Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4080 Super Gaming OC 16GB Graphics Card

To start with delivery from SCAN, I ordered in the afternoon and paid for next day morning delivery and got the card the next day at 8:30am, great quick service.On the GPU itself, it has been a great upgrade for me from the 5700XT. The 5700XT was pretty good for 1440p gaming but 4K with FSR it was still struggling quite a bit. The 4080 Super is doing great on games like the Witcher 3 and cyberpunk, with reported frame rates of around 120 and 80 respectively, running at 4K with raytracing and all settings on max - I have been using DLSS with these games, so native performance would not be so great. Honestly though, being able to comfortably game with no frame drops in 4K is brilliant, absolute game changer.

This may not be a popular opinion, but this is the best version of the 4080 Super. It comes overclocked but there is a ton of room to get more out of it, the power limit can be increased by 25% if you want. It runs cool no matter what I do to it, the cooler is huge and it cools like a huge cooler should. The size and weight are substantial, and Gigabyte has devised the best solution for supporting the GPU and preventing sag out of any of the makers, except the Founder Edition which doesn't need it (and is great if you don't mind coil whine). Their solution attaches to the case stand-offs behind the GPU and they have a connection point on the rear of the shroud, you don't even see the support unless you look really hard. Great GPU, fast, runs cool and quiet.

Too start with, Im still torn about keeping this card but im past returnable date to get my money back. I spent the first week dealing with glitches, freezes, shutdowns, and stutters. It was everything, but it was frequent enough to be a pain, and the performance was underwhelming. My games that play are:Battlefield 2042Battlefield 1Genshin impactCyberpunk 2077New world**Many moreSome things were too bright while others extremely dark as if the contrast was maxxed out. My FPS were well below what i was seeing from reviews and articles that i was reading.Eventually, i purchased an AMD 7900 XTX to replace it with what debated heavily over for some time. Both cards are basically the same performance and price range just a variation in preference. In the days ... MoreToo start with, Im still torn about keeping this card but im past returnable date to get my money back. I spent the first week dealing with glitches, freezes, shutdowns, and stutters. It was everything, but it was frequent enough to be a pain, and the performance was underwhelming. My games that play are:Battlefield 2042Battlefield 1Genshin impactCyberpunk 2077New world**Many moreSome things were too bright while others extremely dark as if the contrast was maxxed out. My FPS were well below what i was seeing from reviews and articles that i was reading.Eventually, i purchased an AMD 7900 XTX to replace it with what debated heavily over for some time. Both cards are basically the same performance and price range just a variation in preference. In the days waiting for it to arrive i decided to go through everything again and see if i could weed the issues, because it was stalling on my desktop as well. Turns out it was GIGABYTE's software!! I downloaded the vanilla nvidia geforce experience software and removed GIGABYTE's software. Since then it has run smoothly at maxed out settings on most all my games. FPS is running in high range of the reports/reviews that ive read.I returned the 7900 xtx (i wonder often if i should have at least tried it to cure my itch).Currently my 2 tracked fps games are-Battlefield 2042 which is averaging around 100 FPS at 4k with most settings on ultra, a few unnecessary things turned down because of pvp fps undergrowth disadvantages. I had to turn ray tracing off because it did cause performance issues at this resolution on this game.-Cyberpunk 2077 runs great. All settings maxed at highest settings, 4k, ray tracing on still pulling around 115 fps.I will say after a few hours of playing, i do notice some stutters, and temps are staying below 60C with the amount of air i have blowing through.Overall i do really like this card, but i do wonder if i made the right choice. I also know that if i had bought the 7900 xtx to start with, id be questioning myself about whether i should have bought this card instead.