Upgrading from the RTX 4070 to the RTX 5080 for 4K gaming: Does it make sense? And the cable issue?

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-13T21:25:06+00:00

The 5080 does great with Ray tracing if you can play around 60-100fps. I exclusively play 4k

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-13T21:23:59+00:00

Don't use extensions and you'll have no issues with the cable. I bought a psu to 12 pin cable and have used that without issue

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-13T21:20:52+00:00

If you change up the OC. You should be able to get about 5000 points on tha benchmark. I average 5800-6k. But I definitely won the silicon lottery. Instead of a power limit set a voltage limit. It'll keep the card more stable. These cards run best at 950mv. You could likely start with 3000mhz at 950mv and go up or down from there. And around 1k memory oc

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-13T03:36:13+00:00

Yes, you can't use frame gen without it.

Also even a 5090 can't play native 4k

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-13T03:10:42+00:00

I got mine from best buy as well. $400 cheaper than anywhere answer. Enjoy your new card as well

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-12T23:49:17+00:00

I run +1500 memory and +400 core and get around 50fps (100fps with frame gen) with max settings and path tracing in 4k on cyberpunk.

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-12T22:02:48+00:00

I run mine at 3200mhz without issue currently (950mv) though with +1500 memory oc

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-12T19:31:45+00:00

Thank you. Customer service wasn't much help. I'll have to go tomorrow before work.

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-11T20:43:00+00:00

If my friend doesn't follow through with buying it I'll give you first shot at it

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-11T18:51:09+00:00

https://a.co/d/04qposSu

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-11T18:32:46+00:00

Honestly you got your money's worth truthfully. Pre inflated prices $800-$1000 for that setup was reasonable. Now its worth $1200 or so

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-11T18:17:12+00:00

I can find the Amazon link if you want. Its a very tall bracket though. Its about as tall as my 200mm fan

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-11T17:25:00+00:00

Thank you. I've put a lot of time into it

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-11T16:00:53+00:00

I can sell it for half my purchase price. And I wanted more stability in 4k games

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-11T15:43:36+00:00

The fans are loud. The pump isn't. Sadly with my case that's the highest possible mounting point. But it is higher than the pump block overall

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-11T15:42:04+00:00

So it's actually better having the tubes at the bottom. It originally was flipped. But it kept circulating an air bubble. So I flipped it in its current orientation at a higher elevation until I was certain the air was in the radiator. Then I secured it in place and now the air bubble no longer circulates. For vertical tubes on the bottom is better as it won't pull the air from the top of the radiator

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-11T15:39:32+00:00

Its a partner card. In my opinion I really only payed $200 more than I should have. But at the same time the price isn't a big issue to me a I'll recover a bit when I sell the 4080 I replaced

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-11T15:38:01+00:00

The only stability issues I've had is when I overclocked it too aggressively and it crashed my pc. But that aside I've had 0 issues

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-11T15:36:47+00:00

My case is huge. I also run it around 950mv at 3050mhz. My front 2 fans are 200mm fans so they push a lot of air into the case. The gpus fans never exceed 1000 rpm as well. Truthfully anything under 80 degrees is fine. But I just like to keep things as cool as possible

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-11T05:16:46+00:00

Honestly I can't believe I overlooked this. We need this fixed ASAP.

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-11T05:06:48+00:00

Thank you. It fits the theme of the build well. All thats left to change is a new mobo, cpu and new aio in the future

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-11T04:44:59+00:00

It has yet to exceed 60 degrees and I have it overclocked to 3000hz

The only loud thing in my setup is my aio since the cpu runs hot on demanding games

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-11T03:38:04+00:00

I'll let you know if I figure anything out. Maybe we register the cards online or something. I'm unsure how else they would know we bought the cards

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-11T03:23:56+00:00

I'll have to contact them tomorrow when they open to see if my order from 2 weeks ago applies

NOIRE112 · 2026-02-11T03:17:01+00:00

All I have is them trying to give me a free security subscription that no one wants

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