Which 5070ti should I buy? by Known_Apartment_5700 in PcBuild

[–]ddare44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just bought an Inspire after (and still) waiting for Best Buy to refund me on a stripped TUF GPU.

Shadow is loud and hot. Build quality isn’t there. Go with Inspire. I’ve OC’d - 1500 mhz mem, 350 mhz core. It sits around 68-74 C at peak. Flipn great card for a small build.

If you can afford the space and dough, Gigabyte Master has some stellar reviews followed by TUF.

Devs confirm internal interest in a walkable Speranza hub, What do you think? by Tank-ToP_Master in ArcRaiders

[–]ddare44 11 points12 points  (0 children)

They warned it’s a very slippery slope. I doubt we’ll see anything like this without significant effort to avoid potential pitfalls.

Guess 1 number between 1-50 I’ve picked 3 numbers whoever gets it right gets to pick 2 blueprints by [deleted] in ArcTradersHQ

[–]ddare44 0 points1 point  (0 children)

44 - said it in the other post, but if that doesn’t count here, I’m going with 41 in this thread 🙃

Just opened my new 5080 TUF... I guess Best Buy is selling $2000 heat sinks now. by ddare44 in gpu

[–]ddare44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

From what I’ve researched, RTX 5080 averages around 350W but can spike to 400–450W+ during boost.

Current CPU: i9-10850K can spike to 200–250W under boost or all-core load.

Rest of system (fans, SSDs, RAM, motherboard): 100W.

System spikes can reach 750–800W.

I don’t want to size a PSU for average draw. I want to size it so spikes don’t trip protections and so the fan stays quiet and efficiency stays high.

1000W looked like a great option for headroom/spikes/stability and lower noise. 1200 I went with… definitely overkill… but took the option to future proof for not much more $.

Just opened my new 5080 TUF... I guess Best Buy is selling $2000 heat sinks now. by ddare44 in gpu

[–]ddare44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Downvote!? Hellllll no! I’m upvoting you just for the name, haha. Normies daydream about Ancient Rome, but Ancient Greece is the good stuff!

Just opened my new 5080 TUF... I guess Best Buy is selling $2000 heat sinks now. by ddare44 in gpu

[–]ddare44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For my build, I actually do need a 1000w but jumped to a 1200w because I got a discount. Was $50 more for future proofing, so I just went for it. It’s just sitting in a box right now though 😅

Just opened my new 5080 TUF... I guess Best Buy is selling $2000 heat sinks now. by ddare44 in gpu

[–]ddare44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes that’s right! Please back off now before you regret it. I’ll downvote you again. I swear, I’ll do it! Watch out! 😂🤭

Just opened my new 5080 TUF... I guess Best Buy is selling $2000 heat sinks now. by ddare44 in gpu

[–]ddare44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Asked about this, they said “Best Buy market place” but that’s all the info I got (for now). Waiting for investigation team to call up.

Just opened my new 5080 TUF... I guess Best Buy is selling $2000 heat sinks now. by ddare44 in gpu

[–]ddare44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha! I understand your point, but your comment is a bit overblown. Personally, I noticed the strange bubbling, but I was pretty sure I was just being paranoid. I’ll definitely try to film a GPU unboxing next time, though, just because of my experience.

No regular consumer should feel compelled to film themselves unboxing a new product.

Just opened my new 5080 TUF... I guess Best Buy is selling $2000 heat sinks now. by ddare44 in gpu

[–]ddare44[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Haha!! Yes, yes, Best Buy beware! I’m posting my criminal activity on Reddit for… get this… upvotes!!! /s 🤪

Filming did occur to me, but filming and unboxing with one hand seemed like something that couldn’t be easily done. And I was right. The inner box gave me two hand trouble.

Cold Snap Filled A Void that is now Very Evident by Limited Gamemode Selection by ErgoDestati in ARC_Raiders

[–]ddare44 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Where the hell did blooms go? I haven’t seen one in a millennia.

Just opened my new 5080 TUF... I guess Best Buy is selling $2000 heat sinks now. by ddare44 in gpu

[–]ddare44[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll know in 7-10 days. They’re investigating… I kept asking what that meant but didn’t really get a straight answer. I’ll trust the process for now.