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    Posted: 01 Jun 2020 at 6:38pm
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I have a lynx level 3 build and i would like to upgrade my gpu to a rtx 2080 super. How would i go about doing this?


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Lynx level 3 build

Edited by j323 - 01 Jun 2020 at 6:39pm
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a 2080 Super shouldn't cost you anywhere near that. Hell I bought my EVGA 2080Ti FTW3 Ultra for $1250 on sale. It "should" be just as easy as buying the card and installing it. Some things to look for is that some cards (mine is one) will not fit in certain cases dues to their size. Besides that it should just be unplug and remove your old card, then insert and plug in your new one, then check drivers.
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Nope. Not that easy. Your power supply will not power above an RTX 2070 SUPER.

2070 SUPER is THE right pick for 1440p. A 2080 SUPER will eke out a mostly single digit frame rate boost, but you would never see enough of a difference to make it worth the money.

If you're gaming okay, just wait until September, and you'll get 2080 performance out of the 2070 equivalent when Nvidia releases the new line.
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Okay sounds great ill probably end up waiting it out then and checking out the 2070 super. im fairly new with computer components so im trying to learn how i can make this build future proof lol espically with the ps5 right around the corner. One more question though if i were ever to decide to upgrade beyond the 2070 super would i be able to change the power supply myself? and would the motherboard be able to handle it as well?
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My point about waiting is you will not have to upgrade beyond the RTX "3070" (we don't know what they'll call it). The expectation is the pricing at the levels will be very much the same as now, but performance of each may be as much as 25-40% (!) higher than the 2000 series card. That would get at or near max frame rates on everything, and who would need more?

To answer the question, changing out a PSU means you must unplug everything, remove the old, put in the new, and re-attach every power cable in it's proper place. It's not for the faint of heart, but it's not as complex as changing a motherboard.
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+1 on the gpu.

The difficulty on r&r of a mobo really depends if the psu is modular or not. If modular it is very easy as long as the new psu's physical dimensions (size) are the same. All you have to do is unplug the wires from the old psu, remove unit, install new one and reattach wires.
If not modular, you have a bunch of wires to install and route since some (or all) are permanently attached to the psu.
Motherboards do not care what psu you have on the pc. It is the hardware (RAM, gpu(s), cooling and related, etc.) on the mobo that determines the size of the psu required.
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