory speeds clocked down form the stock 7000 to 6000.. its definitely a memory problem and its rapidly getting worse..

i have started an RMA with ebuyer.. will see how it goes..

trog

 

[eidairaman1]

an update on this one.. after working fine for a couple of months the cards vram is dying.. it now artifacts and crashes to the desktop at default memory settings..

this has just started happening over the last few days.. the card still works with memory speeds clocked down form the stock 7000 to 6000.. its definitely a memory problem and its rapidly getting worse..

i have started an RMA with ebuyer.. will see how it goes..

trog

At least it didn't go up in flames.

 

[Deleted member 178884]

Well that sucks, not surprised though.

 

[eidairaman1]

Well that sucks, not surprised though.

Yup bad QC

 

[trog100]

this card passed all the testing i gave it with flying colours.. two months down the line its starting to fail..

not a good sign some kind of degrade has taken place.. most of the fuss about failing 2080ti cards has died down.. but if my card is anything to go by the story isnt over yet..

my card has had roughly 200 hours gaming use.. mostly on ashes and farcry 5.. its now f-cked.. he he..

currently its still working at -1000 (the max down-clock) on the memory speeds.. i expect it to give up the ghost completely soon..

this hasnt been a gradual thing its pretty much happened rapidly over the last few days..

trog

 

[eidairaman1]

this card passed all the testing i gave it with flying colours.. two months down the line its starting to fail..

not a good sign some kind of degrade has taken place.. most of the fuss about failing 2080ti cards has died down.. but if my card is anything to go by the story isnt over yet..

my card has had roughly 200 hours gaming use.. mostly on ashes and farcry 5.. its now f-cked.. he he..

currently its still working at -1000 (the max down-clock) on the memory speeds.. i expect it to give up the ghost completely soon..

this hasnt been a gradual thing its pretty much happened rapidly over the last few days..

trog

Hopefully you dont get one from same batch, copy down model and serial number

 

[Vayra86]

this card passed all the testing i gave it with flying colours.. two months down the line its starting to fail..

not a good sign some kind of degrade has taken place.. most of the fuss about failing 2080ti cards has died down.. but if my card is anything to go by the story isnt over yet..

my card has had roughly 200 hours gaming use.. mostly on ashes and farcry 5.. its now f-cked.. he he..

currently its still working at -1000 (the max down-clock) on the memory speeds.. i expect it to give up the ghost completely soon..

this hasnt been a gradual thing its pretty much happened rapidly over the last few days..

trog

I wont say "told you so"... but... I did

Hope your next one wont fail!

 

[trog100]

I wont say "told you so"... but... I did

Hope your next one wont fail!

in theory these things should last years.. i also hope my next one dosnt fail.. he he.

mine has now started crashing back to the desktop even with the memory set at -1000.. its basically unusable.. i am gonna borrow a 1070 card to use while the other one is away..

trog

 

[Zubasa]

I wont say "told you so"... but... I did

Hope your next one wont fail!

I don't know how I feel right now, having brought a Zotac 2080Ti yesterday based on reference PCB.

Ah, that sucks. Really backs up the Micron memory issue...

And I got Micron memory

 

[the54thvoid]

Ah, that sucks. Really backs up the Micron memory issue...

 

[trog100]

I don't know how I feel right now, having brought a Zotac 2080Ti yesterday based on reference PCB.


And I got Micron memory

assuming you have a decent warranty you should not have problems.. sooner or later whatever the problem is it must get sorted out.. he he

trog

 

[Splinterdog]

That's awful. Let us know if you succeed in your RMA, please.

 

[trog100]

well i have removed the dud 2080ti card and installed what was one of my 1070 sli cards..

there is no outward signs of problems with the 2080ti card it stills looks like new..

interestingly at 1440 farcry 5 at ultra setting which is the game i have been playing works fine on the 1070 card.. i cant tell the difference.. he he

trog

 

[Zubasa]

assuming you have a decent warranty you should not have problems.. sooner or later whatever the problem is it must get sorted out.. he he

trog

This card comes with 3+2 year extended warranty, I just hope they honor it.
Unlike XFX that basically told me to F myself with a cactus when by Vega 56 went on fire.
I promptly F my self with a cactus by getting a 2080ti.
XFX / AMD can shove their Radeon VII up where the sun don't shine.

 

[phanbuey]

This card comes with 3+2 year extended warranty, I just hope they honor it.
Unlike XFX that basically told me to F myself with a cactus when by Vega 56 went on fire.
I promptly F my self with a cactus by getting a 2080ti.
XFX / AMD can shove their Radeon VII up where the sun don't shine.

Lmao. Brutal.

 

[yotano211]

Maybe the 2080ti wasn't worth it to buy it. A lot of my friends are staying with what they have, 1070 or 1080s for now. Out of 9 people that I know or game with, only 1 upgraded to a 2070.

 

[Zubasa]

Maybe the 2080ti wasn't worth it to buy it. A lot of my friends are staying with what they have, 1070 or 1080s for now. Out of 9 people that I know or game with, only 1 upgraded to a 2070.

None of the RTX series are of good absolute value, they offered one of the least performance increase per generation for the most price increase of any gen.
So unless you have no choice but to buy something, waiting out this gen is your best bet.

 

[trog100]

the 1070 i just dropped in to use while waiting for a new 2080ti tells me for certain that at 1440 i really dont need any more power.. i am seeing around 90 fps in farcry 5 on ultra settings..

90 fps in plenty enough for me.. mind you i knew this when i bought the 2080ti.. swapping down to a single 1070 is just reinforcing that belief..

the average gamer really has no need to buy into this 20XX series of cards.. the older 10XX is plenty good enough..

trog

 

[yotano211]

the 1070 i just dropped in to use while waiting for a new 2080ti tells me for certain that at 1440 i really dont need any more power.. i am seeing around 90 fps in farcry 5 on ultra settings..

90 fps in plenty enough for me.. mind you i knew this when i bought the 2080ti.. swapping down to a single 1070 is just reinforcing that belief..

the average gamer really has no need to buy into this 20XX series of cards.. the older 10XX is plenty good enough..

trog

Why did you upgrade to the current generation, I'm just wondering. Dont have to answer, its cool is you dont or do answer.

 

[trog100]

Why did you upgrade to the current generation, I'm just wondering. Dont have to answer, its cool is you dont or do answer.

i dont mind answering.. first like buying tech stuff.. second i just felt the "need" no matter how irrational that sounds. he he

i also dont mind admitting i buy stuff i dont need just because i can.. i bought a 2080ti card because it is the first card i consider a genuine upgrade to the pair of 1070 cards i was running in SLI mode.. i might have gone for a pair of 2070 cards but Nvidia in their wisdom gimped the sli option on anything less than a pair of 2080 cards and that even for me would have cost way too much..

trog