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

[Monty16v]

From ocuk?

Yeah

 

[Joeyuk]

The Palit gaming pro I ordered Friday evening from a competitor turned up today. Was worried about the looks but it’s actually a nice looking card. Not worried about rma either as Palit use the vendor for the whole 3 years and it’s from probably the best company for returns. Also got the watchdogs code which I wasn’t expecting.

Paid slightly less then the Asus tuf oc I had ordered here for £719 (now £750!, pound must have tanked I guess!) I would have been waiting well into next year for that card as I ordered a few days after launch.

 

[Matt25]

I mean the main competitor claims they're getting 305 Asus cards this week so....

Where have they claimed this? Just checked their info page and can't see it.

 

[DelBoyJamie]

Where have they claimed this? Just checked their info page and can't see it.

It's 305 between all 3080 bands.

 

[Flake87]

The table gets updated at 9.30am. The posts at 2.30pm and the post clearly says 305 across ALL models of the 3080. The table will be updated tomrrow. You can't go back on the table but I have screen shots from them each weeks to work out how many they have received and it's a lot more on each brand than OCUK. Not huge amount but it's a lot more than here. Also if you read all the daily comments they have had EVGA Evey week since release. Only once out of 5 weeks have they not or been delayed.
End of the day it's far more information and product than this place. Who again said and are still saying on website. That OCUK is the biggest and best place. And they will get more stock and before anyone else. Compete load of rubbish.

You have misunderstood that if you think it means they they will be receiving at least one of every model from each manufacturer. They are giving a global figure without giving a breakdown of any kind so they might get 250 Zotac 25 EVGA, and 25 MSI there isn't the information there to break it down. If you are basing the queue numbers decreasing then again you are not interpreting it correctly because there will be cancellations just as there are here muddying the figures and you can't make any kind of accurate guess at the real numbers.

The one thing you can monitor is the number they say the expect to receive Vs the numbers the actually have received, and also the trends. The previous weeks have been fewer than 150 cards, but this week they claim to be expecting double that amount. If that's the case then OCUK should also be receiving double the amount it has been doing, only we won't actually know because no one is telling us anything!

There's is another issue with OCUK and that is that on some brands they order direct with the Far East manufacturer rather than the EU distributor so the way certain cards arrive is going to be different to other competitors who rely on EU supplies. Whether this leads to higher stock numbers further down the line is anyones guess but as no one is telling us anything we'll not know until it happens !

 

[DelBoyJamie]

I can say though there is another popular competitor many have spoken about online in YouTube videos and articles as they where the first to be honest with numbers. And they have had a total of 78 ASUS TUF OC. And they have 100 more on way. OCUK other than the 5-10 they had day one have had only 7 tuf oc. And 0 non tuf.

 

[Monty16v]

A lot of the 3080 not just MSi reduced their upper performance or actually capped it due to the (At that time array of MLCC or PSCAPS being too close and needed a break, hence MSi have 5 not six with a gap in the middle. This was due to high mhz rates causing interference amongst capacitors. However, a new update sorted that out. The TUF cards seem best on this aspect as they have six of the dearer ones in their array. But that also brings with it other issues, what you gain with one you lose with the other as they say.

Nonsense
Have a look at Nvidias reference board design
The caps thing was a non issue caused by YouTube

 

[DelBoyJamie]

You have misunderstood that if you think it means they they will be receiving at least one of every model from each manufacturer. They are giving a global figure without giving a breakdown of any kind so they might get 250 Zotac 25 EVGA, and 25 MSI there isn't the information there to break it down. If you are basing the queue numbers decreasing then again you are not interpreting it correctly because there will be cancellations just as there are here muddying the figures and you can't make any kind of accurate guess at the real numbers.

The one thing you can monitor is the number they say the expect to receive Vs the numbers the actually have received, and also the trends. The previous weeks have been fewer than 150 cards, but this week they claim to be expecting double that amount. If that's the case then OCUK should also be receiving double the amount it has been doing, only we won't actually know because no one is telling us anything!

There's is another issue with OCUK and that is that on some brands they order direct with the Far East manufacturer rather than the EU distributor so the way certain cards arrive is going to be different to other competitors who rely on EU supplies. Whether this leads to higher stock numbers further down the line is anyones guess but as no one is telling us anything we'll not know until it happens !

I did mean brands no models. I said brands in another post. Was just a brain fart. BUT they still are getting 305 between all brands. So that means some ASUS STRIX or TUF OC or Non OC or all who knows. But one of them or all who knows. It's still more info that here. I know how may they have been getting as I've been screen shotting the travel every weeks. And they have had a lot more of the card than here.

Also another place I just speaking about a couple posts above who specifically states per model. Have had 78 tuf oc. And 100 more on way. Why don't ocuk have that info. If they don't then that's even more concerning.

 

[thecremeegg]

across all brands

Yes, and?

 

[Illuminist]

Ah yes, my bad!

Don't rise to it, just report it

 

[DelBoyJamie]

Watched a few youtube channels on the MSi Trio 3080 and the heating issue is certainly not been a problem with one of the lowest heat scores against all of them. A lot of the 3080 not just MSi reduced their upper performance or actually capped it due to the (At that time array of MLCC or PSCAPS being too close and needed a break, hence MSi have 5 not six with a gap in the middle. This was due to high mhz rates causing interference amongst capacitors. However, a new update sorted that out. The TUF cards seem best on this aspect as they have six of the dearer ones in their array. But that also brings with it other issues, what you gain with one you lose with the other as they say. As far as i know most 3080's are pretty good and the scores on the doors pretty close to each other. Temps will only be a problem if you don't have a good airy case and plenty of flow. There is always liquid coolers that are out there that can help. However, NOT seen Msi Trio X overheating issues. Mind you clock them up too much and you will cause them to get hot and crash. That goes for every card.

They have a plastic rear back plate that won't be helping. But the card runs rpm of fans very very slow like 1200-1300 rpm so super quiet. So higher rpm fan speed in line with other cards 1500-1800 will help.
But the direct pipe cooling, lack of good contact like a flat plate and the plastic (fake Graphene) back plate doesn't help.

 

[DexterMorgan]

thanks to them we can see that deliveries are slowlu ramping up , but noc necessarily in here

 

[Footyslayer]

Watched a few youtube channels on the MSi Trio 3080 and the heating issue is certainly not been a problem with one of the lowest heat scores against all of them. A lot of the 3080 not just MSi reduced their upper performance or actually capped it due to the (At that time array of MLCC or PSCAPS being too close and needed a break, hence MSi have 5 not six with a gap in the middle. This was due to high mhz rates causing interference amongst capacitors. However, a new update sorted that out. The TUF cards seem best on this aspect as they have six of the dearer ones in their array. But that also brings with it other issues, what you gain with one you lose with the other as they say. As far as i know most 3080's are pretty good and the scores on the doors pretty close to each other. Temps will only be a problem if you don't have a good airy case and plenty of flow. There is always liquid coolers that are out there that can help. However, NOT seen Msi Trio X overheating issues. Mind you clock them up too much and you will cause them to get hot and crash. That goes for every card.

Thanks for that, I am not planning on overclocking the card anyway

 

[Bazz21uk]

Cancelled my order for a strix 3080 last week. Placed an order for a PNY with a smaller competitor at the same time. Had a call today saying they have palit in stock and asked if I wanted to swap, I said yes. Arriving tomorrow/Wednesday. The best customer service I've experienced!

yep theyre having issues with pny. their expected date keeps getting pushed back

its morality wrong taking peoples money when you currently already have 1000s of orders that you can’t fulfill and are not likely to complete until the middle of next year, I hope people keep this in their memories TBH

at some point others will have consistant stock and oc will have 1000's of people to refund. The fact is when others get stock nobody will be happy they we're given the chance to buy a place in a queue for 6months when they can now leave and get it elsewhere. At that point the queues will die down and things will be better for us. Im not so sure for OC though. I feel like they are just digging in when they could have just held their hands up and said "hey, we ***** up". Giving people the chance to queue still is like alton towers letting people join the queue for a ride knowing they wont get to the front of the queue before the park closes!

 

[B14ckbrook]

Me coming back into this thread after a weekend of no updates

 

[B14ckbrook]

Well THAT didn't work.

 

[Bazz21uk]

Blimey....my ignore list climbs daily...mainly for apologists who have no drum to bang except the same damn one...over and over again.

There comes a point where a pre-order is absolutely, positively worthless...which is probably why OCUK is being as opaque as possible when dealing with newbies who are captivated by the 'pre-order' bait.
At the current rate of progress, and taking into account the huge bargaining power that all these pre-orders has gained OCUK (*cough*), the idiots saying that keeping them open is a wonderful thing have forgotten one, simple thing:

We know that eventually the machinery will crank into motion, everywhere will get ample supplies and these dark days will be a thing of the past.

So what card-carrying lunatic would want to sign up for a pre-order that is likely to ship way past New Year when other (and, by recent stock levels shipped) much more savvy companies with evidentially proven purchasing power will have cleared their pre-orders and opened up for general sale again?

I really, really hope this strategy bites OCUK on the rear, and provokes some clear thinking about communication (and not sounding like a sulky 9 year old when customers call you on your practices), about honest marketing (because all these pre-orders have shown ZERO purchasing power or ability) and about knowing when to call it a day with pre-orders.

I have a queue position. I ordered after day 1 and not anticipating my card anytime soon. But I'm not doing the F5 race either. I fully anticipate that the pre-order queue here is longer by a margin than it will take competitors to clear their much smaller backlog and sell me a 3080 with no trouble.

Why haven't I cancelled yet? Then I would have no reasons to come here and laugh at the possibly brainwashed, possibly OC cult members who continue to defend the frankly execrable service this company has provided and continues to 'provide', in this instance.

i cancelled and i still come back here for the entertainment. I'll keep checking just to see "what-if" and maybe one day i'll be pleasantly surprised that the people currently at 50ish have their cards. Maybe it will be snowing outside on that day. or maybe summer will have come back around. who knows

I'll tell you something for nothing though. the second you cancel its like a weight lifted. You come here for the banter and not just to get more demoralised - I have money with other places for cards and i have so much more confidence with them. I dont feel like i need to keep checking on them because when i do i get a response in hours and not days

 

[Things change I've changed]

Are competitor's getting more stock than OcUK then or not? Because in the past I was always under the impression that OcUK's buying power gave them priority?

 

[stephen thorpe]

Oc just made out they where the **** so we all bought from them if they where they would have had the founders edition and not elsewhere

 

[Ken Kilburn]

Are competitor's getting more stock than OcUK then or not? Because in the past I was always under the impression that OcUK's buying power gave them priority?

You only need to look at the ample information competitors are providing to prove they are getting more stock.