I bought this GPU to go with my AMD Ryzen 2700x (yeah yeah, Intel > AMD for gaming, whatever). I originally wanted a 1080Ti but the prices for those skyrocketed to $1k+ as soon as the GTX series was released. For $699, I thought this was an amazing upgrade.
A few issues to note:
- it is a BIG dual-slot card. Most are nowadays, but this one was enormous compared to my old GTX 1060. Thankfully the Ventus version was small enough for my Corsair 280x.
- Can be heard when under load. I wouldn't say loud, but then again my previous computer was entirely air-cooled and full of fans. This was easily quieter in comparison (I use a CPU water-cooler now).
- At 1440p & max settings on GTA V, there is a bit of lighting when there are a lot of shadows and reflections. Could be another typical GTA PC port issue, or could be 2700x, or the card, or some combination of the above.
- While to me the cost is good for the performance, $699 is still $699.
- Not much raytracing support yet. Counter: could change over the next few years; some say it's a gimmick, others say it's the future.
- Kind of a waste of money if you just plan on running everything at 1080p as I believe the 2060 and 2070 can achieve 1080p with high frame rates easily.
- Not very flashy if that is your thing
Some great things to note:
+ Significant increase in performance compared to the GTX 1060. Though this is expected, I didn't expect this much of an improvement.
+ Only reached 65C while running GTA V max settings, 60fps, 1440p. I also have two fans blowing directly on the card though, but keep in mind that the 280x, though listed as an mATX case, is practically made for a mini-ITX motherboard (and sized as such).
+ GREAT size for small cases. I believe it's something like 268mm? That's about 10.5 inches. Pretty compact for a heavy/large GPU.
+ Just the essentials; no RGB lighting or glowing brand name on the side, if that is your thing
I imagine serious gamers will prefer the 1080 Ti or the 2080 Ti, but this is more than enough for my needs, and I'm sure the GPU will last me for years on end.
Specs:
AMD Ryzen 2700x @ 4.2 GHz
ASUS B450-I Motherboard
Tridentz RGB 2x8GB RAM
MSI 8GB RTX 2080 Ventus OC (this GPU)
Corsair H100i RGB platinum water cooler
Corsair 280x RGB Case
SanDisk SSD Plus 2x1TB
2x LL120 RGB fans
2x LL140 RGB fans
1x ML140 fan
Seasonic Focus Gold 650W
| Memory Speed | 1800 MHz |
|---|---|
| Graphics Coprocessor | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 |
| Chipset Brand | NVIDIA |
| Graphics Card Ram Size | 8 GB |
