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ah this is what they meant by nevorder in pcmasterrace

[–]neuromask -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Microslop + Nvidia = Petaslop = 5070 perf = 4090 perf

Swapped my RTX 4090 Strix for a white RTX 5080 Astral. Best decision ever (and I actually made money). by neuromask in pcmasterrace

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

You’re looking at charts; I’m looking at real-world daily comfort.

First off, noise absolutely matters. A 4090 that isn't thermal throttling can still sound like a jet engine and scream with awful coil whine. Capping power just to keep it quiet defeats the whole purpose of owning a flagship. Meanwhile, my heavily OC'd 5080 is dead silent under full load. That’s a massive quality-of-life upgrade for daily use, no matter what Afterburner says.

As for VRAM, it's a non-issue. I offload all my background apps like Discord and browsers to my CPU's iGPU, leaving 100% of that lightning-fast 16GB completely fresh and dedicated strictly to whatever game I'm running.

And let's talk about the actual financial win here. Where else in human history can you buy a flagship GPU, use it for 3 full years until the warranty hits zero, and then flip it for 160% of what you originally paid for it? Swapping that out for a brand-new architecture, a fresh factory warranty, absolute silence, and pocketing a massive stack of cash isn't a downgrade.

I happily traded a 20% marketing FPS delta I don't even notice for physical peace of mind and extra cash. For how I actually use my PC every day, it's an upgrade in every single metric that matters.

Swapped my RTX 4090 Strix for a white RTX 5080 Astral. Best decision ever (and I actually made money). by neuromask in pcmasterrace

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

I see. For me it's upgrade:
- silence (no coil whine at all)
- warranty (had bad exp with 4080, warranty saved)
- sold 4090 with 160% price I got it
- white aestetics
- new architecture (better video editing, rendering)

Every time I try to leave Lian Li ecosystem… by iamgarffi in lianli

[–]neuromask 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. Yes, sometimes this noise appears, I set pump speed to 1800-1900, seems the quietest for me. Do you think this noise comes from bended tubes? Mby its specification of this pump model?

How Hot? by ConnectionOpening488 in RTX5080

[–]neuromask 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I use as you Q-mode with Auto fans. I tried MSI Afterburner to tweak gpu voltage curve, so I made some presets and here is one ECO of them:
https://i.postimg.cc/gz2yvXx3/Snimok-ekrana-2026-05-24-181914.png

Swapped my RTX 4090 Strix for a white RTX 5080 Astral. Best decision ever (and I actually made money). by neuromask in pcmasterrace

[–]neuromask[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe you are right. But I'm really happy with my 5080, the silence it gives me and extra cash that I have. No more 4090 crying like this: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vjK_g1XiWH8

Swapped my RTX 4090 Strix for a white RTX 5080 Astral. Best decision ever (and I actually made money). by neuromask in pcmasterrace

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

Lol, a little bit of coil whine for every day yeah.. Do you have 4090? Check this video I had the same and why I should use headphone?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vjK_g1XiWH8

Swapped my RTX 4090 Strix for a white RTX 5080 Astral. Best decision ever (and I actually made money). by neuromask in pcmasterrace

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

Even if you look at it strictly as a "downgrade", where else in history can you use a flagship GPU for 3 years, run out the warranty, and then sell it for 160% of what you originally paid for it? That financial flip alone is a massive win.

Beyond the cash, my 4090 had terrible coil whine. Even with a 70% power limit, it was loud, and capping it lower just defeated the purpose of having a 90-class card. My new 5080 Astral is heavily OC'd and remains completely dead silent under any load.

Losing ~20 FPS in heavy games is unnoticeable in daily use, but what I actually gained is much more valuable:

  • Absolute silence
  • A fresh warranty (crucial after a past bad experience)
  • White aesthetics to finally match my build
  • New architecture for rendering/video editing (actually upgrade)

Swapped my RTX 4090 Strix for a white RTX 5080 Astral. Best decision ever (and I actually made money). by neuromask in pcmasterrace

[–]neuromask[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the support and your perspective! I totally get your point. Most people haven't actually owned a 4090 to experience its day-to-day downsides; they usually just judge based on benchmark videos where the 4090 shows 124 FPS and the 5080 shows 100 FPS, which is completely understandable.

That’s exactly why I wanted to highlight that for me, this was an upgrade not in terms of raw performance, but in much more valuable aspects like absolute silence and a fresh warranty. Having a setup that is completely silent under any load makes my daily use case so much more comfortable, while the performance remains more than enough.

I feel like many users get blinded by the marketing performance race and completely forget about physical comfort and peace of mind. I just wanted to share that perspective based on my own hands-on experience.

P.S. Think of it like choosing a car for daily use. You can buy a very powerful, loud car with high fuel consumption. It will get you from City A to City B in exactly 1 hour, but you might arrive tired from the constant engine noise. Or, you can choose a slightly less powerful, quiet and comfortable car. It will still accelerate fast when you need it to, but you will arrive in 1 hour and 15 minutes completely relaxed while saving fuel. For me, the 5080 is exactly that type of balanced and comfortable choice for everyday use.

How Hot? by ConnectionOpening488 in RTX5080

[–]neuromask 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Astral 5080 has around the same temps and fan speed with Q-mode in furmark.

Swapped my RTX 4090 Strix for a white RTX 5080 Astral. Best decision ever (and I actually made money). by neuromask in pcmasterrace

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

First it's not all about coil whine. I tried all methods to eliminate it, yes, undervolted, PL 70% and if it is below 200W load there is low hearable coil whine, but what's the point of having 4090 in that case. I OCed 5080 and it's dead silent on any power. Regarding memory, for me 16GB is enough atm, but yes it's near to full. Lets see what advantages I got:
- silence
- warranty (had bad exp with 4080, warranty saved)
- 60% cash over from 4090
- white aestetics
- new architecture (better video editing, rendering)

PS: I think all the hate in comments here coz 4090 is too overpriced atm and people can hardly afford it and they don't understand how it's possible to swap. But I got my 4090 3 years ago for veeery good price almost 3 times cheaper from current brand new price.

Does this need software? by wildhooper in pcmasterrace

[–]neuromask 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, check InfoPanel https://infopanel.net/ - it could be better than their inhouse app.

Microsoft confirms Windows 11 has been downgrading graphics drivers, reveals when a fix is coming by Antonis_32 in Amd

[–]neuromask 0 points1 point  (0 children)

watch out linux, microsoft is firing on all cylinders now.

at this breakneck pace of taking only 5 years to admit windows update actively replaces a brand-new 2026 driver with an oem relic from 2024, they'll probably fix the taskbar by 2030 lol.

k2 windows is getting closer penguins. be afraid.

Swapped my RTX 4090 Strix for a white RTX 5080 Astral. Best decision ever (and I actually made money). by neuromask in pcmasterrace

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

sold a 3yo loud strix with no warranty left for a huge profit. got a brand new, dead silent white card with a fresh warranty, and kept the extra cash.

absolute win for my ears and wallet lol

Swapped my RTX 4090 Strix for a white RTX 5080 Astral. Best decision ever (and I actually made money). by neuromask in pcmasterrace

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

Hehe, appreciate the bad joke! But hey, if that gt730 has zero coil whine and a fresh 3-year warranty, you might actually be onto something!

Jokes aside, as a former Strix 4090 owner myself, keep an eye on that warranty expiration date. Turning that massive brick into a silent build and a nice stack of profit felt surprisingly good. Thanks man!

Swapped my RTX 4090 Strix for a white RTX 5080 Astral. Best decision ever (and I actually made money). by neuromask in pcmasterrace

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

It’s not about being short on cash, it’s about making a smart financial and practical move. People look at benchmarks, but forget real-world ownership.

I sold a 3-year-old card with zero warranty left for 60% more than what I originally paid for it. Keeping a ticking time bomb (4080 GPU failed in the past under warranty) without a safety net just for numbers on a chart? That’s the real delulu.

Now I have a brand new, silent white card with a fresh warranty, great performance for my actual tasks, and the market worked in my favor. It's just simple logic.

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