EightyDuce

Dang, that sucks.

I would run Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) even if you're coming from an Nvidia GPU. Then do fresh install of new drivers. Make sure you select "block automatic windows driver installation" in DDU settings until you manually install new drivers. Make to run DDU while in safe mode.

I had their Gunfighter Mk3 for a couple years and now have the ultimate (metal grip) with the extensions for about a year. Absolute beefcake that feels like the real thing. Between the dry clutches, different types of cams and different preload springs, there is a fit for everyone. The configurator, if you use it, takes a bit of getting used to. But once you have it figured out, it's incredibly powerful piece of software.

There's plenty of DDR5 6000-6400 with CL32 and CL30. Most of it is Hynix M/A die so you could probably get it down to CL28 with 1.5-1.55v which is fine for 24/7. That being said, you looking at $400 for a 64Gb kit. https://pcpartpicker.com/products/memory/#X=0,96911&ff=ddr5&S=6000,6400&L=280,340&Z=65536002 As for the X3D. Just like everything else, take the hype with a grain of salt and wait for 3rd party reviews. As for going with 13XXX, if building a new system in would still opt for DDR5. Stay with DDR4 if upgrading.

Newegg has been getting more and more stock, more than other vendors. I've been looking since November without any kick. Then in the last week, I was able to get one for myself and two others for a coworker and my brother. Not sure if the scalping interest dying off a bit, more available stock, or a combination of both. Now just gotta wait for the 7800X3D.

Show a screenshot of what you're talking about. There is no fan powerlimit in Afternurner that I'm aware of. There's the fan curve and there's the power limit, two completely different things. Undervolting won't increase the power limit, it's still going to top out at 100%, 105%, 112% or whatever limit was from the factory. What undervolting allows is what was explained earlier, it lowers your thermals which lets the boost algorithm go "hey, I still have room to breathe on the Temps, lets bump up the power to see if we can get higher clocks". Also, it doesn't guarantee that if you were for example, topped out boost at 2500mhz without undervolting, you would now be able to hit 2700 Mhz or whatever (exaggeration). What it does is that it will allow you to stay at max boost longer (indefinitely) before throttling down. Also on a somewhat related and sad note....Afternurner may be going away. Hopefully someone pick up the mantle. https://www.techpowerup.com/303298/msi-afterburner-developer-hasnt-been-paid-for-a-year-product-development-in-limbo

So, looks like there's a fairly long thread in VR section comparing 3090 to 4090, might be worth a read (I haven't gone through it).

Lots of success stories here. Undervolting has been a thing for several generations now that they milk them before the cards even leave the factory.

What monitor are you running (resolution/refresh rate)? Honestly, unless you're going for 4K at higher-end refresh rate (90+) or are playing in VR, I'd hold off unless you have a burning desire to spend $1600+. Don't get me wrong, it's a monster of a card, I just picked one up to finally upgrade my 1080ti, but if you're CPU-limited on a 3090 you will be even more so on a 4090.

So far this is the only VR related 4070ti comparison I've been able to find. Guy reported that his 4070ti tested 8% slower than his 3080 non Ti. That being said, it wasn't exactly done in controlled environment so there could be some external issue involved.

Aren't they always? Granted I don't focus on them so I could be wrong, but it feels like you guys pay a 15-25% premium pretty much all the time. Even when times aren't insane.

From the horses mouth, so to speak: AMD has been aware of the issue, seems to be a batch thing, will be doing RMAs for affected GPUs. Hopefully a done deal.

Well, good on him for admitting they messed up and hopefully lessons were learned. But he didn't seem to budge from "under $900" mark, so I'm not sure how much they will actually drop the price. So far I've seen it at $870.

Newegg has been having a good amount of drops. If you haven't already, join a discord or nowinsktock telegram for notifications. Alternatively, you can try the best buy app trick to see if there's one in your local stores that's not showing up online u can get. In the last week I've been able to get 3. I got an FE from best buy with the app trick, that one is going to my brother, I got me the gigabyte a day after that from Newegg, and an MSI trio for a coworker yesterday. They're starting to pop up, but still sell out stupid fast.

Arriving tomorrow, feel like a kid on Christmas. Going from a 1080ti to a 4090 should be glorious. Now just waiting on 7800X3D benchmarks to decide how the rest of the system is getting upgraded for the next 4-5 year cycle. Almost time to dust off the G2.

Because it's DOA at $900. At $800 probably a better fit for it, if not $750. Kinda like the balls on Nvidia and AIBs asking $850-1100 for 4070 Ti.

Until someone posts some benchmarks in DCS, the 4070ti performs similar to or slightly (5-7%) worse than 3090ti so you could extrapolate the ballpark from how the 3090ti performs. It may take a little bit of a hit from having only 12Gb vram on a 192-bit bus. Honestly, looking at the 4070ti specs compared to 3080/90(ti) I think the bus width/memory bandwidth is going to hurt in VR.

How much are you looking to spend and what are your expectations? 1440 high refresh, 4K 60-75, VR?

True. Just check the memory QVL for the board make sure it supports the RAM you're going to use and Z690 has slightly different memory compatibility from Z790. Though if you're reusing RAM you're probably fine.

Someone else would be better suited to answer that, as I haven't kept up with Intel since 8/9th Gen. Historically, Z vs B chipsets most differed in being able to OC unlocked CPUs (I think they may have relaxed some of this allowing for some overclocking on B chipsets), VRMs (thought now it's less so and B boards are shipping with beefy VRMs), number of PIC-e lanes/most current M.2 drive slots, and rear I/O ie # and types of USB, 2.5/5Gbit NIC, wifi, audio interface...

Well, you may have your answer there. 13600K is no slouch, even more so if you're not looking to do VR as the main focus.

Yeah without Micro Center free RAM, even stateside you're looking at 700-750 for MB+CPU+RAM(32) sadly. How is your AM4/Zen3 with Ddr4 pricing? If budget is an issue, I would strongly consider 5800X3D with a board with a bunch of USB ports and some DDR4 3600 CL14... Should be a solid setup for couple years.

Any AM5 system will need DDR5. So you're looking at 400-450 for the 7800X3D (that's roughly where 5800X3D started), $250 for something like a gigabyte B650 Aorus AX Pro, and $180(32Gb)-300(64Gb) DDR5 6000 CL30 or DDR5 6400 CL32 which both you could get down to CL28. So yeah, you're looking at about $1000 for the whole deal, give or take. I'm probably going to land on the 7800. My only concern with higher SKUs is that, like it's been mentioned, only one CCD has vcache and it clocks lower than non vcache. You are at the mercy of the hardware scheduler to make sure your game lands on the vcache CCD. In theory, it should already be worked out and if not, there's process lasso... But it's something that would warrant some early benchmarks.

Not sure if you have access a Micro Center nearby, but I built a PC for a buddy of mine recently (upgrade from 7700K at 5.2 Ghz I built for him years ago) and was able to get a 7700X with a free 32Gb kit of DDR5 6000 CL36 for just under $350 and $20 off of B650 Aorus AX Pro; so roughly $600 out the door for everything. That being said, while the free ram is not trash by any means, they were in his case, Samsung chips not SK hynix. I was still able to get them down to CL34 but you can do much better with Hynix, like down to CL28 6200. To tell the truth, 32 Gb of DDR6000 CL30 or DDR5 6400 CL32, which are pretty much guaranteed to be SK hynix Mdie if not Adie (for the 6400) can be had for $180ish. You should easily be able to hit 6000-6200 CL28 on both. The gigabyte B650 Aorus AX Pro ($250) is no slouch; 3 m.2, pcie5x16, solid VRMs enough to drive any 7XXX CPU, a boatload of USB ports, wifi6. Only lacking part is the audio as it only has a mic and line our (it does have an optical out as well). Honestly, I'm torn between this board and the Asus B650E-F at $300, has more Gen 2 USB ports, full audio breakout, and I'm just more used to Asus bios layout. My budget, expecting a roughly 4-5 year life cycle with VR is $3000. With a RTX4090 I blew through 1800 of that budget already, so I'm trying to maximize my remaining budget. I will be cutting it close with a PSU ($200), motherboard($250-300), CPU($350-450) and RAM ($180-275 hoping 64gb but it's gonna be tight). I would also like a waterblock and ditch the air cooler on the 4090, so that's another $250ish right there.

I would hope so. There's not much left of the AD103.