Epic Glam Montage: A Look at the System's Performance

In typical gigawatt style, let's take a moment to appreciate how good this system looks in an epic glam montage. The camera pans across the sleek and modern components, highlighting the 3070 Ti as the centerpiece of the build. The system's power supply is neatly cabled and wired, with a subtle sheen that suggests it's been carefully crafted to deliver maximum performance.

Taking a Dive into Gaming Performance

Now that we've seen just how good this system looks, let's take a dive and see just how well it performs on your screen. A snapshot view of all the different gaming benchmarks will be shown next, providing a summary of the results from various titles. Any games that support ray tracing or DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) will have these features enabled.

GTA 5: A Classic Benchmark

Starting with GTA 5, an older game but still one of the most popular titles on the market, we tested its performance in the game's built-in benchmarking mode at 1440p high settings. The results were impressive, with an average frame rate of 145 frames per second. Testing was done using both NVIDIA Frame View and MSI Afterburners to ensure accuracy.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War - A Ray Tracing and DLSS Powerhouse

Next up is Call of Duty's Black Ops Cold War, a title that supports both ray tracing and DLSS. At 1440p high settings with NVIDIA's DLSS enabled, we achieved an impressive 141 frames per second. However, when ray tracing was enabled, the frame rate dropped to 63 frames per second. Still, this is above the 60-fps mark, showcasing the power of DLSS in enhancing performance.

Call of Duty: Warzone - A Ray Tracing and DLSS Showstopper

Warzone, another popular title from Call of Duty, was next on the list. Testing was done at 4k high settings with DLSS 2.0 enabled. The results were astounding, with an average frame rate of 128 frames per second. This represents a gain of over 50 frames per second compared to running without DLSS.

Apex Legends: A Competitive Benchmark

Moving on to Apex Legends, we tested its performance at 1440p high settings and found that the 3070 Ti delivered an impressive 199 frames per second. For comparison, this is around 20 frames per second more than what was achieved with a 3080 Ti and around 30 frames per second more than what was achieved with a 3060 Ti.

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets: A Ray Tracing and DLSS Winner

Last but not least, we tested Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. This game is known for its challenging performance requirements. At 1440p high settings with DLSS enabled, we achieved an average frame rate of 350 frames per second. This represents a significant gain over what was achieved with a 3080 Ti and around 30 frames per second more than what was achieved with a 3060 Ti.

Cyberpunk 2077: A Ray Tracing and DLSS Challenge

Finally, we tested Cyberpunk 2077 at both 1440p medium settings with DLSS enabled and 1440p medium settings with ray tracing disabled. The results showed that the system could deliver smooth performance with a frame rate of 100 frames per second when running with DLSS. However, when ray tracing was enabled, the frame rate dropped to 68 frames per second.

Fortnite: A Competitive Benchmark

To wrap up our gaming benchmarks, we tested Fortnite at both 1440p high settings and 1080p competitive settings. The results were impressive, with an average frame rate of 160 frames per second at 1440p high settings. For comparison, the system delivered a blistering 213 frames per second at 1080p competitive settings.

In conclusion, this system delivers exceptional performance in various gaming titles. Whether you're playing games that support ray tracing and DLSS or those that don't, this build is capable of delivering smooth and responsive gameplay. If you enjoyed this video, please give it a big thumbs up and consider subscribing for more content like this.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe brand new rtx 3070 ti has landed is this the gpu to buy in 2021 and beyond well in today's pc build video we're going to find out i'm going to cover off not only the 3070 ti but all of our other components today and explain why i made the choices i did i'm going to build this pc from start right through to finish and then boot it up and test it with some of the biggest gaming titles to see whether the 3070 ti is worth your money or whether it's another gpu you just can't buy in 2021 let's do this i'll come back on to our gpu in just a moment because i know that's the most exciting bit but first let's take a look at some of the other components that make the build possible a b550 itx motherboard from asus rog is a great choice it comes equipped with all the features we need support for gen 4 ssds and even compatibility for up to a ryzen 9 59 50 x that's right this motherboard can support 16 cores and 32 threads in a tiny itx form fat tower the ram or memory for the build is provided by corsair a 16 gigabyte kit of their vengeance rgb pro works fantastically well and fits the white colour scheme really quite nicely for storage i've got adata's xpg spectryx s20g it's only a gen 3 drive but it's a fast gen 3 drive at that and it features a little bit of rgb i mean just look how cool this thing looks no need for a heatsink in our system because we've got an rgb m.2 drive for the processor i've picked up amd's ryzen 5 5600x it's a superb six-core 12 thread chip that's going to work well for this system the intel cpus believe it or not are actually a decent value option but for the 37ti of 5600x is a great match other components include an nzxt kraken z53 cooler it's a bit extravagant there's cheaper options out there but the screen on top of the cpu looks awesome really dig this from nzxt and it fits with the whole nzxt theme we've got going on power once again is provided by nzxt who haven't sponsored today's video so don't worry about that but it's a great choice i've loved doing nzxt builds recently so it's great to have hands-on with these components and an 850 watt power supply does future proof us to a degree 750 is the absolute minimum i'd go for with an rtx 3070 ti speaking of which let's unbox it and see just how good this card looks from nvidia now the first thing you'll notice is that it actually uses the 3080 and ti style cooler design this is more beefed up than the one we saw on the last gen 3070 or i should say the current gen 37t the 70 ti is just intended to slot in slightly above and fill a void in the ampere architecture between the 70 and the 80. something which becomes particularly apparent if we show the graphs on screen now firstly without the 70 ti and then with the 70 ti i've been pretty vocal on the channel including in a recent gpu comparison video in the card section now about how the 60 ti is just a better choice than the 70 because unless you need the extra power for ray tracing it's just as good without the hefty price tag now of course price tags are a little bit ominous in 2021 although recent developments that discourage mining of ethereum and of course increased supply from nvidia i should hopefully start to fix things before the end of the year but i've got my fingers crossed i've got my toes crossed i've got absolutely everything crossed so much so we won't go into into too much detail the card though fits into a really nice form factor and you can see spec wise on your screen now that it provides a decent bump up from the last gen 3070 one of the notable improvements being much faster gddr6x memory so even though we haven't gained any more ram we have gone much faster which should help our gaming performance now that we've coming off all the components for today's system let's go ahead and get it put together and cover off any of the quirks involved in the process cpu installation is always the first step and it's nice and easy pull the arm up line up the cpu triangle with the triangle on the socket and the processor is installed no stock cooler of course today because we've gone for an all-in-one which we'll look at a little bit later this is followed by the ram today white ram to fit with the build's colour scheme would have loved to have seen a white itx motherboard but just couldn't quite find one that was gonna work in the system today as much as the m.2 heatsink as well is aesthetically pleasing we of course won't be keeping this on as we've gone for an rgb m.2 drive and frankly it would be a tragedy to lose out on all the rgb aesthetic if you'd like to learn more though about all the components talked about today and find latest pricing and availability that will be linked in the description below and in the cards now over on geekawatt.com so go and give that a read if you get a second case wise we have gone for a white and black aesthetic i'd always say as well you should cut away from you not towards you but um do as i say not as i do and i love the powder coated paint finishes on nzxt chassis it's not even out the box yet and it looks bloody gorgeous bloody gorgeous oh i get a static shot from every case i ever touched that was a big one that really hurt i'm not being funny but is this not the most adorable case i can't get into it is this not the most adorable case there we go that you have ever seen look how cute that is and the motherboard of course will slot in nice and easily in the back here just like so love it love it love it the cpu cooler is actually the next component today and i'm a little bit worried about clearance in the case but there's only one way to find out and that's to actually put it together i'm gonna take these risks so that you guys at home don't have to so um stay tuned because this could get interesting first things first though i'm going to just remove the front panel of the case does require a little bit of welly as brits would say and then i'm hoping that we can install the radiator just behind the front panel and then the fans in front of that in theory fingers crossed only time will tell if we can get that installed a little something like this then in theory we should have enough room for the graphics card in theory so then it's moment of truth time the fans are in the radiators in it does look a little bit tight i'm not gonna lie it's a bit 50 50 but let's try and get it on and we will of course test out the temperatures a bit later before anyone starts to panic so it's provisionally it's kind of in oh yes okay it clicks in it's a little bit firm bit of resistance on the left side but i think we might have just about nailed it and that looks so sick so far i'm so happy with that already all that's really left to do then is install the power supply but first let's do the graphics card let's see not only if it fits but also kind of what it looks like in the system today now we've been pretty impressed by the numbers we've been able to gather from the 3070 ti the new releases from nvidia with the 3080 eti as well have been strong a little bit too pricey but with the current scalping situation and lack of availability that's not so much a concern at this moment in time when the market does return to normal though the performance you're able to get is actually pretty astonishing for this cards price tag are we seeing price bumps over the last generation i think we probably are at this point even at normal levels but still these cards provide a huge leap over what we saw with the 20 series which is of course what these are intended to replace i do think that this fills a longer waited gap in the stack between the 70 and 80 and we'll go into more detail as to where it fits in the benchmark section in just a moment's time first though let's go back let's pull our pcie retention clip back let's remove the rear pcie covers and then slide the gpu in i'm so excited here we go let's go ahead that actually looks okay so far that's nowhere near as tight as what i'd expected based on the measurements not only of the card but also on nzxt's website in fact it seems after all we might have been able to put the fans actually behind the radiator would have been quite close but probably would have worked one thing you really mustn't underestimate with this case though is the clearance under the gpu the founders editions are quite thin they fit perfectly within a two slot form factor if you're going for a two and a half slot or even a three slot design it's not gonna fit when you take into account this white nzxt accent piece you can remove this but that kind of defeats the point in my opinion so just make sure that you measure twice by once and don't you know don't buy a case that doesn't fit your graphics card because that's never a good situation professionally though i think it works really well with the build aesthetic so much so the black on the back plate carries down from the motherboard with the lighter colours splitting it up with the white accents of the case i'd go as far to say this might be my best looking itx build ever let me know if you guys agree down in the comments below let's go ahead screw the graphics card in and plug up the power connector try and hide that as best we can and go from there i think and then all that's left to do is pop in the power supply this won't be a full cables and wiring guide but if you're looking for one of those get subscribed as we've got one coming let's get the power supply all wired up and then boot the system up to see how well the 3070 ti performs but first in typical gigawatt style how good the whole system looks in an epic glam montage roll the montage awesome stuff now we've seen just how good this system looks let's take a dive and see just how well it performs on your screen now is a summary a snapshot view of all the different gaming benchmarks we tested out anything here that supports ray tracing or dlss has it enabled and you can find the full unedited gaming benchmark runs for all the titles linked in the card section now let's take a closer look though at some of these titles and kick things off with gta 5 an older game but still one of the most popular titles on the market at 1440p high settings tested in the game's inbuilt benchmarking mode we got an impressive 145 frames a second on average tested out using both nvidia frame view and msi afterburners rivatuna call of duty's black ops cold war is next up and this is a title that supports both ray tracing and dlss first up at 1440p high settings with nvidia's dlss enabled that's their ai backed resolution scaler that helps you to increase your frame rate quite dramatically we've got 141 frames a second this does drop down to 63 frames a second when you enable ray tracing but we're still above the 60 fps mark at 1440p high settings with both ray tracing on and off so pretty impressive all around the next title we tested out is the latest update of call of duty's warzone which does of course support dlss 2.0 at 4k high settings with dlss 2.0 enabled we've got a really impressive 128 frames per second on average with 110 and 95 for the 90 and 99 percentile result and dlss here really helping us supercharge our frame rate more than 50 frames a second more than with it disabled at comparative settings not bad going apex legends is next up today then and here at 1440p high settings we got just shy of 200 frames a second some of you will probably think james why don't you test it 1080p you know medial or 1080p competitive settings well at 199 fps at 1440p high but not really much point this is a solid 50 frames a second more than what we got with our 3070 and around about 20 at less than what we managed to get with the 3080 ti so the 70 tti is positioning itself really quite nicely valerant then is next up today here we've got 350 frames a second on average at 1440p high settings yes it is an easier game to run in 2021 but still hugely popular and this is around about 20 frames a second more than we got with a 30-70 and around about 30 frames more than we got with a 60 ti so not a bad result really cyberpunk is next up today then and here we once again tested with both dlss and raytracing to see what the best settings are at 1440p medium settings with dlss enabled and ray tracing disabled we got 100 frames per second with 86 and 76 for the 90 and 99th percentile results while turning ray tracing on still managed to get a 68 frames a second leveraging of course the power of dlss around a 10 to 12 gain over the 30 70 which was pretty strong anyway in ray tracing applications over the 60 ti but all in all the game looked great no lag no stuttering pretty smooth happy days all around the next title on the list today and the final game is a bit of fortnite at 1440p high settings we've got 160 frames a second but james we want competitive at 1080p well don't worry we've got you back 213 fps on average at 1080p competitive settings where you tune everything down to low set the render distance to far and you're off to the races we would test ray tracing in fortnite as we think visually it looks good but you guys have said you'd rather have the frame rate in a game that's just so competitive and that pretty much wraps it up for our gaming benchmarks today and of course the whole video if you enjoyed it give it a big old light rating make sure to get subscribed thank you for watching though and as always we'll see you in the next one\n"