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Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Strix Gaming 8G OC $1299 + Delivery @ Umart

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Asus GeForce RTX 2080 Strix Gaming 8G OC $1299 + Delivery @ Umart
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ThadtheChad on 18/02/2019 - 17:28 umart.com.au (238 clicks)
Last edited 19/02/2019 - 14:13 by 1 other user

Hey OzBers,

Just saw this bad boy while shopping around for an RTX 2080. Just picked one up to replace my 980ti.

Absolute beast this one. Getting good reviews:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxDVbofeOLU

Also as these are part of the Asus Battlefield V and Anthem giveaway, you can claim this from (I already tested this out):
https://www.asus.com/event/vga/BVF-Anthem/

Specs:
* VRAM: 8GB GDDR6 256-bit
* GPU Clocks: OC Mode: 1890/1515 MHz - Gaming Mode(Default): 1860/1515 MHz
* Memory Clock: 14000MHz
* I/O: 2x HDMI 2.0b, 2x DisplayPort 1.4, 1x USB Type-C, HDCP 2.2 Support - PCI Express 3.0
* Width: 2.7 Slots
* Connectors: 2x 8-Pin Power Connectors
* Warranty: 3 Years Limited Warranty
* SKU: ROG-STRIX-RTX2080-O8G-GAMING

Had a quick squiz and it appears that this is indeed the cheapest. This is the Strix Gaming OC, not Advanced (and thus has much higher clocks).

Apparently this deal is only going to last a couple of days.

Edit:

The value proposition as I understand it:

This is not the cheapest 2080 there is. If that's what you're looking for, I'd highly recommend this.

We can discuss the pros and cons of buying the more budget-oriented partner cards vs the STRIXes, the FTWs, the Kingpins etc, till the cows come home, but different people have different "asks" and what may appear to be a primary driver for some may not have the same level of importance for someone else.

If you're looking for best-in-class warranty and after sales, WHILE being relatively inexpensive, go for the EVGA black gaming or xc gaming.

This card is good (IMHO) for the following:

  • If you're looking for one of the higher end custom cards that has a fairly substantial factory OC, with a potential for higher clocks.

  • If you're looking for an aesthetically pleasing card (the shroud and the customizable RGB lighting is very slick).

  • If you're looking for a beefy yet very quiet cooling solution.

  • If you're not fond of MSY and the absolute ballache dealing with them tends to be.

This card takes up about 3 slots, so be extra cautious when buying for a case where space is constrained.

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Edit 2 - EVGA 2080Ti for $1799.00 (free pickup)/$1,848.00/$1,833.00

Edit: This is the best deal I can see for the Evga 2080ti: Umart has the card for $1799. Shipping costs vary.

User shawstuff has pointed out that Shopping Express has the EVGA 2080Ti available. With the 20% off code (PUPGRADE) it can be had for $1,848.00. A bit more expensive, but a very good card from an exemplary manufacturer.

User abro found this for even cheaper over here at Skycomp (for $1,833). They do not do OTC sales, but you can do pickups.

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  • Tachicuddles on 18/02/2019 - 17:39
    +10

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/439012

    I know Galax isn't as good of a brand, nor is it a triple fan card, but it's probably worth an extra $350 in savings

      • kbw on 18/02/2019 - 17:49
        +9

        And it's really limited. The only difference between the two is going to be the noise at a given temperature.

        • ThadtheChad on 18/02/2019 - 18:42

          I'll check gpu-z and post back, but from what I've been reading, these may have the A binned chips so may have much better OC's. Again thats silicon lottery though.

          • jasswolf on 18/02/2019 - 18:55

            @ThadtheChad: The Strix will have an A chip, but the actual difference is 5-8% for the same heatsink/fan combos. They just get slightly higher voltage allowances, and those mean next to nothing unless you tear them off and replace it with water cooling (in which case you'd aim for a cheaper OC card with a good VRM).

            Single digit FPS gain in many - perhaps most - scenarios.

            • ThadtheChad on 19/02/2019 - 00:01
              +1

              @jasswolf: So played a few games (Destiny2, Apex, Bf V) and it turns out the card actually boosts to 1935-1950Mhz. About 10-11% higher clock speeds than the standard 1710Mhz that comes with base cards. I'm sure the base cards boost pretty well as well if the conditions/cooling is good.

              The cooler was barely audible and the max temp was 76. My case is a Lian-Li PC-011 dynamic and the CPU is using a H100i Pro, so not too many heat producing components.

              At the end of the day though, the bumps in FPS is negligible as you said (single digit), so I am enjoying the aesthetics (RGB lighting, cool shroud etc), the excellent cooling and silent fans.

    • ThadtheChad on 18/02/2019 - 18:18

      I was looking at the galax deal, however, I saw the factory oc on this is substantially higher than that one. Although, not sure how much of a difference that makes in real terms. After a few mishaps during the 6xx and r9 290 era, I have stayed away from budget brands (rma was an absolute bugger). This is a personal bias that may be quite unfounded.

      I was looking at the evga RTX 2080 XC Ultra, but it seems to be either more expensive or unavailable.

      I'd also steer clear of this one if there are any space constraints in the case as it takes up a whopping 3 slots.

      Haven't had a chance to benchmark/play games on it as of yet.

    • fiend on 18/02/2019 - 19:32

      I've had a Galax 1060 for 2 years and cant fault it. Its quiet, runs games well and doesn't get too hot.
      I'd buy another… especially if it's $350 cheaper than an overpriced Strix.

      • TilacVIP on 18/02/2019 - 21:45
        +2

        I can concur, to my surpirse the Galax cards really do stack up quite nicely with the more top tier cards, being an owner of a Galax GTX 1060 and 970 both performed amazingly well and as 'fiend' mentions mine where some of the quietest cards I've had at manual fan settings of above 70%.

        Don't under-estimate a Galax card

      • ThadtheChad on 19/02/2019 - 06:30

        Fair point, although I'd be wary of conflating the cooler/heatsink performance of a mid end card vs a higher end card.

        Also, I'm fairly certain the difference in price between a Galax 1060 oc version and a STRIX is about 80 bucks.

        • fiend on 19/02/2019 - 16:23
          +1

          But If I wanted a higher end card, wouldn't I just buy a 1070 instead? Paying for slightly higher clocks and some RGB lights on the same card seems wrong to me. Each to their own, though.

          • ThadtheChad on 19/02/2019 - 17:00

            @fiend: The point I was trying to make was that the cooler becomes more and more important the more powerful a GPU is.

            As an example, when the R9 290X first came out, I got the XFX version that had the blower design. The thing was ungodly loud and ran incredibly hot (to the point I needed to use headphones when it was on 100% load). It also touched 90 degrees on full load. Fast forward a couple of months and I couldn't take it any longer. I sold it off and got the Gigabyte Windforce version that was a tremendous improvement, temps on 100% were about 75 and the fans were a whisper. I still own this card and it's running magnificently!

            The jump from a high end 2080 to a budget 2080ti is fairly substantial. In certain cases, it is about 500 bucks. So (to me) it makes sense to buy the higher end 2080 which is about 10% faster (in clocks) over the base 2080, has a better cooler, is quieter, and is aesthetically pleasing.

            Disclaimer: Yes I like the RGB lighting, it goes well with my h100i pro, my Lian Li case, my corsair RGB keyboard, my chaos spectrum mouse and my ROG monitor. I am one of those vain buffoons. :)

            Furthermore, my personal circumstance is a bit different. I also use the card a fair bit for compute workloads (using OCLhashcat and the like) as a password cracking rig. So the card is under sustained 100% load for relatively longer periods. So the cooler definitely matters. It also helps that I can claim a % of the card on taxes.

  • MoonSha on 18/02/2019 - 17:51
    +6

    Thought it must have been a 2080 ti deal from a glance at the price.

    • ThadtheChad on 18/02/2019 - 18:12

      I wouldn't fault you for that. The RTX cards are very expensive.

      That said, for the 2080ti its about 2k+ for the top of the line custom cards.

      • jasswolf on 18/02/2019 - 19:12
        +1

        Some of these double-binned cards (NVIDIA, then 3rd party) are way more expensive than the 1080 was at this point in the cycle, but the base MSRP is almost exactly the same when compared the 1080 and 2080.

        The card stepping from there down is a bit different, but again it's more than competitive. People whine about the 2080 performance step, but it's 40% at worst, and looks like it'll be 60%+ well before the series is a year old (similar performance gains were made with the 900 series, which initial looked like a meagre buy against the 700 series and was also a significant architectural leap compared to Pascal).

        • jasswolf on 19/02/2019 - 01:22

          Downvoted for easily verifiable facts. Just when I think I can't love this website more…

          • ThadtheChad on 19/02/2019 - 08:55
            +1

            @jasswolf: Wasn't me mate.

            I'm a bit confused about the latter half of your comment. Would you be able to rephrase?

            • jasswolf on 19/02/2019 - 11:35
              +1

              @ThadtheChad: Initially, the 780ti and 980 were neck and neck, with people crapping on about less CUDA cores offsetting the lower power consumption.

              Once developers wrapped their heads around the Maxwell updates, the performance difference was 25% in favour of the 980. Maxwell was a huge architecture re-design, and Turing has some similarities in that sense, save for a die size decrease.

              That's what you're seeing in the Wolfenstein II benchmarks, and with mesh shader features like improved occlusion culling and aggressive LoD management via meshlets, there's every chance this will wind up having the exact same performance increases we saw from Maxwell to Pascal, perhaps even in excess of that.

              • ThadtheChad on 19/02/2019 - 11:55
                +1

                @jasswolf: Ahhh righto. Yes I actually do remember that. The Maxwell cards started trouncing Kepler later in it's life, and were substantially more efficient.

                I think there were also some major LOD upgrades as well as optimisations for DX12 later in the pipeline (IIRC).

          • SmOOvDoGG on 19/02/2019 - 12:28
            +2

            @jasswolf: I got you fam

  • Shawstuff on 18/02/2019 - 18:19
    +2

    For an extra $250 you can buy a EVGA 2080Ti, Shopping express eBay $2148 - 20% - 10% = $1547 (ebay discount code + discounted gift cards). Hard to justify not just spending the extra. However you have to have those discounted eBay gift cards.

    • Iam12 on 18/02/2019 - 18:30
      -1

      True that. If you're willing to churn 1.5k on a video card it's safe you safe you don't give a flying funk if the price is 3k. You're after the card.

    • justtoreply on 18/02/2019 - 20:04
      +1

      10% cards aren't available..

      • firsttimeuser7 on 18/02/2019 - 20:31

        Yes but this is specifically for people that kept 10% from previous deals I think.

        • justtoreply on 18/02/2019 - 21:46
          +1

          $1600 of them? Yikes. Dunno if many people did that

    • ThadtheChad on 19/02/2019 - 05:54

      Yeah I'm sure there are a myriad of ways that a 2080ti can be had for cheaper than the msrp.

      However, I'll wager that most people haven't stocked up on $1600 worth of cards on 10% off. Objectively speaking, the 2080ti that you're referring to is available for slightly north of 2k, i.e. about $700 more.

      • ThadtheChad on 19/02/2019 - 10:21

        Just checked, after the 20% off code (PUPGRADE), the card comes up to $1,848.00. This is a brilliant price for the 2080ti, especially an EVGA one (unparalleled after market support).

        This is the ebay listing in question.

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