[Official] NVIDIA RTX 5080 Owner's Club

ju-rek · Jul 10, 2025

I don't have air conditioning, so I can't lower the room temperature to 15 degrees Celsius. Especially now.

Mystic1978 · Jul 10, 2025

ju-rek said:
I don't have air conditioning, so I can't lower the room temperature to 15 degrees Celsius. Especially now.

I achieved today's record with a 27°C ambient temperature and no air conditioning. While my graphics score was slightly lower than yesterday’s (which used extreme cooling), I managed to improve the combined and physics scores and get a better overall result. In the end, a good overclocker needs to know how to adapt to the conditions. Excuses don’t really help, it’s better to focus on learning and improving from each situation.

Sometimes, it's important to know how to adapt, improvise, and think creatively to improve results. Today, for example, I didn’t have ice water for the loop and room temperature was around 27°C. I asked myself: how the heck can I beat yesterday’s top1 score under worse conditions?

I realized my combined and physics scores were lower yesterday because I used Windows 11. So I switched to Windows 10, and even with the CPU at stock, I managed to improve those scores. Despite the higher ambient temps, GPUs running 17°C hotter on average, and a drop in GPU score (Win10 usually scores a bit lower on graphics), I still managed to beat my overall score.

I could have made excuses for myself, but that’s just not my style. I prefer to face challenges head-on. In the end, that’s the best way to learn and stand out.

Obidkhan · Jul 10, 2025

Mystic1978 said:
There is only one model of 5080 Gigabyte with AIO, and in the previous post I shared my BIOS specifying that it was the Gigabyte AIO version.

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See how shy I am, I even shared the rough and basic homemade method I used to keep it at 30 to 35 degrees while getting top 1 rankings in PR or SN. 🤣
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Your case looks “SEX”Y

ju-rek · Jul 10, 2025

Mystic1978 said:
and stand out.

You need applause, I don't.

Mystic1978 · Jul 10, 2025

ju-rek said:
You need applause, I don't.

Haha, no applause needed when the scoreboard already says it all 😉. Just had a good run and thought I'd share. Always interesting to see how we each tackle these challenges differently.

Just sharing my experience in case it helps someone else who's also pushing limits without ideal conditions. We all have our own way of enjoying this hobby.

ju-rek · Jul 10, 2025

You might be interested in HWbot

Mystic1978 · Jul 10, 2025

ju-rek said:
You might be interested in HWbot

I’ve thought about uploading to HWBOT, but honestly... there doesn’t seem to be much competition in the 5080 category right now. Feels a bit pointless without real rivalry.

I’ve only had the 5080 for three days and already grabbed 6 or 7 global top 1 scores but truthfully , I haven’t even bothered uploading them to HWBOT yet, just out of pure laziness. That’s how little I care 😅

For example, on HWBOT, the top 1 in SN

VS my best score on the official 3DMark leaderboards, which is the actual top1

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Solar Bay, I see you're listed as first, but let's be honest... not really.

Here's my score vs yours.

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Port Royal , you're shown as top 1, but we both know that's far from the actual top score.

Here's the real number one.

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Fire Strike Ultra

...and now the reality.

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Speed Way

...vs my result.

Although we both know Mr. Burti from TechLab is actually holding the real #1 spot right now, he just hasn’t bothered uploading it to HWBOT either 😄

I could go on like this all day, with 21 global top 1 scores on the 5070 Ti to Hwbot, and a few others on the 5080 as well, like Steel Nomad Light DX12, etc..

Go ahead and enjoy that uncertain 'top spots' on HWBOT, we both know you're not truly number one. But hey, if you prefer to live in denial, that's perfectly fine with me.

ju-rek · Jul 10, 2025

That's why I recommended HWbot to you. If you like being first, post your results there. You'll be thrilled. The magic of numbers and tables there will satisfy you.

Luggage · Jul 10, 2025

I like getting good results pushing my daily system, testing the edge of stability.

Rigging up special cooling, changing benching OS and live switching AF configs is too sweaty.

I need to be able to print **** when my SO yells at me from the Livingroom

Mystic1978 · Jul 10, 2025

There’s one thing that often gets overlooked, this is Overclock.net, a forum built around hardware enthusiasm, benchmarking, and overclocking.

When I share my results here, it’s not about showing off. It’s about contributing useful feedback and trying to create a bit of healthy competition, to spark some motivation for others to push their hardware and join the challenge. That way, we all learn and grow through the hobby.

Whether I’m #1 on HWBOT or #100 doesn’t really matter to me. Sure, no one hates being top of something, let’s not pretend otherwise, but the main goal here is to keep this thread alive with active users who are truly pushing their hardware, regardless of experience level.

In the end, what matters is showing up, participating, and enjoying the journey, not necessarily being on top.

And if someone like me with more than 40 years of accumulated knowledge happens to hit a #1 thanks to experience and consistency, great , but for that knowledge to mean anything to others, there needs to be at least some effort, engagement, and mutual respect.

It’s easy to dismiss results when they’re out of reach, but it’s much more rewarding to rise to the challenge. That’s the spirit that keeps a community like this alive.

Top scores come and go, what stays is the shared experience, the knowledge we build together, and the respect we show in the process. That’s the real value of this community.

After all, this isn’t just about numbers, it’s about passion, knowledge-sharing, and pushing boundaries together. If we’re not here to explore what our systems can really do… then what are we here for?

Luggage · Jul 10, 2025

Mystic1978 said:
There’s one thing that often gets overlooked, this is Overclock.net, a forum built around hardware enthusiasm, benchmarking, and overclocking.

When I share my results here, it’s not about showing off. It’s about contributing useful feedback and trying to create a bit of healthy competition, to spark some motivation for others to push their hardware and join the challenge. That way, we all learn and grow through the hobby.

Whether I’m #1 on HWBOT or #100 doesn’t really matter to me. Sure, no one hates being top of something, let’s not pretend otherwise, but the main goal here is to keep this thread alive with active users who are truly pushing their hardware, regardless of experience level.

In the end, what matters is showing up, participating, and enjoying the journey, not necessarily being on top.

And if someone like me with more than 40 years of accumulated knowledge happens to hit a #1 thanks to experience and consistency, great , but for that knowledge to mean anything to others, there needs to be at least some effort, engagement, and mutual respect.

It’s easy to dismiss results when they’re out of reach, but it’s much more rewarding to rise to the challenge. That’s the spirit that keeps a community like this alive.

Top scores come and go, what stays is the shared experience, the knowledge we build together, and the respect we show in the process. That’s the real value of this community.

After all, this isn’t just about numbers, it’s about passion, knowledge-sharing, and pushing boundaries together. If we’re not here to explore what our systems can really do… then what are we here for?

Appreciate you contributions and knowledge, tips and tricks are always welcome, and it’s good to see what can be achieved

Perhaps your tone or the way you try to goad up some competition is counterproductive though, sorry.

Im trying to explore what my system can do, always - but what my system can do, not what I can achieve by changing everything about my system.

Im closer to buying a chiller than doing an ice bucket session.

Mystic1978 · Jul 10, 2025

Luggage said:
Appreciate you contributions and knowledge, tips and tricks are always welcome, and it’s good to see what can be achieved

Perhaps your tone or the way you try to goad up some competition is counterproductive though, sorry.

Im trying to explore what my system can do, always - but what my system can do, not what I can achieve by changing everything about my system.

Im closer to buying a chiller than doing an ice bucket session.

Fair point, I see where you're coming from, and I really appreciate the honest feedback. I totally get how my tone might come across as a bit intense sometimes, especially in text where nuance can get lost. But genuinely, my intention has never been to belittle anyone’s approach, quite the opposite.

I enjoy pushing limits and sharing what I learn along the way, in the hope that it sparks ideas or motivation in others. Whether someone’s tuning for daily stability or chasing leaderboard scores, it's all valid and part of the same passion.

And just to clarify, the ice bucket setup was more for fun and experimentation than anything serious. That 5080 I got wasn’t a golden sample by any means, so I had to get creative with some basic ‘at-home’ solutions. Nothing crazy or permanent. On the other hand, all of my 5070 Ti 21 tops 1 were done on air cooling only, no fancy tricks, just a thermal paste and putty swap. Sometimes simplicity wins.

Also, just for context, I’m currently using a basic off-the-shelf AIO, ( on both the GPU and the CPU ) nothing custom or high-end. Meanwhile, I know your setup includes a custom loop with a full water block on the 5080, which is obviously great and something I respect a lot. But from my side, I’ve just been trying to squeeze the best possible performance out of what I have, without throwing more money at the problem. That’s where a bit of creativity comes in. In my view, that’s also part of the fun, being pragmatic and making the most of limited tools. Wouldn’t you agree?...

So yeah, I fully respect those who want to explore their rigs as-is. I just hope my posts come across more as motivation than pressure. And hey, going with a chiller instead of ice?... Much more civilized move 😅.

Let’s keep pushing and learning from each other. That’s what makes this place worth coming back to.

p4r4n0id · Jul 10, 2025

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Imprezzion · Jul 10, 2025

I still have to put like a pond pump or something in the ice bucket to move the water through the rad. I've tried it with stationary water with ice back in the 2600K days with a Corsair H110i GTX which I still have but it didn't really work all that well without the water moving so I just sloshed the rad through it manually during a superpi run for example. But in LinX/LinPack it would still get hot after 40 minutes or so. I wouldn't really do it with newer hardware now but I still wanna play with some older stuff in the near future. I still have a soft spot for AMD Phenom II and like, nVidia GTX2xx cards for example. A Phenom II 1100T with a GTX285 would be fun to play with?

z390e · Jul 10, 2025

@Mystic1978 thanks, wasn't sure if maybe you had another vendor LC 5080 like the Colorful iGame Neptune but just using a different BIOS

blitzkrieg3002 · Jul 11, 2025

Just a friendly reminder for those that may not know. Turn off power monitoring in Msi afterburner settings. My 1% lows went WAY up and overall average fps went up. It's a known bug that gets overlooked.

Mystic1978 · Jul 11, 2025

blitzkrieg3002 said:
Just a friendly reminder for those that may not know. Turn off power monitoring in Msi afterburner settings. My 1% lows went WAY up and overall average fps went up. It's a known bug that gets overlooked.

The issue you described, I believe, especially affects AMD CPUs such as the 9800X3D. Here I’m sharing a test I did not long ago with the 5090 UV & stock 14900KF, showing 1% lows never dropping below 176 FPS, with absolutely flat frametime, none of the typical AMDIPS stutters caused by having power monitoring enabled in the OSD of MSI Afterburner.

Another example with TLOU 2, unpatched just as it was on launch day, running on the 5070 Ti oc. As you can see, frametime is flat with no dips, even while monitoring GPU power through the OSD in MSI Afterburner.

Here are the tests that this YouTuber did with the 9800X3D and the 4090

That's what it says in the description of his video:

Have you ever experienced microstuttering so bad that you thought your hardware was defective? That’s exactly what happened to me with my 9800X3D. It felt like no game was playable, and I was going crazy trying to fix it. Maybe I was dealing with the infamous AMDIP that many PC enthusiasts and gamers have complained about with AMD chips?

After days of troubleshooting and digging through settings, I finally figured out what was causing the issue, and it wasn’t what I expected. In this video, I’ll take you through the frustrating journey of diagnosing the problem, analyzing performance graphs, and testing fixes.

If you’ve ever dealt with inconsistent FPS, frame time spikes, or weird stuttering, this might save you from a similar nightmare. Stick around to see what finally worked!

Each sensor requires some CPU time to be read, some are extremely fast and eat just a few microseconds of CPU time per polling iteration (mostly on-die ones like CPU temperatures or GPU temperatures), some are slower and require accessing external chip via slower I2C protocol (e.g. power sensor on GPUs), such sensors may require a few milliseconds of CPU time per polling iteration. Some sensors are not intended (and not tuned by hardware vendor) for realtime high perforomance monitoring at all (e.g. SMART temperature attribute or any other SMART attribute in general), such sensors may eat a few dozens millisecond per polling iteration. Total polling time for all sensors you enable and polling time to polling period ratio is the key factor defining performance hit, for example if total polling time is approximately 50 milliseconds and you poll sensors once per second (i.e. each 1000 milliseconds), it means that monitoring eats roughly 5% on one CPU core.
MSI AB monitoring module contain status bar (accessible via context menu), which is showing you all you need to configure it properly: total sensors count, total polling time and polling period. Additionally, there is a performance profiler panel, which is displaying sorted diagram of per-sensor polling times, allowing you to identify the main performance offender (or the slowest sensor) if necessary. HwInfo also provides similar monitoring performance profiling feature

Imprezzion · Jul 11, 2025

I disabled it just to be safe. I use HWINFO64 for power monitoring now.

Neo_Morpheus · Jul 11, 2025

I disabled it on my 9800X3D, I would be wary of using multiple monitoring software.

Maybe you can use like a Hailea Chiller HC-300A 1/4 HP and set it up for it's minimum 4c (Loads of towels under a secret cover

) but I'm afraid the condensation is going to ruin the block. Trying to set the room up to lowest temperature, with the AC, it doesn't get low enough.

Mystic1978 · Jul 11, 2025

Neo_Morpheus said:
I disabled it on my 9800X3D, I would be wary of using multiple monitoring software.

Maybe you can use like a Hailea Chiller HC-300A 1/4 HP and set it up for it's minimum 4c (Loads of towels under a secret cover ) but I'm afraid the condensation is going to ruin the block. Trying to set the room up to lowest temperature, with the AC, it doesn't get low enough.

In my case, I had 9°C on idle while the ambient room temperature was 19°C with the air conditioning on, even though it was 52°C outside in the sun that day. I used a bucket of water with ice cubes and submerged the AIO radiator from my 5080. It worked really well. I considered adding salt to drop the temperature even further, but I decided against it in the end. Surprisingly, I experienced no condensation at all, even after several hours of testing.

As long as the radiator stays above the dew point, which depends on ambient temperature and humidity, you shouldn’t get condensation. In my setup, the temperature differential between the radiator and the room was about 10°C, but relative humidity was low enough to avoid reaching the dew point. If your environment is more humid, you’ll need to be more careful to avoid condensation issues.

This Superposition benchmark is the last one I ran after several hours of stress testing in 3DMark. As you can see from the minimum reading, I was still able to stay at 10°C on idle, and the maximum temperature reached was just 33°C. And that's without chillers or custom water cooling blocks, just a basic, budget AIO. 😜

Just with that alone, I was able to get close to 106 FPS in SN.

I scored 10 579 in Steel Nomad

Intel Core i9 processor 14900KF, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 x 1, 32768 MB, 64-bit Windows 11}

www.3dmark.com

Push it to the limit and crank up that 5080 with your custom block, let's see if we can break past 106 FPS! 🚀

[Official] NVIDIA RTX 5080 Owner's Club

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I scored 10 579 in Steel Nomad

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