i originally wanted to get a 3080 but of course we all know how that went. the other day i saw that gpu prices had dropped a bit because of bitcoin or something so out of curiosity i checked on ebay to see what the prices were like now. i was surprised to see that a 3080 Ti can go for about £1,300 quite easily which is ~£250 over what Nvidia advertises on their site. a 3080 was about the same price or maybe ~£1,200 which is £550-650 over what Nvidia says.
i have been saving up and have exactly £1,000 to spend. if i sold my 2080 i could get £324 from C.E.X. I bought that card about 3 years ago for £750 so I'd be getting 43% of what I paid for it back which is quite good I think! So i could quite easily cover the cost of a 3080 Ti.
The thing is i don't know if my PC can handle it. I have a 750W PSU which I bought almost exactly 7 years ago. The power of the 3080 Ti is quite a step up from the 2080. I think it's about 130W more. My PC has a 9900K so I am worried that AND a 3080 Ti will be too much. I've never had any issues with my PSU. It's the one part I've kept all these years from my very first PC but it is 7 years old...
The cost of a new PSU would be too much at the moment so I guess i just want to know if you think I will be fine to just swap out the GPU or should i definitely be putting in a new PSU if i get a 3080 Ti? my PSU is an EVGA 750W SuperNova G2 80% GOLD.
If i do need a new PSU would an 850W be fine or should I go for a 1000W? I would probably go for a Seasonic or Bequiet model.
i have been saving up and have exactly £1,000 to spend. if i sold my 2080 i could get £324 from C.E.X. I bought that card about 3 years ago for £750 so I'd be getting 43% of what I paid for it back which is quite good I think! So i could quite easily cover the cost of a 3080 Ti.
The thing is i don't know if my PC can handle it. I have a 750W PSU which I bought almost exactly 7 years ago. The power of the 3080 Ti is quite a step up from the 2080. I think it's about 130W more. My PC has a 9900K so I am worried that AND a 3080 Ti will be too much. I've never had any issues with my PSU. It's the one part I've kept all these years from my very first PC but it is 7 years old...
The cost of a new PSU would be too much at the moment so I guess i just want to know if you think I will be fine to just swap out the GPU or should i definitely be putting in a new PSU if i get a 3080 Ti? my PSU is an EVGA 750W SuperNova G2 80% GOLD.
If i do need a new PSU would an 850W be fine or should I go for a 1000W? I would probably go for a Seasonic or Bequiet model.