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<blockquote data-quote="plat" data-source="post: 1037981" data-attributes="member: 74969">OK, I have replaced my graphics card.&nbsp; There is actually nothing wrong with the one it&#039;s replacing--gtx 1080.&nbsp; However, this lovely gpu is over 7 years old now and it&#039;s time for a change.&nbsp; I will keep it as a spare as it works well. The thing is:&nbsp; I have a rather lower-end board (thanks alot COVID pandemic!) and needed to tie in the card with the specs of the board but still be a noticeable upgrade.&nbsp; So I got an ASUS Founders card rtx 4070 and it&#039;s about half the weight of my 1080 but it&#039;s kind of a chonk in there. Also I learned the hard way that if you&#039;re skipping two generations, make sure your monitor cable is going to be compatible. My monitor is going on 8 years and it didn&#039;t have the right connector to the gpu any more, I had to go back and get another one.&nbsp; Time and tech march on.[spoiler] [ATTACH=full]275007[/ATTACH][/spoiler]Next to upgrade is the monitor because really, this is a 1440p gpu but there&#039;s no rush.Edit:&nbsp; I was curious if my impressions of the new gpu would pan out in a couple of benchmarks.&nbsp; Again, this card has no overclocks, no bells or whistles.&nbsp; Subjectively not a profound improvement, just some nice speed-up in games and YouTube videos are more nicely rendered.&nbsp; gtx 1080[spoiler][ATTACH]275012[/ATTACH][/spoiler]rtx 4070[spoiler][ATTACH]275013[/ATTACH][/spoiler]Yes, a bit better but it was expected.&nbsp; Also, I forgot that enabling v-sync caps your frames at 60--I could not understand why this new gpu bombed these tests at first.&nbsp; Also Geekbench--gtx 1080 open CL score of around 55,000.&nbsp; rtx4070--open CL score of 176,869.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="plat, post: 1037981, member: 74969"] OK, I have replaced my graphics card. There is actually nothing wrong with the one it's replacing--gtx 1080. However, this lovely gpu is over 7 years old now and it's time for a change. I will keep it as a spare as it works well. The thing is: I have a rather lower-end board (thanks alot COVID pandemic!) and needed to tie in the card with the specs of the board but still be a noticeable upgrade. So I got an ASUS Founders card rtx 4070 and it's about half the weight of my 1080 but it's kind of a chonk in there. Also I learned the hard way that if you're skipping two generations, make sure your monitor cable is going to be compatible. My monitor is going on 8 years and it didn't have the right connector to the gpu any more, I had to go back and get another one. Time and tech march on. [spoiler] [ATTACH type="full" alt="gpuz rtx.PNG"]275007[/ATTACH][/spoiler] Next to upgrade is the monitor because really, this is a 1440p gpu but there's no rush. Edit: I was curious if my impressions of the new gpu would pan out in a couple of benchmarks. Again, this card has no overclocks, no bells or whistles. Subjectively not a profound improvement, just some nice speed-up in games and YouTube videos are more nicely rendered. gtx 1080 [spoiler][ATTACH]275012[/ATTACH][/spoiler] rtx 4070 [spoiler][ATTACH]275013[/ATTACH][/spoiler] Yes, a bit better but it was expected. Also, I forgot that enabling v-sync caps your frames at 60--I could not understand why this new gpu bombed these tests at first. Also Geekbench--gtx 1080 open CL score of around 55,000. rtx4070--open CL score of 176,869. [/QUOTE]

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