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ARCHIVE - *** NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3080 SERIES STOCK SITUATION *** - NO COMPETITOR DISCUSSION

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Really at an impasse as whether to cancel my FTW3 order or not.

On one hand I don’t like the fact that OCUK are going to hold on to £800+ of my money for potentially months whilst EVGA get their act together, but on the other if I cancel now I’ll be at the back of the queue for any other card I order.
 
Constantly Reminded of the lack of GPU :rolleyes::o

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Ok so I picked up my Palit 3080 at 5pm from OcUK HQ and got home around 6. Spend a couple of hours installing my new 850 PSU and then put the 3080 in, took the opportunity to clean my wiring up and re-order everything so I got finished up about 8:30pm.

First thing I did was run all the 3D Mark tests, I’m blown away by how my 1070 was a slideshow and this is so ridiculously smooth. I’ve then bought/installed Metro and Control to play around and they are both awesome, just as you’d expect.

However, and this is something I feel like you’re all going to experience, once you’ve done all that it really is just a GPU and at the end of the day I’m about to go back and play Elite Dangerous and probably some Doom. Both of those games were already getting amazing FPS on my 1070 and it feels like I’m back to normal now the excitement is over of installing everything and playing around.

I’m saying all this as I was just as excited as you guys, when I picked the card up my hands were actually shaking with excitement - my wife couldn’t believe how much of a nerd I was being! So I was just as excited as the most enthusiastic of you guys. But I’d encourage you to relax a bit, I know we’re all excited for the likes of Cyber Punk and so on, but a new 3080 really won’t change much in regards to your gaming habits once you’re past the first couple of hours of messing around.

If someone else wrote this sort of message while I was still waiting for my 3080 I don’t think it would have made me calm down, it was getting to the stage where I was considering buying one on all our favourite auction website and cancelling my order. I’m so, so glad I didn’t as I’d have felt a bit silly once the adrenaline burned off.

I’m coming from a 1070 and the 3080 do I’m not saying it’s not an awesome upgrade is definitely worth the wait, if you’re coming from the older 10XX range you’re going to see a massive improvement and your e-peen with your gaming circle will be inflated a bit. But even if this post just helps one of you take a breath and realise a big part of all this is being wrapped up in the hype and you question what the new 3080 will change in how you’re playing games you’ll realise it’s not a great deal and it may help you relax a bit.
 
B1gdeano said:
Would be good to get an official word on due dates, as if they have been ordered from the supplier they would have got an ETA surely.
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Frankly, no.

When you order from stock you get an ETA.

When you order from a primed pipe-line you get an ETA.

Right now the pipe is empty, and they can’t fill it with air-freight, so they need to get containers on the sea, clearing customs and into distribution.

... and all while dealing with reduced staff and production capacity due to Covid.

So the resellers are stuck placing orders with no confirmed delivery dates and being happy to get partial deliveries against those orders as and when they arrive.
 
I think I need help deciphering my position in the queue. It says 73 people ordered the Gigabyte Gaming. At least that is what I take the first number to mean. Then it says I am the 250th in the queue. So How do I interpret that?
 
PhatMonkey said:
Just had a look at **** and they have removed the option to pre order a 3080 from all cards but OC is still taking pre orders...
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That has been gone since Friday, but personally I’d rather have the option to lock in the price and get in line, instead of having to wait and pay whatever is asked when stock eventually arrives and have to engage in another F5 contest just to get a card...

Better not to name competitors on here, but you already know that I’m sure... :)
 
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ShadowOx said:
Ok so I picked up my Palit 3080 at 5pm from OcUK HQ and got home around 6. Spend a couple of hours installing my new 850 PSU and then put the 3080 in, took the opportunity to clean my wiring up and re-order everything so I got finished up about 8:30pm.

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I’m coming from a 1070 and the 3080 do I’m not saying it’s not an awesome upgrade is definitely worth the wait, if you’re coming from the older 10XX range you’re going to see a massive improvement and your e-peen with your gaming circle will be inflated a bit. But even if this post just helps one of you take a breath and realise a big part of all this is being wrapped up in the hype and you question what the new 3080 will change in how you’re playing games you’ll realise it’s not a great deal and it may help you relax a bit.
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What resolution are you running at?
 
Teal said:
That has been gone since Friday, but personally I’d rather have the option to lock in the price and get in line, instead of having to wait and pay whatever is asked when stock eventually arrives and have to engage in another F5 contest just to get a card...

Better not to name competitors on here, but you already know that I’m sure... :)
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Yeah I just thought it was strange, I got my order in with OC at 2:14 on release day for the MSI G X Trio model. hope to get it by mid Nov lol
 
CSClemens said:
I think I need help deciphering my position in the queue. It says 73 people ordered the Gigabyte Gaming. At least that is what I take the first number to mean. Then it says I am the 250th in the queue. So How do I interpret that?
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It's just a rough estimate based on very limited available data. At least it sounds like you're not thousands behind.

Basically, wait for the official information that'll be coming soon.
 
Teal said:
That has been gone since Friday, but personally I’d rather have the option to lock in the price and get in line, instead of having to wait and pay whatever is asked when stock eventually arrives and have to engage in another F5 contest just to get a card...

Better not to name competitors on here, but you already know that I’m sure... :)
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Yeah.....this....price will go up even more. Scan does not take pre orders since Friday. Oh my.
 
Just missed out on an E*** auction for a Zotac Trinity 3080. If I could have only gone over the £25,100 asking price. Some Scalpers might be getting a little wound up. Will have to wait for the ROG Strix coming up next, a much more reasonable £18,100.
 
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