video cards

Ruz · Mar 14 2026

so I am in the market for a newish video card. my current RTX 2070 ( 8GB) is getting a little dated.
I was thinking of either a 4080 or 4090. Could get a 4080 for around £400( $530)
The 4090 will be around £700( $926) . is there really that much difference between the two?

Oblivion2500 · Mar 14 2026

There’s not much of a difference in both. In technical terms yes, but I highly recommend the 4080 or 4080 Super over the 4090 simply because of one big reason. The 4090 has a realizability issue with the power connector which can get overheated and melt. It’s also not worth extra money for more performance. For a computer that is for making art (especially for a career) should also prioritize reliability and overall performance together. Not just one or the other.

Plus I used to work as IT desktop technician guy, so I know this kind of stuff.

Oblivion2500 · Mar 14 2026

P.S. I have a 4080 Super and I absolutely love it. It’s great for 3D art in Maya and Blender. It runs Unreal Engine and many games very well. Now, I don’t know what CPU or how much ram you have but it’s a nice GPU.

Ruz · Mar 14 2026

Thnaks for the advice, looks like the 4080 it is . I was a bit concerned about the later RTX cards for the reason you mentioned ie overheating. can't afford to buy a fancy brick

Not sure what GB the 4080 is, would be good to get 24 , though more likely 16

Ruz · Mar 14 2026

my specs are

Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-9900K CPU @ 3.60GHz 3.60 GHz
Installed RAM 64.0 GB
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 (8 GB)
System Type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

Ruz · Mar 14 2026

so the RTX 4080 super 16 GB is around £700

Oblivion2500 · Mar 14 2026

Yup, so your Ram and CPU won’t be a bottleneck for the 4080 gpu. I know the 5000 series are out but I’m very happy with my 4080 super and don’t plan on upgrading for a really long time.

Oblivion2500 · Mar 14 2026

I don’t think it comes in 24gb, just 16gb. Which should be plenty for 3d art and modeling. It’s sometimes nice to have some kind of constraint rather than like unlimited resources so that you know that what you’re building is also optimized as well.

Ruz · Mar 14 2026

well for my spare time stuff , optimisation is not 'too' much of a a concern. I think my korean scene has about 300 materials. But my current setup still handles it quite well after I did a bunch of tweaks on the settings. I do use renderman sometimes which is much slowers then cycles, so it will be nice to see how the new card handles it.
There are some 5000 series on sale for £499 , but I am little suspicious tbh. the 4080 super is only 16 GB, but I am sure its more then enough

Noren · Mar 15 2026

Ruz said:

can't afford to buy a fancy brick

You might be buying a literal brick looking at some of those prices you mentioned. At least from what I've been seeing, they look too good to be true, even for refurbished models (4090 for $900?). So unless you know the seller or why they are so cheap, you are right to be cautious, not just in case of the 5000 ones.

Edit: Well, "cheap" might not be the best word, here, but you know what I mean.

Ruz · Mar 15 2026

nahh, the 4080 super is around £700( approx $920) seen it all over the place for tha price, so that doesn't worry me. anyway will pay with paypal, so no worries

iam717 · Mar 20 2026

If you are or any one is getting any "brand name" versions.

I usually watch repair techs & they have .02's to add to the internal workings of which cards(companies) are good in comparison to the others, 1 & 2 some helpful information for the longevity of your products & when to check/change "pads/paste", are also mentioned eventually/periodically.

If anyone cares, there are also custom plugs for those heat issues floating about being mentioned in the search area of Gamers Nexus channel for anyone with those fears of melting, issues.

Long story short (if i gathered the situation correctly) for that is, the manufacturers for one reason or another had the power being consolidated to one or two pin at the ends of the cards instead of spreading out those voltages between the pins, which is creating the issue.

Basically saying doing homework will possibly help eliminate future concerns & gives a general idea of how long you might have with the products you purchase.

As much as i'd love to pull the trigger on purchases i do have to think about the entire system, so it takes me like a year to review things after launches & weighing what might be best in the long run & then taking into consideration the future release items. (i waited an actual year before getting my current, "system parts".)

Unless you have unlimited funds to just keep getting stuff then ignore my attempts @ any helping.

Also there have been rumors of people shipping blank gpu boards, so you get the entire thing without the all important chip inside and or replaced with some low-grade downgraded version of something that somewhat functions on the board. Getting real nutz & berries out here for parts.

would still Like to hear the updates to your purchase & what you ended up getting & roughly paid to see how it is out there.

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Hope it helps anyone, otherwise its good watching material or b.g. noise from the usual if you are "tired" of the usual things you watch/listen to.

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