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I bought a total luxury item - an RTX 4080 I don't need, and could totally do without.
I did it because I'm doing so well on a project I wanted to treat myself.
I was planning on making the purchase eventually, but I feel a little guilty. Not sure why. I deserve this.
I'm giving my 2080 TI to my brother in law. I already gave my sister a 3070 TI that I got for free, so at least I'm spreading my largesse around to people I care about.
It's a bit much for Fallout 4. That's what I play though. My 2080 TI overheats now when my chassis fans aren't on full - never used to be a problem before because they were always on full, not controlled before - and especially bad if I've been playing for a bit, so that's part of what pushed me to upgrade. This card shouldn't have to go full blast to get the performance I want.
Oh well. Mixed feelings, but at least I'm looking forward to it. I'm not looking forward to the actual process of pulling my old card, because the release lever is buried behind mobo heat sinks, but the final result will be fun.
I guess I can't really say I'm not a gamer anymore, now that I've invested this much. 
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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honey the codewitch wrote: I bought a total luxury item
honey the codewitch wrote: I wanted to treat myself.
honey the codewitch wrote: I deserve this.
honey the codewitch wrote: This card shouldn't have to go full blast to get the performance I want.
honey the codewitch wrote: I'm looking forward to it.
good for you.
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Sweet. 16gb version?
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Yeah. My other option was a 3090. I thought about a 4090 but between the price and the wattage I didn't want to risk it.
The 4080 has less RAM than the 3090 but gets better framerates. Since I don't need more than 16GB for what I play I decided to go with that. And it uses 30 fewer watts which was ultimately what pushed me toward it.
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pays to do one's homework.
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Badfinger
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I felt guilty when I bought my 3080, because like you I didn't need it but it's been a great board.
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Guilty  
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I see that the Puritan ethic is alive and well in the USA.
If you want something and can afford it, why not buy it? We work to live, not live to work.
Enjoy!
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
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I mean, I could have been responsible and dumped it savings, and put it toward a major expense or two we've put off - like we'd like to replace our furnace with a more efficient model. I don't know how Puritan that is. I think it's more about how responsible vs. irresponsible I'm being with otherwise disposable income. I do see what you're saying though.
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Furnace ?
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Yes, the thing we use to heat our home in the winter.
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I think of a furnace for firing clay and a boiler for heating homes ( might be a right left pond thing ) 
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Two nations divided, by common language. 
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LOL
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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It’s boiler (or tank) when it heats water and furnace when it heats air. At least North of 48, that is.
Mircea
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The right-pondians (at least when I still lived there) rely more on central water-based heating systems - a water boiler in a utility room, and radiators in each room. Perhaps the left-pondians rely more on air-based heating systems - a furnace in the basement which heats air which is then distributed via vents in each room.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Good observation. Here in TX we are left-ponders except most have no basements. AC and heater are usually in the same cabinet.
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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honey the codewitch wrote: like we'd like to replace our furnace
From what I read, the RTX 4080 can be used as furnace...sounds like you've just killed birds with one stone.
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The 4080 runs a lot cooler than the 4090, and at 320W TDP is not as power hungry as say, a 3090 which runs at 350.
That's why I got it - performance per watt is really good even if it's not the best card. I didn't think my chassis could handle the heat of a 4090. My 2080TI about taps out on Fallout 4, and if I don't have my chassis fans running on tilt it overheats.
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Makes me wonder...which is the more efficient space heater, an actual space heater, or a modern video card? I'd love to see some actual numbers. I'm not even entirely kidding. 
I mean, yeah, space heaters use a lot more power than video cards, but in terms of heat unit per watt...is there an inflection point where you might as well just stick with a video card?
My gaming rig is old (and I couldn't be bothered to look for specs), but I know that even on cold winter days, if I just close the door, the room gets warm after some amount of time (and I block the air duct because I don't need the extra heat the furnace would otherwise try to push in).
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It's normal to have mixed feelings about a big purchase, especially when it comes to luxury items. It sounds like you have justified the purchase to yourself by saying you deserve it and that you were planning on making the purchase eventually. Giving away your old graphics card to someone you care about is a nice gesture. At the end of the day, it's important to remember that everyone makes mistakes and it's important to not be too hard on yourself. Enjoy your new RTX 4080 and happy gaming!
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Speaking of post-apocalypse games, I can't wait for "The Last of Us" for PC coming this March. And if you enjoy "Fallout" give a try to "Metro Exodus" - verry similar vibe, but better graphics and character development.
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The main reason I play fallout 4 is to mod it. I write mods for it because developing a game from scratch is more work than one person can do, but fallout 4 lets you change the entire game.
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You should not feel bad treating yourself something nice from your hard earned money when you can afford it, I certainly don't.
On that note, just updated my 1080 workhorse I got basically the week it came out with 4080 which is finally be able to drive my screen at full refresh rate and resolution. Much like you hardware I'm not using gets passed down the family tree after a revision, must have 3 or 4 generations of hardware still going somewhere with someone.
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honey the codewitch wrote: It's a bit much for Fallout 4.
Turn everything on, at high. There's always a setting.
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