End of Year PC Build

Yes, I agree....If I was in the market for a new card, I would want an Aorus 4080 Super MASTER

How true. Theyre probably already working on the 50 series with, Im guessing something like 48GB GDDRX7, 20,000 Cores, a 3.75 Ghz Core Clock, 3 Ghz Memory Clock and a 1 Ghz Memory Bus and 756-bit Interface that requires a minimum PSU of 1200 watts.

I can totally see that. Imagine if something like that actually came out this summer after all these people just broke their banks to buy a 4090 Super Ti that just released 2 weeks prior...


UGH!

I've tried PSU calculators myself and most recommend the 850 watt range, but I had an 850 P2 that was an amazing PSU but when I upgraded to the 10900K and the Z490, I needed one more addition plug that the 850 didn't have....so I upgraded to the 1000 Watt P2 and it worked like a charm.  In the event that I eventually upgrade my present 2080 Super FTW 3 Ultra Gaming to a 4080 Super Master....the recommended is 1000 Watts, so I think I may still be good....But I'm tempted to go up to the 1200 range.  But those PSUs 12, 13 or 1600 are all 600 CAD ++

So I would be spending 3000 CAD on just a GPU and PSU when I could actually buy an entirely new PC for that cost.  It almost doesn't seem worth it; I might as well stick with what I have until it totally gives up the ghost.

Save your money. There's absolutely no need to upgrade your PSU just for a 4080 Super. Your current 1000w PSU will be just fine.

I'm still using my 1000w Seasonic with my 4090. The RTX 40-series are the most efficient GPUs on the market right now. When I upgraded to a 4090 from a 3090, my entire system power consumption actually decreased by 100-200 watts.

Since I'm reusing the water cooling parts in the new rig, I need to switch the old one to air cooling first. Luckily I've got a spare NH-D15 for that.

This gives me an opportunity to run benchmarks in the current setup, and compare them to air cooling. Stay tuned!

All in all, it's going to take a couple of weeks for all the parts to arrive, and to get the new rig built.

That's two years' worth of dust. I hadn't opened the case, because there was no reason to; everything just worked. And I forgot to add coolant, oops!

There was dust everywhere, far more than I anticipated. To me, this is a clear indicator of turbulance; top exhaust and front intake are not the way to go, if you want the airflow to be laminar. Don't expect the filters to keep the dust away, even when you have a positive air pressure.

The Chipset fan hasn't spinned much, by the looks of it.

Not sure if you can see it, but the rad had a nice layer of dust on it. Probably why the temps were higher now, than two years ago.

I put a piece of paper behind the reservoir, to illustrate how clear the coolant was.

And here's the drained coolant. No sign of growth, whatsoever. Just to remind you, there never was water in the loop, just coolant. I did clean the rad with hot water before assembly, but afterwards, I dried it thoroughly. And it's copper, so it has antimicrobial properties.

The tubing doesn't look too great though. I'm thinking the colour comes from tiny particles of dissolved copper, maybe? It kind of has the same tint.

As the above table shows, there's very little point in water cooling a budget PC; you'll get the same results with a Noctua NH-D15, or similar cooler. But I did get a ton of experience from it, and I'm definitely doing it again. One thing that's hard to measure, is how the system sounds. The NH-D15 is so efficient, that I set quite low fan curves, and the case now has a solid top panel, but there's still something different about the loop and pump. It's very hard to describe; you'll have to experience it yourself.

If you're looking to upgrade, I say go for it. But only, if you have a specific scenario in mind, where you'll need that extra oomph. Otherwise, you'll be just fine with the 3080.

No, sorry, I thought you had a 3080. My bad, although my comment still kind of stands.

Canada Computers has one single 3080TI FTW3 Ultra gaming GPU (12GB) for 980.00 Clearance price 1, 112 after tax).....I'm very tempted to upgrade my 2080 Super FTW3 Ultra Gaming. OR should I buy a much newer 40 series such as the 4070 Super TI Aorus Master (for 1,318 after tax). Question is....Which would fit beest on my Z490 AORUS Master motherboard and play well with my 10900KF?

Note:  I play games at 4K and have generally been able to get a solid 60 FPS (preferabbly on ULTRA Settings which I've so far been able to achieive in all the games I own using a 2080 Super FTW 3 Ultra Gaming)  Games like ANTHEM, Fallen Order, Jedi Survivor, Tomb Raider Survivor Trilogy, Battkefront II, Horizon Zero Dawn.   I have a 10900K, 32GB DDR4 @ 3000 and a 1000 W P2 80+ PLatiunum PSU from EVGA all inside the H500M from CoolerMaster.   Though because of the 60hz limitations of my present monitor I always use V-Sync.

I do have a specific goal in mind:  PLaying Forbidden West on ULTRA at a rock-solid 60FPS with RTX ON (if they have it and it is implemented well) Shadows of the Tomb Raider did it well, I thought.  The difference in the Jungle was amazing.  Jedi Survivor, not so much....I only saw some minor differences in the neon lighting on Coruscant and I actually didn't like it. I preferred it without.

But as for specifically the 60 hz +++....I honestly don't SEE the difference or the point in going above 60 because my eyes aren't perfect 20/20 (more like 20/30 or 20/35) plus I also have other visual deficits to overcome such as depth perception (not that I"m Legally BLind or have Low Vision by any means whatsoever)....I can track a golf ball in the air a good 300 yards on a nice day, but my point is some people say they can literally SEE the additional, individual frames and I just don't think that is possible.   Then again, I've never gamed on anything higher than 60 hz so I really wouldn't know.  So I wouldn't ever go any higher than 60hz...But now that I"ve used 4K for the past four or five years, I would not go back down to 1440p and certainly not 1080p.    So it's like you said Rewind, 60hz/4K is quite enough.

Thanks for the reply, bud.