Build Complete [5/27/24 - OC results] Bow before me I built a new rig. Boy, things have come a long way.

Zeze · May 14, 2024

blckgrffn said:
4080/4080S is a lot of GPU. Enjoy!

It really is. I wanted a true comfortable 4K card that blows GTA6 out of the water... I was aiming for 5080. But 4080S is more than fine for the 1440p monitor which is barely a year old... especially at $765 tax-free.

$1066 - 765 = $301 (that's a 28% discount)

I think this is pretty bad ass. It can play RDR2 and CP2077 maxed at 1440p 90fps~ without ever turning on DLSS 3.5 or FG. When 5000 series come out, my 4080S should hopefully play at 5070 level.. if not 5060 (ew). But then I don't see 5060 being that strong.

Zeze · May 15, 2024

Of course the shipping seems to be stuck on the day of the delivery. FFS.

manly · May 15, 2024

Zeze said:
I was going to wait for the RTX 5080 since my current games play more than fine with the beastly CPU & RAM on the old RTX 2070. And I wanted a 5000 series for GTA6. But it'll be until January 2025++ at $1200-1400 if I get super lucky and they don't get sold out at every restock.

But scouring FB marketplace got me a great deal! I got a brand new PNY RTX 4080 Super for $765 shipped from some rich dad in Rhode Island.

I'm more than happy. The GPU arrives tomorrow.

Nobody should ever say FB is the scourge of humanity. OK, maybe it actually is.

Zeze · May 16, 2024

Here it is... I have to do all the dad duties first (damn multicultural night).

Then imma take this lady upstairs to my bedroom when it's dark and everyone's asleep tonight. Then I'm parting you open and see what you and I are all about baby.

The gang I got lined up for tonight:
CP2077
RDR2
Helldivers 2 maxed here I come
TLOU
OW2
Halo Infinite
Horizon Westside story whatever.
CS2
FF7R although this ran max already

blckgrffn · May 16, 2024

Helldivers 2. So good.

manly · May 16, 2024

Does your wife know you found a 256-bit whore on FB? 🤔

Zeze · May 16, 2024

manly said:
Does your wife know you found a 256-bit whore on FB? 🤔

No she's upstairs. The 4080 and I are already having a photoshoot.

Man, it really is brand new for $765 shipped.

Zeze · May 16, 2024

2070 vs 4080S. And 2070 was considered big then.

Zeze · May 24, 2024

Some casual results at 1440p max graphics:

RDR2 with 2x resolution scaling at 5K: 55-65 fps
CP2077 with path tracing, DLSS quality, and FG: 100-110 fps
Overwatch is at the monitor refresh max of 165 fps, I can double the scaling, then it becomes 120-150 fps. I prefer the rock solid 165.
Forza Horizon 5: 165 fps monitor cap.
Ghost of Tsushima: 100-110 fps with no DLSS, no FG
Helldivers 2: 120 fps with no DLSS

I'm noticing how quiet the GPU is. It sits pretty at 50-60C during gaming. Some AAA games, the GPU fans are dead quiet at 30%.

Captante · May 24, 2024

Off-topic but how is Ghost of Tsushima so far?

Zeze · May 25, 2024

Captante said:
Off-topic but how is Ghost of Tsushima so far?

It runs beautifully.

As a game, I'm barely past the intro (40 mins in). This is premature but, the combat feel isn't as satisfying as Elden Ring. I'm talking about the strike feedback, the sound effect, the natural animation between you and the target, etc. I shouldn't compare the two different games, but ER straight-up dropped my jaw with their scenery too.

I know Sucker Punch gave lots of love to this Tsushima, so I'm looking forward getting lost in the open-world feudal Japan.

It's kind of funny.

ER is a bunch of Japanese devs fawning over Western medieval fantasy, combat, gear, and lore.
GoT is a bunch of Californian weebs fawning over Japanese medieval fantasy, combat, gear, and lore.

Zeze · May 25, 2024

Zeze · May 27, 2024

I'd like to share my casual overclock results for the PNY 4080 Super. It's OC'd and stable at +235mhz core +1100Mhz memory. This makes it base core at 2530mhz and boost clock at 2800mhz. No voltage increase, no fan curve change.

Below are already averages from 3-5 tests.

Cyberpunk 2077 at 1440p, maxed, full path tracing, DLSS quality, no FG. I chose no Frame Generation because the base FPS is high enough and FG feels floaty. Maybe it's in my head.
- Stock: 66 fps avg /51 fps low
- OC: 71 fps avg / 55 fps low
- That's a +6% gain avgs and +7% gain lows
- FG turned on provides about 100-120 fps.

Forza 5 Horizon at 1440p, maxed full, no DLSS, no FG. What a beautiful game.
- Stock: 135 fps avg / 124 fps low
- OC: 144 fps avg / 132 fps low
- That's a +6% gain avgs and +6% gain lows

It looks like this is an undeniable +5-6% boost across the board for free. This is an improvement compared to my old 2070 yielding +2% boost.

Zeze · May 30, 2024

RDR2 is known for their terrible washed out textures unless they're in their native 4K. Well I used to bruteforce this by doing the in-game resolution scaling by 2x. This was incredibly taxing at 55-60 fps at 1440p ultra (rendering at 2880p).

Well thanks to Nvidia's DLDSR technology and reddit, you can turn on DLDSR in the NVCP (x2.25). Then in-game, you can turn on DLSS-quality to claw back the performance. This renders at 4K, then DLSS actually downsamples it while applying DL stuff at 1440p. The result is an absolutely breathtaking and gorgeous game. Don't let this screenshot fool you, the mountains in the back are tact sharp and crisp.

It's amazing that you can end up with superior quality and performance thanks to advancements in both hardware and software. Unreal. I get a smooth sailing 80-90 fps with incredible visuals.

B-Riz · Jun 3, 2024

What a roller-coaster of a thread.

I waited until Oct 2023 to grab a 7800X3D (using AsRock B650M Pro RS Wifi and Team T-CREATE EXPERT 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR5 6000 CTCED532G6000HC38ADC01).

Updated the BIOS, set PBO at 80% of stock settings, used Buildzoid lazy DDR5 settings and it has been hassle free since then; even got the SOC voltage down to 1.056 and it passes stress testing.

Zeze · Jun 3, 2024

Zeze · Jun 3, 2024

Wow, it didn't feel like $3K over 7 months

Type	Components	MSRP at purchase date	What I paid	Comments
CPU	Ryzen 7 7800X3D	$350.00	$399.00	Microcenter bundle: cpu/mobo/ram for 499, but the bundled 32gb ram was refunded for 100 and upgraded with 64gb with faster timing (30-40-40-96)
Motherboard	Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX rev 1.5	$189.00	$0.00	See above
RAM	Trident Z5 64GB DDR5 PC6000 30-40-40-96	$225.00	$175.00	Microcenter open-box sale
GPU	PNY Nvidia RTX 4080 Super Verto OC	$1,000.00	$765.00	Sealed new from FB marketplace, no tax
PSU	RM1200x Shift ATX 3.0	$230.00	$189.00	BestBuy sale
CPU cooler	Thermaltake Peerless Assassin 120SE	$40.00	$40.00	Amazon
SSD	Team Group MP33 Pro NVMe PCIe SSD 2TB	$111.00	$111.00	Amazon
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX Case	$104.00	$99.00	Microcenter
Monitor	Optix MPG321QRF-QD 32" 1440p 175hz 1ms GTG	$400.00	$400.00	Amazon
Headset	HyperX Cloud Wireless Flight	$150.00	$150.00	Amazon
Mouse	Logiteh G300s	$40.00	$40.00	Amazon
Keyboard	Logitech G413 Carbon KB	$70.00	$70.00	Walmart
Mouse	Microsoft Xbox One controller	$65.00	$59.00	Target
Case fans	Arctic P12 Max (4x)	$40.00	$40.00	Amazon
Parts	Arctic 4-pin splitter	$8.00	$8.00	Amazon
Parts	Corsair CPU Thermal Paste	$8.00	$8.00	Bestbuy

	System Total (before tax)	$3,030.00	$2,553.00

	Built over October 2023 to May 2024

Zeze · Jun 3, 2024

what's up with these double posts/

bigboxes · Jun 3, 2024

Zeze said:
Wow, it didn't feel like a $3K over 7 months.

Components MSRP at purchase date What I paid Comments
Ryzen 7 7800X3D $350.00 $399.00 Microcenter bundle: cpu/mobo/ram for 499, but the bundled 32gb ram was refunded for 100 and upgraded with 64gb with faster timing (30-40-40-96)
Gigabyte B650 Gaming X AX rev 1.5 $189.00 $0.00 See above
Trident Z5 64GB DDR5 PC6000 30-40-40-96 $225.00 $175.00 Microcenter open-box sale
PNY RTX 4080 Super $1,000.00 $765.00 Sealed new from FB marketplace
RM1200x Shift ATX 3.0 $230.00 $189.00 BestBuy sale
Thermaltake PA120SE $40.00 $40.00 Amazon
Corsair 4000d $104.00 $99.00 Microcenter
Optix MPG321QRF-QD 32" 1440p 175hz 1ms GTG $400.00 $400.00 Amazon
Cloud Wireless Flight $150.00 $150.00 Amazon
Logiteh G300s mouse $40.00 $40.00 Amazon
Logitech G413 Carbon KB $70.00 $70.00 Walmart
Arctic P12 Max (4x) $40.00 $40.00 Amazon
Arctic 4-pin splitter $8.00 $8.00 Amazon
CPU Thermal Paste $8.00 $8.00 Bestbuy
System total (before tax) $2,854.00 $2,383.00

It's nice building a rig this nice. On a side note, AMD released info of upcoming R9 9950X processor today. I built my rig in my sig 3 years ago (time flies). I spent more than you and no new video card. Shortages for parts were common. Everything was high. There was no way I was going to spend $2-3K on a video card. Anyways, I'm happy for you.

Zeze · Jun 3, 2024

bigboxes said:
It's nice building a rig this nice. On a side note, AMD released info of upcoming R9 9950X processor today. I built my rig in my sig 3 years ago (time flies). I spent more than you and no new video card. Shortages for parts were common. Everything was high. There was no way I was going to spend $2-3K on a video card. Anyways, I'm happy for you.

Not sure if you read what I mentioned before. All my life, I built budget rigs or the best bang-for-the-buck. I came from i3-2130 with 8 gb RAM which was upgraded with a used i7-3770 from AT FS/FT + GTX 1060 6gb. Then I got RTX2070 which actually served me well.

This is my first splurge build ever.

You're rocking a 1080Ti! I would seriously consider framing that GOAT card after you upgrade. I felt like I was on 1060 6gb for ages (2016 - 2022). I remember Overwatch 2 was released and it couldn't handle it while OW1 was fine (mostly same game, but re-built the engine).

bigboxes · Jun 3, 2024

Zeze said:
Not sure if you read what I mentioned before. All my life, I built budget rigs or the best bang-for-the-buck. I came from i3-2130 with 8 gb RAM which was upgraded with a used i7-3770 from AT FS/FT + GTX 1060 6gb. Then I got RTX2070 which actually served me well.

This is my first splurge build ever.

You're rocking a 1080Ti! I would seriously consider framing that GOAT card after you upgrade. I felt like I was on 1060 6gb for ages (2016 - 2022). I remember Overwatch 2 was released and it couldn't handle it while OW1 was fine (mostly same game, but re-built the engine).

I have no reason to upgrade. That 1080 Ti handles my 1440p monitor just fine. I don't hardly ever game. Just get the itch every once in a while. If prices weren't so crazy in 2021, I probably would've upgraded. Right now, finances are tight and it's not a priority. For now, I'm just going to be happy for you!

B-Riz · Jun 4, 2024

biostud said:
Just use fancontrol, it does a very good job combining GPU, CPU and case fan profiles.

Home - Fan Control

Fan Control is a free software that allows the user to control his CPU, GPU and case fans using temperatures.

getfancontrol.com

For anyone that likes fiddly knobs and manual control, I present this, I have a couple and love them, can be put in the case with some velcro or mounted in a 3.5 (if you have one).

FPX-001

4 Channel Fan Controller

www.kingwin.com

Zeze · Jun 4, 2024

B-Riz said:
For anyone that likes fiddly knobs and manual control, I present this, I have a couple and love them, can be put in the case with some velcro or mounted in a 3.5 (if you have one).

View attachment 100464

FPX-001

4 Channel Fan Controller

www.kingwin.com

That sounds cool but I guess you give up the automatic curve?

B-Riz · Jun 4, 2024

Zeze said:
That sounds cool but I guess you give up the automatic curve?

Yup, I use one an AIO right now and another one in an older case with 80mm fans that have no PWM; would rather set the fans to a constant happy medium for the AIO vs ramping up and down.

It was easier (and cheaper) on the B650 to get a manual controller, it has like 2-3 PWM fan headers (used by case fans), did not feel like messing with splitting and all that either.

One less software thing to worry about I guess?

I still use PWM on other PC's tho

Zeze · Jun 4, 2024

B-Riz said:
Yup, I use one an AIO right now and another one in an older case with 80mm fans that have no PWM; would rather set the fans to a constant happy medium for the AIO vs ramping up and down.

It was easier (and cheaper) on the B650 to get a manual controller, it has like 2-3 PWM fan headers (used by case fans), did not feel like messing with splitting and all that either.

One less software thing to worry about I guess?

I still use PWM on other PC's tho

I think it's retro cool to turn the physical dials up before you launch cyberpunk 2077. It's like a manual turbo mode.

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