i will be pairing with a 1080p 60hz

NR200 should be able to fit 3 slots... you might be interested with EVGA 3080 XC3 which will be 45mm thick. The only one that is almost 2 slot.

haha i might try it for machine learning.. but that is just an excuse to get it for fun

from experience, better just wait it to go mainstream aka second batch. You’ll get better binned chips/silicon lottery too.

2080 is actually pretty power efficient. Partly the reason why im running one also in my super compact ITX build.

Maybe it's good to wait for a 3070TI or Super to see a close to 3080 performance but lower TDP... unless there's a 850W SFX (not L) psu in the market.

This post has been edited by Bonchi: Sep 17 2020, 01:59 AM

SFX you dont have much options.. SF750 is super rare too. Personally im also stuck with SF600 due to availability. Waiting for coolermaster's launching for the 850w gold SFX

Nice... may i know how much higher is the flap on the TUF compared to the 2080 strix card overall? Asus site says the height of the 3080TUF card is 12.9cm... im quite doubtful that it includes that flap (my case tolerance is 13cm need to know if the card fits )

back then when i got this SF600, there's not even a SF750 yet in most places haha. Anyways 750w is also quite close to the limit... I'd feel more comfortable with coolermaster's upcoming 850w (releasing November).

assuming it will be running at 550w if somehow fully utilize both CPU and GPU under boost condition, that will still be a 70% load on a 750w and it may create some noise. Altho realistically, no one will slap a 3080/3090 into an ITX but #YOLO

This post has been edited by Bonchi: Sep 20 2020, 11:55 PM

He probably is gaming while running on synthetic cpu loads I guess... which is pretty common for productivity use cases to hit both CPU and GPU.

The V850 SFX oem will be gospower who are pretty solid for server PSU.. as compared to coolermaster's own design which as you said.. pretty inconsistent.

if im not mistaken there was only one CM psu with gospower as the oem and it was the low end range. https://gzhls.at/blob/ldb/9/b/b/1/367d6b44e...b91f271a324.pdf


however the evaluation was pretty good especially on the build as well despite the bad ripples at 10% load, the 30%-90% is closely comparable to the corsair SFX platinum despite these are low end PSU. So hopefully this 10year warranty higher end and more premium priced V850 SFX gold will have better components...

however as an SFX user, there's not much choice anyways..850w is better for future proofing compared to 750 cuz who knows.. according to the trend, one day someone might pull out at 500w TDP gpu lmao.

This post has been edited by Bonchi: Sep 21 2020, 01:07 AM

Do you think the stock will stabilize by december hnghhhh.

fuhhh that inflated price.

Will probably have to wait till jan or dec liao.

deswai gigabyte was not in my consideration... im only looking at TUF, Ventus or strix(which i need to cut my case to fit lolol).

Dunno why there is no ventus review yet... eventho ive seen alot of people already gotten the cards.

This post has been edited by Bonchi: Sep 22 2020, 11:56 AM

haha my rig still needs some work to do specifically the 850w SFX gold that coolermaster havent ship out yet. and also still need to mod the ITX case by shifting the mobo mounting plate and PCI-E cut out slots by 1cm to fit a 3 slot card

Hopefully mod can be completed by the time the PSU arrives and the market will be saturated thanks to RTX3070 and i can get the TUF or Ventus.


currently sitting inside is a zotac 2080 with a 1080 Strix cooler haha... So it's also very important to know how tall is the TUF... asus site says it's 13cm but not sure if it includes the TUF logo and no one mentions bout it either... if over then need to swap the fans to a slim fan or cut the TUF logo away.

This post has been edited by Bonchi: Sep 22 2020, 12:13 PM

Sans Warhead.
I bought the 2 slot chassis.. so Im e-mailing the taobao guy if he sells the 3 slot chassis separately.. or i'll just mod myself which is fairly simple by cutting and covering some holes.

Great, That means i will definitely have to cut that logo away or bend it somehow (good thing it's aluminium and not plastic) and change to a slim 120mm fan on the rad for better clearance just in case. Or wait for a ventus review.

If you offer cheap, sure got ppl will take.

thanks hehe.
Ncase should not have issues with compatibility especially if you de-shroud. The Gaming Xtrio 3080 might be a winner because i think their weakness is their noisy fans limiting the cooling potential of those huge heatsinks.

As for my case, im waiting for MSI ventus 3X's review, and the other choices will be TUF, Strix and EVGA

Waiting for answers for ITX is pointless... if Optimum Tech didnt do it, we will never know the outcome unless we do it ourselves. Go ahead and bang saje... and mod if needed. (I have tested and swapped 3 coolers on my 2080 before finalizing with this strix cooler)


This post has been edited by Bonchi: Sep 22 2020, 02:10 PM

it's nvidia boost algorithm on their newer cards... every 10 degrees steps, the card will clock up or down in 15mhz steps so temps play a very important role here.

for example at 50C it will boost to 1980mhz, at 60C it will boost to 1965mhz, at 70C it will boost to 1950mhz ...so if you slap on a waterblock, it can remain at 55C at load then you enjoy 1980mhz as the card will overclock itself.

mainly for the better bin and higher power limit cap etc that allows the card to boost way above the reference's cap.

Deswai those ROG GamingXtrio and auros etc on the 2080 can hit 2000+mhz but most reference model stuck at 1980mhz usually (because of the power cap)
and since these ppl already going for the extreme, they slap on the WB to keep the card under 50+C loads and enjoy all the boost.


3080 Rog is 2mm exceed my itx case support... wonder how bad this 2mm will be

This post has been edited by Bonchi: Sep 23 2020, 12:44 AM

depends.. i remember opening up a budget turing like the turbo blower range that uses the 400-A1 instead of the 400A-A1 you see on the strix.

but yeah the main reason why they clock higher is not the bin but the much higher power cap.