alt Hacker NewsRTX 2080 Ti Memory Upgrade to 22 GB
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I recognized the name of the company from the YouTube videos they have posted. It is likely a legitimate business, but as they are in a region I am not in, I can't speak to their actual performance or reliability. Here is their YouTube page:
https://youtube.com/@graphicscardrepairs-tk7ql?si=OIO98TbmAs...
This seems to be a company in the UAE. I've noticed in general that the far (and middle) East have far more miscellaneous repair services companies than the West, and also more information online about it (albeit not in English.)
Damn I have one of these and it is still good shit. It's the best one I think, the Asus ROG OC edition sitting in a razer core x external GPU. I want this but does it make sense? I'm guessing it doesn't make sense as I'd have to send it there.
I'd prefer some instructions on how to do this myself.
Ohhhh wow thats my card! The upgraded ones seem so be around 300 usd on Chinese apps. Is that worth it?
In Japan, these 22GB 2080 Tis have been showing up on flea-market apps for months now, and I suspect many of them may be coming from China. I’ve been wondering whether buyers realize they’re modified cards, not factory models.
Is this like Runescape free armour trimming? You send your gpu, and get it back with 2x memory?
Hopping on VastAI or Runpod (GPU renting websites) it is easy to spot a bunch of these cards. In terms of AI performance though it doesn't seem to be that good.
The procedure:
Many users focus only on the GPU, but a balanced system is equally important. Glad this aspect is highlighted.
Honestly, I have a 2080ti that I use to play and I can tell you the math isn't there to upgrade it. It's much easier to just find a 3090/4090/5090 and keep pace with the software and hardware simultaneously.
The 2080 is really getting long in the tooth. You're probably better off buying a 3090/3090Ti with 24GB, if you can find one.
Here I am still rocking my 980 TI with 6GB :)
What is the price for this upgrade?
This seems to have been going on for a while, Toms Hardware have articles on these cards going back a couple of years -
https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/chinese-work...
It looks like for a while this was a way to work around the US tech bans in China. And cards with this mod pre-applied seem to be on ebay for about $500, which is cheaper than used 3090s from what I can see.
I wonder what the benchmarks are after the upgrade for that beast of a GPU.
Considering the price is listed at $0, it doesn’t inspire confidence to do business with this enterprise.
The 2080ti is what, 8 years old at this point? Upgrading the RAM is throwing good money after bad.
When trying to book an upgrade:
"Please note: All Upgrades have been put on hold due to the double cost of Memory Modules. The option to upgrade the supported GPUs has been disabled on the booking page."