Can't CoD do 60+ fps @1080p on a potato nowadays?... not exactly a good reference point.

4k90 is about 6 times that, and he probably has the options turned up.

I’d say the comparison is what’s faulty, not the example.

new cod is really unoptimized. on a few years old 3080 still getting 100 fps on 4k that's pretty great. if he uses some frame gen such as lossless he can get 120-150. Say what you will about nvidia prices but you do get years of great gaming out of them.

Honestly my water cooled 3080TI FE has been great. Wish it had more VRAM for VR (DCS, MSFS) but otherwise it’s been great.

Which block did you go with? I went with the EK Vector special edition which has been great, but need to look for something else if I upgrade to 5080 with their recent woes.

I just have the Alphacool AIO with a second 360 radiator.

I’ve done tons of custom stuff but was at a point where I didn’t have the time for a custom loop. Just wanted plug and play.

Seen some people talking down the block, but honestly I run 50c under saturated load at 400 watts, +225 core, +600 memory with a hot spot of 60c and VRAM of 62c. Not amazing but it’s not holding the card back. That’s with the Phanteks T30’s at about 1200RPM.

Stock cooler I could never get the card stable despite new pads and paste. I was running 280 watts, barely able to run -50 on the core and no offset on memory. That would STILL hit 85c core, 95c hotspot and memory.