njbongo
orkan, that is one funky PC case, lol.  It obviously custom made, did you make it or order it from somewhere.

mobhill
Thanks, that's something to consider for us wanting to get into 4k gaming, which is actually a little more resolution to push than what you have (7.4 million pixels vs. 4k at 8.3 million pixels). My sensible money side says "Just get a 3080, much better bang for the buck". There's another side of me that's like "Yeah, but I can afford it and the 3090 is a decent amount faster..."

DarkTAO

mobhill
Thanks, that's something to consider for us wanting to get into 4k gaming, which is actually a little more resolution to push than what you have (7.4 million pixels vs. 4k at 8.3 million pixels). My sensible money side says "Just get a 3080, much better bang for the buck". There's another side of me that's like "Yeah, but I can afford it and the 3090 is a decent amount faster..."

I said the same thing..but my 3090 email came in first.. sooooo. Yeah. Just finished updating my firmware on the 3090 15 seconds ago, lol.
 
Time to boot up RDR2 and check it out!

DarkTAO

scottabbott76
I agree..Red Dead looks like an entirely new game coming from a 1080ti!

No joke. Finding the right graphics settings is a little tricky atm. I started maxed and turned stuff down before i got busy. MSAA, AA, and something else is off, and I am getting 30-50s now in bench with DX12. Trying to figure out what absolutely has to be lowered to keep that 60 lock. I wish it had DLSS though. I was slightly disappointed that fully maxed 4k was 17-27 FPS only. 

orkan
I've been building PC's since about 1995... so you've got to be a bit old school to know what that case is. ;) 
Mountain Mods Ascension Horizon, with custom ordered flipped front panel. The 12 38mm fans will pull over 1000CFM through that case. 

orkan

njbongo
orkan, that is one funky PC case, lol.  It obviously custom made, did you make it or order it from somewhere.

I've been building PC's since about 1995... so you've got to be a bit old school to know what that case is. ;) 
Mountain Mods Ascension Horizon, with custom ordered flipped front panel. The 12 38mm fans will pull over 1000CFM through that case. 

Hoggle
The 3090 is an amazing card. I highly considered getting one since I was expecting this generation the 3080 to be about the cost of a 2080Ti. Going in expecting to drop $1200 made the 3090 tempting but still waiting on the right 4K gaming monitor and at 1440p it didn't seem worth the extra over the 3080.

mobhill

Hoggle
The 3090 is an amazing card. I highly considered getting one since I was expecting this generation the 3080 to be about the cost of a 2080Ti. Going in expecting to drop $1200 made the 3090 tempting but still waiting on the right 4K gaming monitor and at 1440p it didn't seem worth the extra over the 3080.

Agreed, without 4k a 3090 doesn't make sense. Even a 3070 will drive 1440p quite nicely. Makes sense, though, because we're talking about less than 3.7 million pixels vs. over 8.3 million.

CraptacularOne

orkan
 
 
I mean... it's REALLY fast. If this isn't a "gaming" card, someone forgot to tell games. Prior to getting the EVGA 3090 FTW3 Ultra, I was running an EVGA 2080Ti. I have a Samsung CRG9 49" super ultra-wide monitor running 5120x1440 resolution. In Red Dead Online, I was running medium/low with sliders 1/4 or 1/2 at most... and at those settings was seeing 50-70fps. With the 3090, I have every single setting and every slider cranked as high as they will go. Full ultra. I'm seeing 70-120fps!!!! Some areas of the game are extremely punishing during certain hours. For instance, Strawberry, standing near the creek looking at the town during the night. It is an amazing sight that really shows off the beauty of this game. If someone starts throwing fire bottles right there at that moment, fps will dip into the low 50's. Those "ultra" lighting and particle quality settings are really punishing. Man they look amazing though. Up in the mountain tops where there's less going on, it's not uncommon to hit 110-120fps. Buttery smooth gameplay is a first for me with this title.
 
Bottom line: A 3080 is not enough to max Red Dead Online at this resolution with max settings. An overclocked 3090 can barely do it above 60fps all the time. Dropping water physics back to half slider, pushes that same scene in Strawberry back up into the 80fps+ range. Just running around in the great plains or heartlands during the sunlight hours nets FPS in the 80's and 90's.
 
It is an unbelievable experience. It's like an entirely new game. I'm a level 282... and the entire game has a feeling of being fresh. I want to go see everything all over again.
 
 
I paid over $1600 for my 2080Ti, and I was happy with it until a year ago when I started playing Red Dead Online. That game crushed that card. Now, this 3090 crushes this game, and despite the to-my-door price of over $1900... I'm quite happy with my purchase.

Not that I think the 3090 is a "bad" card but you do realize that the 3080 is only about 10-15% slower right? So that "50 fps" dip you are referring to on your 3090 will only be a dip to about 45fps on a 3080. Making outlandish statements like a "3080 is not enough" is just foolish when anyone can read any review and see for themselves. You do realize that 5120x1440 is actually LESS pixels than 4K right? So your display is actually easier to drive than a 4K display is on your video card. I have both cards and yes the 3090 is indeed faster but it's not so fast that the same games are unplayable on my 3080. 
 
I'm glad you're happy with your card but at least try to maintain some form of credibility and refrain from the foolhardy blanket statements. 

transdogmifier

CraptacularOne

orkan
 
 
I mean... it's REALLY fast. If this isn't a "gaming" card, someone forgot to tell games. Prior to getting the EVGA 3090 FTW3 Ultra, I was running an EVGA 2080Ti. I have a Samsung CRG9 49" super ultra-wide monitor running 5120x1440 resolution. In Red Dead Online, I was running medium/low with sliders 1/4 or 1/2 at most... and at those settings was seeing 50-70fps. With the 3090, I have every single setting and every slider cranked as high as they will go. Full ultra. I'm seeing 70-120fps!!!! Some areas of the game are extremely punishing during certain hours. For instance, Strawberry, standing near the creek looking at the town during the night. It is an amazing sight that really shows off the beauty of this game. If someone starts throwing fire bottles right there at that moment, fps will dip into the low 50's. Those "ultra" lighting and particle quality settings are really punishing. Man they look amazing though. Up in the mountain tops where there's less going on, it's not uncommon to hit 110-120fps. Buttery smooth gameplay is a first for me with this title.
 
Bottom line: A 3080 is not enough to max Red Dead Online at this resolution with max settings. An overclocked 3090 can barely do it above 60fps all the time. Dropping water physics back to half slider, pushes that same scene in Strawberry back up into the 80fps+ range. Just running around in the great plains or heartlands during the sunlight hours nets FPS in the 80's and 90's.
 
It is an unbelievable experience. It's like an entirely new game. I'm a level 282... and the entire game has a feeling of being fresh. I want to go see everything all over again.
 
 
I paid over $1600 for my 2080Ti, and I was happy with it until a year ago when I started playing Red Dead Online. That game crushed that card. Now, this 3090 crushes this game, and despite the to-my-door price of over $1900... I'm quite happy with my purchase.

Not that I think the 3090 is a "bad" card but you do realize that the 3080 is only about 10-15% slower right? So that "50 fps" dip you are referring to on your 3090 will only be a dip to about 45fps on a 3080. Making outlandish statements like a "3080 is not enough" is just foolish when anyone can read any review and see for themselves. You do realize that 5120x1440 is actually LESS pixels than 4K right? So your display is actually easier to drive than a 4K display is on your video card. I have both cards and yes the 3090 is indeed faster but it's not so fast that the same games are unplayable on my 3080. 
 
I'm glad you're happy with your card but at least try to maintain some form of credibility and refrain from the foolhardy blanket statements. 

again: Your opinion of how people spend THEIR money is irrelevant.
 
Why you feel the need to try to kick people in the teeth is beyond me.
 

dragomirc

rougeau
I think you're missing the point, he doesn't give two craps what the guy spend his money on, he just doesn't want people making over exaggerated claims of epicness

I think YOU are the one that missing the point.
OP have the high end card and he just posted his feelings about improved gaming experience. 
No need to point price/performance ratio 3090 vs 3080, wee all know that very well.