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BTW with respect to your panel options, if you can borrow an external monitor, why don't you test the temperatures of your 3080 with it before taking your decision? If you see that the temperatures stay cool on it go for the 1440p. I know that this plan has to have a fault somewhere (I don't know where though), but this is the only idea that came into my mind. Hope it is feasible

That's a big good news I was not expecting 🤩. I remembered that some on NBR said that the vc is the same, and on eBay I found some vc on sale labeled as DM3/KM like if it is the same for both models. So I'm fairly confident that if you can fit a RTX in a KM you can do that also in a DM3. Not 100% confident, but a solid 95%. Currently I have a 1080, I am aware it might not be a massive jump forward, but right now a RTX 2080 is the best I can get from my limited mod skills, and if I manage to sell afterwards my 1080 I might get back part of the money spent, keeping the mod relatively cheap. As for those I have 700€ piled up so far. I've seen a couple of them at about that price, but I hope prices will go down soon. Personal gaming experience (I'll keep it short in order to not go off topic) : I've always tried to keep GPU cool, had previously a I7-7700k, temperatures always around 70C° @ 60FPS. After the Dsanke Bios mod and upgrade to i9-9900kf (with delidding and undervolt) same game (I really can't explain how) runs at low 60° (like 62,63), so now I increased to 70FPS to see if it manages it well, and for some reason it does. Dunno if it was the last repaste or whatever, but it stays in low 60°. In your case with a 3080 I would go for the 1440p, but I understand your concerns about keeping your GPU as cool as possible. BTW I'm the least knowledged user here so feel free to disregard my tips.😅

Yeah thanks, saved that pic as it will come useful. There were many guides on NBR. Now cannot find anything on the Web. Afaik the vc is the same of the P870Km. But I haven't any tool (dremel or such) to make any mod, so for me it is absolutely key to sort that out before buying a new GPU. Alternatively I need to keep an eye on aliexpress looking for a custom heatsink. Basically I guess it's research time for me now, trying not to rush any decision as there are many factors involved. Thanks again, your advices are very useful.

I was almost exclusively thinking about higher res (1440p), but didn't know how big of a difference that would make on a 17.3 inch panel. Second doubt was about potential bottleneck, but I don't want to go off topic. If I can find a good deal I would gladly take your advice, probably go for the 144 or165hz. Thanks

I have a similar question: don't know whether to post here or to make a new thread. In that case I'll delete this post. I have a P870dm3-g with a Dsanke bios. Upgraded to i9-9900kf and it works fine with a 100mV undervolt. Now I'm thinking about a RTX 2080, I know that on bios side I'm OK. Don't know if I need modifications to my vapor chamber to fit in an RTX. Also, originally I had a Full HD panel 75hz. After bios upgrade I lost the G-sync, which I don't really care about, and dropped to 60hz (but then applied a screen overclock to 90hz). Do you think I should upgrade my panel as well to get the best out of a 2080? Btw 800€ for a 3080 is a heck of a steal. Respect.

Really loved the NBR community. Found this forum by accident. Ofc I am a proud owner of a P870dm3-g without any guy attached. 😑 Thanks autocorrector

Hello, Nice to find an active forum. I was a member of notebookreview forum. Proud owner of a Clevo P870dm3-guy too