Question Upgrade advise needed for upcoming RTX 50-series GPUs

[ptrthgr8]

Hi, all.

I'm considering a 5080 Super (or equivalent) from a 3rd party manufacturer when/if they're available. I know it would be helpful to have the actual specs of a potential card to help answer my question, but I'm wondering if there's anything at this point I might need to consider upgrading on my current rig if moving to a 50-series card. Specs of my current build:

• CPU: Intel Core i7-10700K 3.80 GHz (overclocked to 4.9GHz)
• CPU cooling: Corsair H100i Pro XT RGB
• GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Founders Edition
• RAM: 32GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 3200MHz RGB
• Mobo: MSI MPG Z490 Gaming EDGE WiFi
• PSU: Corsair 850RM
• OS Disk: Samsung 970 EVO Plus 250GB PCIe NVMe M.2
• Storage Disk: Samsung SSD 860 EVO 2TB

I've not moved into 4k gaming yet, but I have moved on to 1440p (ASUS Swift PG278Q Gaming, if that matters.) I went with a larger-than-I-thought-I-needed-at-the-time PSU when I had this machine built, but I'm still curious if that might be a prime candidate for an upgrade. I haven't really looked at GPUs since I got this build with the 3080 FE, so everything after is still new to me and I don't want to screw up something.

Thanks in advance!

 

[USAFRet]

I'm considering a 5080 Super (or equivalent) from a 3rd party manufacturer when/if they're available.

My recommendation...ask again in 6 months.

Getting a standalone 5xxx GPU anytime soon is probably not gonna happen, unless you want to spend 3-4x the MSRP from the scalpers.

 

[Gaidax]

Nobody knows when 5080 Super will come out and what will it be. That one is a good year away at earliest.

I'm not sure upgrading 3080 to 5080 is the smartest move anyway, especially for simple 1440p. When you will actually move on to 4k, then do the upgrade - it might be a year from now or more for you, I don't know your schedule.

 

[Lutfij]

PSU: Corsair 850RM
How old is your PSU?

This seems like a repeat of the RTX3000 and RTX4000 series when it was announced but wasn't in reviewers hands meaning there were no benchmarking data to compare your existing card against another potential GPU upgrade.

I haven't really looked at GPUs since I got this build with the 3080 FE, so everything after is still new to me and I don't want to screw up something.
Honestly, you're in good hands for one or two more years(depending on what you do with the GPU/platform)