Upgrading Graphics card question.

[REAPER]

I currently have the rtx3070 and I would like to upgrade to the rtx 5080.
1. Would it be worth it?
2. I have 750 watt power supply. Is that enough?
3. Would I be able to just swap them out without changing the motherboard?

Any help would be great....thanks.

[_I_]

psu brand/model/age?

if it does not have the 12vhpwr connector, you will need a better psu

[REAPER]

It's a 3 year old powerspec with a ASRock motherboard

This is my powersupply https://www.gamdias.com/en/component/power/KRATOS_P1A-750G

[nullable]

1. Wait for the benchmarks. You'll be able to decide that for yourself whether it seems worth it to you.

2. https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/50-series/rtx-5080/, according to the full specs tab
Thermal and Power Specs:
Maximum GPU Temperature (in C) 88
Total Graphics Power (W) 360
Required System Power (W) (*) 850

* Minimum is based on a PC configured with a Ryzen 9 9950X processor. Recommend PCIe CEM 5.1 compliant PSU. Power requirements can be different depending on system configuration.

3. The 50 series is still PCI-E, your motherboard has PCI-E, so you shouldn't need a new motherboard.

[smokerob79]

Oprindeligt skrevet af _I_:

psu brand/model/age?

if it does not have the 12vhpwr connector, you will need a better psu

12vhpwr is not needed.....every card comes with a adapter that is fine to use.....the question comes back to how good the PSU is.....as for the rest of the system, CPU will have to be something made in the last 2 years.....

[Monk]

Oprindeligt skrevet af _I_:

psu brand/model/age?

if it does not have the 12vhpwr connector, you will need a better psu

No you won't, the cards come with a 3 or 4 8pin to 12vhpwr converter.

What they need to check is that their psu has 3 or 4 8 pins pcie spare.

Only very recent psu's models gave a dedicated 12vhpwr connection.

[nullable]

Oprindeligt skrevet af smokerob79:

as for the rest of the system, CPU will have to be something made in the last 2 years.....

That's what you'd prefer. It's not a requirement.

[REAPER]

Oprindeligt skrevet af nullable:

1. Wait for the benchmarks. You'll be able to decide that for yourself whether it seems worth it to you.

2. https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/graphics-cards/50-series/rtx-5080/, according to the full specs tab
Thermal and Power Specs:
Maximum GPU Temperature (in C) 88
Total Graphics Power (W) 360
Required System Power (W) (*) 850

* Minimum is based on a PC configured with a Ryzen 9 9950X processor. Recommend PCIe CEM 5.1 compliant PSU. Power requirements can be different depending on system configuration.

3. The 50 series is still PCI-E, your motherboard has PCI-E, so you shouldn't need a new motherboard.

When will we get benchmarks?

[nullable]

Sometime around when the hardware is actually available.

[Monk]

Oprindeligt skrevet af REAPER:

It's a 3 year old powerspec with a ASRock motherboard

This is my powersupply https://www.gamdias.com/en/component/power/KRATOS_P1A-750G

Those are some small cables, id budget for a new psu tbh,

[Bad 💀 Motha]

If you go with something like RTX 5080 you will have to wait until release and look at the various models available and pricing not to mention power requirements and physical dimensions. You WILL need an ATX 3.x PSU with 12VHPWR connector on the PSU so you are not using any adapters.

Look at BeQuiet 850W or 1000W Gold/Platinum ATX 3.x spec PSU

[Monk]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Bad 💀 Motha:

If you go with something like RTX 5080 you will have to wait until release and look at the various models available and pricing not to mention power requirements and physical dimensions. You WILL need an ATX 3.x PSU with 12VHPWR connector on the PSU so you are not using any adapters.

Look at BeQuiet 850W or 1000W Gold/Platinum ATX 3.x spec PSU

What is wrong with an adapter? Used one on my 3090 FE and my 4090 strix, they are perfectly fine, people do not need to buy a new psu for 1 cable, stop spreading miss-information and trying to get people to spend money they don't need to.

No real need gir platinum either, there are also plenty of great models, not purely what you run.

I use evga, but the company seems to be during, so I'd not go with them.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Well 750W and that model and all might not be good. Sounds like a junk PSU he has already so..... yea

[Monk]

Yeah, not saying he shouldn't get a new psu, just there is no need for it to HAVE TO have a dedicated 12vhpwr connector, as it's a short and from what I've seen expensive list. Though more and more will be added over time.

[xDDD]

Adapters definitely are not ideal since they intrinsically add more points of failure which is NOT a great idea when you are dealing with hundreds of watts and a $1400 piece of hardware.

Buuuuut yeah it'll work. 750W would probably be cutting it kind of close though. That MIGHT work but frankly it's good to have a little bit additional headroom for PSUs. Sometimes GPUs can pull a lot more power than what they claim on the box.

[REAPER]

Oprindeligt skrevet af xDDD:

Adapters definitely are not ideal since they intrinsically add more points of failure which is NOT a great idea when you are dealing with hundreds of watts and a $1400 piece of hardware.

Buuuuut yeah it'll work. 750W would probably be cutting it kind of close though. That MIGHT work but frankly it's good to have a little bit additional headroom for PSUs. Sometimes GPUs can pull a lot more power than what they claim on the box.

could you recommend a PSU that would work?