I bought a 3080ti around a month ago, but the coil whine on it is bugging me a bit. I spoke to the company I bought it from and they are happy to give me a refund. I would have rather had a replacement but they have no more in stock.
I got a fairly good deal on the 3080ti on sale. After searching around for another 3080ti for a similar price to what I paid, there is nothing around. I would have to pay £200-£300 more to get another one. Not sure why the prices have gone up so much again suddenly.
Never gone with AMD before but I came across some pretty good deals on the 6950xt, over £100 less than I paid for the 3080ti. I'm now torn between sticking it out with the 3080ti and putting up with the whine, or refunding it and grabbing the 6950xt instead, then hoping I get either no or at least quieter whine. I'm not going to bother waiting for the new AMD cards as I'm unlikely to get one in stock, and the prices are no doubt going to be over £1000.
Think it's worth the swap taking into consideration things like performance, thermals etc? And of course with it costing less than I paid for my current 3080ti. I play at 1440p.
TLDR - In your opinion, should I refund my 3080ti & get a 6950xt for over £100 cheaper?
I got a fairly good deal on the 3080ti on sale. After searching around for another 3080ti for a similar price to what I paid, there is nothing around. I would have to pay £200-£300 more to get another one. Not sure why the prices have gone up so much again suddenly.
Never gone with AMD before but I came across some pretty good deals on the 6950xt, over £100 less than I paid for the 3080ti. I'm now torn between sticking it out with the 3080ti and putting up with the whine, or refunding it and grabbing the 6950xt instead, then hoping I get either no or at least quieter whine. I'm not going to bother waiting for the new AMD cards as I'm unlikely to get one in stock, and the prices are no doubt going to be over £1000.
Think it's worth the swap taking into consideration things like performance, thermals etc? And of course with it costing less than I paid for my current 3080ti. I play at 1440p.
TLDR - In your opinion, should I refund my 3080ti & get a 6950xt for over £100 cheaper?
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