Hello, this is my first time posting on the EVGA forums I thought I would post my thoughts on my whole experience of buying/using EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti XC HYBRID GAMING, 11G-P4-2384-KR on an older Intel core I7 4790k system. I have been saving all year to upgrade from my current videocard (4GB GTX 980) was thinking of maybe going to RTX 2070 but ended up buying the EVGA RTX 2080ti XC Hybrid. I went on to the main EVGA product page placed my order{Total:$1399USD} , each step of the way EVGA has been amazing first thanking me for ordering from EVGA I got many emails of each step: from processing my order/UPS tracking number/delivering the product to my house, in the end it took 7 days before I got my EVGA RTX2080ti XC Hybrid 11G-P4-2384-KR in the mail.
 
[My current system specs]
CPU: Intel Core I7 4790K @ 4.4Ghz 1.22V
Memory: 16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400MHZ(X.M.P Profile)
Motherboard: Asus Maximus vii hero Z97 (3201 Latest bios)
Storage: 512GB Samsung 960 Pro M.2 SSD (Angelbird Wings PX1 PCIe M.2 Adapter)
PSU: Corsair HX1000 1000W
GPU: EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti XC HYBRID GAMING, 11G-P4-2384-KR
Monitor: AOC Q2963PM 21:9 Ultrawide (2560x1080) 60Hz
Case: NZXT H440
Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB (Software version 2.20.72)
Mouse: Corsair M65 RGB (Software version 2.20.72)
Graphics Driver: Nvidia 419.17 WHQL
OS: Windows 10 Enterprise 64Bit Version 1809 (OS Build: 17763.316)
 
[Noise/Temps] First thing I did when I got my card in the mail was inspect the product make sure that it had the same {serial} numbers on the graphic card/box then began too login to my EVGA account & register the card. EVGA gave me a 3 year manufacture warranty, you can also buy extended warranty plans after you register it. I inspected the 120mm radiator fan & noticed it was 4-Pin PWM(Stock EVGA 120mm radiator fan is 2000RPM), this meant I could replace the radiator fan with a aftermarket fan, which I did- I used a 1500RPM Noctua NF-F12 high static pressure fan. I started playing new "AAA" game titles & noticed the AIO pump that is inside the hybrid videocard is loud sounds like a small refrigerator running so I would say the hybrid is NOT a quiet graphics card.The pump always runs @ 100% rpm speed & their is NO way to control pump rpm speed in EVGA Precision X1, pump has no air bubbles inside the loop- radiator tubes facing towards the bottom of the case ,it has a overall loud humming sound, reading on the EVGA forums this is a very common problem. Using the noctua NF-F12 fan was quieter then using the stock 2000rpm 120mm radiator fan. I'm using "Auto" fan speed In all games @ 2560x1080 resolution my temps were 58-60c(most PC games run max under 60c) in a NZXT H440 silence case (I set the  hybrid radiator as front intake(Push) pushing the hot air into the case. I noticed when playing Metro:exodus my max temp hit 65c the hybrid will get alot warmer when playing games that use RTX (RT/tensor cores). At stock clocks not overclocked- I did NOT notice any GPU core throttling my EVGA RTX 2080ti XC Hybrid maxes out @ 1950 boost clock on the core & 7000mhz on the GDDR6 memory(all stock settings). My RTX 2080ti came with Samsung GDDR6 memory.
 
I had a budget of $1400USD, buying a RTX 2070 & 9900k system was out of the question(way over my budget), so I decided in the end to just upgrade from my 4GB GTX980 to a EVGA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti XC HYBRID GAMING, 11G-P4-2384-KR graphics card. So far the performance has been insane more then 2x performance of my old GTX 980 is most games.
 
[Bottleneck] The million dollar question: Does one of the fastest graphics cards on the planet- bottleneck an older Intel Core i7 4790k CPU? I would say yes & no it really depends on the game titles you are playing(if they are cpu limited). In my case I'm using a 512GB Samsung 960 pro m.2 SSD + pci express m.2 adapter on a Z97 motherboard this forced my RTX 2080ti to run @ PCI EXPRESS 3.0 8x speed. I'm also running on a 2560x1080 21:9 Ultrawide 60hz monitor so being @ a lower resolution(under 1440P) will cause a slight CPU bottleneck when using a RTX 2080ti. in my testing I'm able to max out all games even Metro:exodus(Extreme setting RTX ON DX12) @ 60-100FPS+ using my Intel core i7 4790k @ 4.4ghz it is NOT that bad this I7 4790k cpu still has fast single threaded performance & is able to keep up. On average I loose maybe 20FPS(average) max using my I7 4790k vs i9 9900k. CPU usage was low when running Shadow of the tomb raider DX12 max setting was only using 55-60% CPU on all cores. Metro exodus used 65-80% on the CPU. In 95% of games i'm getting 99% gpu usage so that shows my cpu bottleneck is not as bad as you would think.
 
[Thoughts] My GTX 980 last me 4+ years of maxed out gaming but with newer titles being released it was becoming harder to play them on max graphic settings, I figured it was time to upgrade my videocard. Yes the RTX 2080ti is way overkill for 2560x1080 resolution but what it does allow me to do it play any game with max graphic settings with ease. I started messing with resolution scale in the games, playing the new "Ace Combat 7" PC game @ 200% resolution scale is amazing the textures look very crisp like playing on a 3440x1440 21:9 ultrawide monitor.
 
If you have a i7 4790k I say keep it but I would suggest maybe downgrade to a RTX 2080 & overclocking it, it will save you alot of money. The RTX 2080ti caught my eye because of it having 11GB of Vram, I didn't want to be Vram limited like my older 4GB GTX 980. I feel a I7 4790k @ 4.4Ghz & 16GB 2400mhz DDR3 memory is the "min" system spec you should use a RTX 2080ti on, anything under this will have a massive cpu bottleneck @ under 1440P resolution.
 
IF anyone has an questions please feel free to post below & I can answer them, again Thankyou for reading this! :)
 
 
 

andross182
Is your ram really only running at 2400mhz using an xmp profile? That seems...odd.

Yes i'm using 16GB Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR3 memory which has a rated speed of 2400MHZ 11,13,13,31 timings @1.65v, DDR3 has lower frequency vs DDR4(3200mhz+ ect). highest I seen on a Z97 DDR3 platform was 2666mhz/2933mhz DDR3 ram.

I believe the JEDEC standards for RAM speed on that line of CPUs was 1333MHz/1600MHz.  But later motherboards supported higher so that seems right to me.  https://ark.intel.com/con...he-up-to-4-40-ghz.html  
 
DDR3 2400 was common and DDR3 3200 was the top of the food chain for DDR3 and was very pricey if I recall.

My 2080Ti FTW3 Ultra Hybrid hits low-mid 50s only when running stressful games and it is clocked higher stock than this one. But his higher temps could be a lot of things, room temp, airflow in the case and so on, its still well within operating temps.

Mine didn't come with one of those plastic safety covers over the radiator, it just had a single plastic rap around it that you could not miss if you tried.

wedgoku
I'm using a NZXT H440 case the front only has small ventilation vents on the side & the front of the case is blocked off so this is a worse case scenario. if it was open air maybe 50-55c temps

Ah yes that explains it.  Do you use air cooling then on your CPU?

ok so I can see why putting the radiator on the front pulling air from the outside is probably the best area.  On the back it would be sucking all the hot air off the CPU heatsink.  I hope those front fans have dust filters as you don't want your radiator to get clogged with dusk in the fins.  It will happen even with a dust filter but a lot less of it over a greater time period.
 
I never liked those cases with the hard covers on the front over the fans though, it must limit the airflow more so than an open front with a mesh dust cover type of setup.