Question Trifecta - new CPU, RAM, and mobo - is this a good set?

[igor_kavinski]

The 4080 super went back on sale today. Now I have to upgrade to the 4080 super as it is just over 100 bucks more.

Or maybe downgrade to something with 16GB from AMD?

Have you tried the Adrenaline control panel? It's really good (at least I love it). I tried Geforce Experience. Seemed lame in comparison. Adrenaline looks a lot more polished. Geforce Experience may have good things going for it but I wasn't motivated enough to explore it any further. The initial impression turned me off and it forces you to login.

 

[MrSquished]

Or maybe downgrade to something with 16GB from AMD?

Have you tried the Adrenaline control panel? It's really good (at least I love it). I tried Geforce Experience. Seemed lame in comparison. Adrenaline looks a lot more polished. Geforce Experience may have good things going for it but I wasn't motivated enough to explore it any further. The initial impression turned me off and it forces you to login.

I've had Radeon's the last three times I built a rig. I prefer the brand over nVidia. But no matter how much I tried, I could not justify it this time around. The geForce is just better and uses less power. If AMD really tried to compete on price, that would be one thing. But they aren't.

 

[igor_kavinski]

I would take the 7900 XT over the 4080 Super. Or get a 7600 XT 16GB for the time being and upgrade to RDNA4 if I had no card to fall back on. Doesn't feel like the right time to spend so much on a new card.

 

[MrSquished]

I would take the 7900 XT over the 4080 Super. Or get a 7600 XT 16GB for the time being and upgrade to RDNA4 if I had no card to fall back on. Doesn't feel like the right time to spend so much on a new card.

I was thinking to wait longer for next gen as it is right around the corner, but I did do this build now, so I need a new card, and I am playing some games on it now that I want to run at 4K, like Alan Wake 2.

 

[MrSquished]

Got the PNY 4080 Super but it won't work. It does light up when turned on, but is not recognized in BIOS. I only have two PCI-E power cables to plug into the power adapter they have, but it has three slots for three 8-pin power cables to get plugged into the card, so I ordered one additional EVGA 8 pin power cable to give it all the juice it can get. That arrives tomorrow.

 

[MrSquished]

Voila, it did indeed need a 3rd VGA 8 pin plug to work. Amazon came through in a day and I'm in business. 4080 super working! Build complete!