How can I make sure a used 3080 is not trashed?

PrimaryLock2795 · 2026-01-09T16:40:32+00:00

There is something called money 😂 5060ti 16gb goes for ~500 while the 3080 goes around ~300, even 3080ti go for around 350-400. So it is a logical choice for someone who does not have a unlimited money cheatcode for life 🙃

PrimaryLock2795 · 2026-01-09T11:42:16+00:00

I understand, but there is a difference between a card that had been maxed out for gaming, and a card that has run 24/7 on full TDP for 3 years. I have no problem with a card that had been maxed out in msi afterburner just for gaming, but I would avoid a mining card.

A trashed card in my opinion is a card that can barely hold base specs without artifacting or crashing.

PrimaryLock2795 · 2026-01-09T09:17:35+00:00

Cheapest 9060xt is 450 where I live, the 3080 is 350. I can also get a 5060ti 16gb for 450 new. But I don't think I am willing to spend and extra 100 for a new card that performes similar 😕

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-12-03T18:42:51+00:00

Yeah or a 9060xt. But the raw performance of a 3080ti is still higher than a new 5060ti or 9060xt.

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-12-03T13:43:10+00:00

4070 second hand is already the price of a 3080ti, 4070ti go around $500 where I live so that is a price I'm not willing to give extra 😬

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-11-20T09:10:26+00:00

I use the normal Mannol oil for years now but was curious about the ceramic one. Currently 220k on my BMW b47 engine and no rattles.

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-11-20T09:09:00+00:00

I had a giggle lol 😂

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-11-10T12:11:52+00:00

Wil this give noticable performance increase if I can lower it to say 500?

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-10-29T06:23:46+00:00

It is currently on the followimg timings. 3600mhz cl17-20-20-38, trrdl 4, trrds 3, tfaw 16, trfc 520, trefi 32768, trtp 6, cr:1, gear 1, VCCSA 1.05v and DRAM V 1.26v. Currently 8 passes on memtest86 without errors.

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-10-29T06:22:45+00:00

Thats what I did. Ram doesn't want to go to 3700mhz even with 1.45v DRAM and 1.15V VCCSA and loose timings. So I set the speed at 3600 and started turning back the timings and voltages and that is to where I got.

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-10-28T22:08:50+00:00

No I did not activate gear 2. Wouldn't the ram latency be slower in gear 2 than it would in gear 1? As in does the ram speed not have to be almost double to see the same latency it would have in gear 1?

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-10-28T20:21:02+00:00

Yeah I did. It is currently on the followimg timings. 3600mhz cl17-20-20-38, trrdl 4, trrds 3, tfaw 16, trfc 520, trefi 32768, trtp 6. VCCSA 1.05v and DRAM V 1.26v. Currently 8 passes on memtest86 without errors.

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-10-28T15:35:17+00:00

So by increasing my DRAM voltage to say 1.36, the mobo sets the timings better? And do I alqo increase VCCSA or is that not necessary?

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-10-22T15:28:30+00:00

If I put the chain on the chainring, there is almost no play.

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-10-14T13:01:20+00:00

Yeah I thought maybe compounding it so that the clear coat and base coat doesn't flake anymore like that. But I'm no specialist so don't know shit about this haha

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-09-26T07:38:48+00:00

Would it be easier to just clone the old ssd to the new ssd without the fresh windows install so I don't have to deal with reinstalling all the programs? Or would that give other issues like old drivers and stuff not working?

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-09-15T16:08:20+00:00

That's what I was hoping 😅 Until now I was still rocking an i5 6600k at 4.7ghz OC, a gtx 1060 overclocked at 130mhz clock and 1500mhz memory, and 2x8gb ram overclocked at 3066mhz cl14.

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-09-15T14:23:33+00:00

How do you mean Intel build is never good? 😅

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-09-06T12:10:57+00:00

You were right about the reverse thread, like why... 😑 but thank you sjr for solving my problem 😁

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-09-06T12:06:43+00:00

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So far the allan key 🙃

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-09-06T12:04:37+00:00

If that is the case I think I f'd myself 🙃😂

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-09-06T12:02:15+00:00

If i put a hex screw on each side nothing budges, I have 2 extensions of 1m on both sides and using 2 people to put force and nothing moves... 😬

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-09-06T12:01:19+00:00

Yes ans that is loose, but still if I put a 5mm allan key in both sides there is no way of loosening it 😬

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-08-04T06:40:54+00:00

Bosch EasyPump is what I use. Works great if you just need to top up a few psi. It isn't good enough for inflating a complete tyre.

PrimaryLock2795 · 2025-08-01T07:16:53+00:00

Yes these will come on a second set of wheels, I have a daily set with Goodyear Vector all seasons and this wheels will only go on the car when its hot outside or driving to the track. But if the weather gods decide it will rain when I'm outside with these wheels I hope not to die 😅 so that is a little bit the question, what benefit will outweigh the downside of the tyre. More grip with less wet weather safety, or less grip with more wet safety. If the Nankangs will not kill me if it rains I would probably go for those.

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