[SOLVED] RTX 3080 UPGRADE

[MARGE1990]

Good afternoon

Need a bit of advice, I want to upgrade my graphics card to the new RTX3080. The below is my current card etc. Is there anything else I need to change obviously other the card itself.

210-AULI Alienware Aurora R10
338-BUDM AMD Ryzen 9 3900 (12-Core, 64MB L3 Cache, Max Boost Clock of 4.4GHz) 1 SR
379-BBDF OS Media Kit Not Included 1 SR
321-BFMT Dark side of the moon chassis with Low-Profile Smart Cooling CPU Heatsink and 550W Power Supply 1 SR
340-ACCX Shipping Docs - English, French, German, Italian, Dutch 1 SR
340-CONM AW Aurora R10 Shipping Material including Placemat 1 SR
340-CQVT Regulatory Label for 550W 1 SR
340-COJV AMD Ryzen(TM) 9 Label 1 SR
370-ADUH 16GB Dual Channel HyperX(FM) FURY DDR4 XMP at 2933MHz 1 SR
400-BFXD 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD (Boot) + 1TB 7200RPM SATA 6Gb/s (Storage) 1 SR
429-AAXO No Optical Drive 1 SR
450-AAFX UK Power Cord 1 SR
490-BFPZ NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 (OC Ready) 1 SR
555-BFMV 802.11ac 2x2 WiFi and Bluetooth 1 SR
555-BFNF Dell Wireless Driver 1810/1820 1 SR
570-AATJ Optical Mouse MS116AW 1 SR
580-AHXX Multimedia Keyboard-KB216AW - UK (QWERTY) 1 SR
619-ANOT Windows 10 Home 64bit English, Dutch, French, German, Italian 1 SR

Any other questions please ask and thanks for your time

 

[jay32267]

A new power supply with two 8 pin GPU plugs.
NVidia is recommending 750 watts minimum.

 

[MARGE1990]

Thanks

 

[jay32267]

Thanks

You're welcome.
....and if you're going to get a new supply...keep in mind that all of your other hardware can be destroyed instantly by a power supply that fails....so I would get something of quality.

Here are two good links.

Discussion - PSU recommendations and power supply discussion thread - Tom's hardware

Below you will find MY standard list of recommended power supplies and beyond that this thread is intended as a landing place for questions or discussions regarding specific units, platforms or related PSU tech, all of which are all welcome to be discussed here. If it's related to power supplies...

forums.tomshardware.com

Article - [psucultists] PSU tier list rev. 14.8 (Final Update Jul '21)

PSU Tier List 4.0 rev. 14.8 (outdated) Last Update: 12-07-2021 Legend : Gray - EoL/obsolete and/or otherwise not recommended for purchase. Green - small form-factor (gold and blue colors are disregarded due to scarcity of SFX PSUs) Gold - best units in the tier (includes requirements for blue...

forums.tomshardware.com

 

[MARGE1990]

You're welcome.
....and if you're going to get a new supply...keep in mind that all of your other hardware can be destroyed instantly by a power supply that fails....so I would get something of quality.

Here are two good links.

Discussion - PSU recommendations and power supply discussion thread - Tom's hardware

Below you will find MY standard list of recommended power supplies and beyond that this thread is intended as a landing place for questions or discussions regarding specific units, platforms or related PSU tech, all of which are all welcome to be discussed here. If it's related to power supplies...

forums.tomshardware.com

Article - [psucultists] PSU tier list rev. 14.8 (Final Update Jul '21)

PSU Tier List 4.0 rev. 14.8 (outdated) Last Update: 12-07-2021 Legend : Gray - EoL/obsolete and/or otherwise not recommended for purchase. Green - small form-factor (gold and blue colors are disregarded due to scarcity of SFX PSUs) Gold - best units in the tier (includes requirements for blue...

forums.tomshardware.com

Yes I've heard about this from others. Will have a look. Thanks again

 

[GarrettL]

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-review

What resolution?

 

[MARGE1990]

You're welcome.
....and if you're going to get a new supply...keep in mind that all of your other hardware can be destroyed instantly by a power supply that fails....so I would get something of quality.

Here are two good links.

Discussion - PSU recommendations and power supply discussion thread - Tom's hardware

Below you will find MY standard list of recommended power supplies and beyond that this thread is intended as a landing place for questions or discussions regarding specific units, platforms or related PSU tech, all of which are all welcome to be discussed here. If it's related to power supplies...

forums.tomshardware.com

Article - [psucultists] PSU tier list rev. 14.8 (Final Update Jul '21)

PSU Tier List 4.0 rev. 14.8 (outdated) Last Update: 12-07-2021 Legend : Gray - EoL/obsolete and/or otherwise not recommended for purchase. Green - small form-factor (gold and blue colors are disregarded due to scarcity of SFX PSUs) Gold - best units in the tier (includes requirements for blue...

forums.tomshardware.com

What would you recommend, my knowledge and understanding with all this is very limited. Price wise. I'm not that bothered. Buy cheap buy twice in my opinion. So the more expensive the better

 

[MARGE1990]

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-geforce-rtx-3080-review

What resolution?

Screen Size (diagonal)	49Inch
Maximum resolution	3840 x 1080
Refresh Rate	144Hz

 

[jay32267]

What would you recommend, my knowledge and understanding with all this is very limited. Price wise. I'm not that bothered. Buy cheap buy twice in my opinion. So the more expensive the better

I am currently running two Corsair RMx series units.....a 750 watt and a 1000 watt.
RMx are considered quality units.
They are also very quiet in my opinion as the fan doesn't start until a certain temperature.
Seasonic are also generally considered very good as are most other Corsair units.
As always you generally get what you pay for....so a higher tier Seasonic or Corsair will be more expensive.
RMx units are pretty high up as far as quality.

 

[MARGE1990]

I am currently running two Corsair RMx series units.....a 750 watt and a 1000 watt.
RMx are considered quality units.
They are also very quiet in my opinion as the fan doesn't start until a certain temperature.
Seasonic are also generally considered very good as are most other Corsair units.
As always you generally get what you pay for....so a higher tier Seasonic or Corsair will be more expensive.
RMx units are pretty high up as far as quality.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-RM...=Corsair+RMx+1000w&qid=1600265621&sr=8-4&th=1

 

[jay32267]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-RM850-Certified-Modular-Supply/dp/B07B71JV8T/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&keywords=Corsair+RMx+1000w&qid=1600265621&sr=8-4&th=1

Looks good.
As you can see it gets good reviews.
I think they're good, quiet, power supplies....which is why I bought another one for another machine after I had the first one.

One has been running about a year and the other for three with no issues.

 

[MARGE1990]

Looks good.
As you can see it gets great reviews.
I think they're good, quiet, power supplies....which is why I bought another one for another machine after I had the first one.

One has been running about a year and the other for three with no issues.

Thanks again. One more question, then i'll leave you alone lol.

If I get this one do I need any other cables for the RTX 3080 or does it come with it all

 

[jay32267]

Thanks again. One more question, then i'll leave you alone lol.

If I get this one do I need any other cables for the RTX 3080 or does it come with it all

It should come with all the proper cables and you will probably have extras.
The 3080 takes two 8 pin pcie plugs.....OR.....two (6+2) pin pcie plugs. Either way works.

 

[MARGE1990]

It should come with all the proper cables and you will probably have extras.
The 3080 takes two 8 pin pcie plugs.....OR.....two (6+2) pin pcie plugs. Either way works.

Thank you

 

[jay32267]

Thank you

You're welcome.
Basically to install it...power down.....touch the case....remove all the power plugs from the components. It may be good to keep a list.
Remove the mounting screws of the supply and remove the old one.
Install the new one...replace screws.
Reinstall all the plugs.
Take your time.
Go slow.
Don't force any plug.
The plugs are all keyed.
If you have to force it...it's probably wrong.
That's about it.

 

[MARGE1990]

You're welcome.
Basically to install it...power down.....touch the case....remove all the power plugs from the components. It may be good to keep a list.
Remove the mounting screws of the supply and remove the old one.
Install the new one...replace screws.
Reinstall all the plugs.
Take your time.
Go slow.
Don't force any plug.
The plugs are all keyed.
If you have to force it...it's probably wrong.
That's about it.

excellent thanks, just now need to get in quick to get the graphics card

 

[jay32267]

excellent thanks, just now need to get in quick to get the graphics card

You're welcome and I also wanted to mention that PSU is modular....so you only use the cables you need to use. You will probably have extras at the end.....just save them outside the case. No need to have them connected just dangling in the case.

 

[MARGE1990]

You're welcome and I also wanted to mention that PSU is modular....so you only use the cables you need to use. You will probably have extras at the end.....just save them outside the case. No need to have them connected just dangling in the case.

Hello again

I'm back lol

Wanted to ask you another tech question. I want to get liquid cooling installed in my computer for the CPU. Can this be done and what would you recommend? Also is there cooling for the graphics card? This will be the RTX 3080

Thanks