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

[ilc72]

DLSS reduces the VRAM use though and tbh by the time VRAM actually hurts the performance of the 3080 it will probably be obsolete due to other factors anyways. Worst case scenario if you want to run the 3080 for 4 years etc you'd be looking to reduce some settings *shrug*

DLSS is only available in certain titles and requires support from nVidia to implement. I am not saying 10GB isn’t enough, it’s just on a card targeted at 4K gaming they are being very stingy. The other consideration is the effect on memory bandwidth of a narrower memory bus.

 

[ilc72]

Well let’s see but is it really OcUks fault or any other resellers fault for not being able to supply 3080’s when the manufacturer is putting resources into manufacturing of other newer products with no back orders, instead of focusing on the issue on hand?

Our backorders are well known to manufacturers and it is my personal belief the priority should be clearing backlog of those products.

Of course I get the need to release lower end products because that is how it works when a 3080 GPU fails it will become a 3070 or lower but there should not be newer faster versions until the current backlog is met and under control use the GPUs and resources to keep pumping out more stock of the cards with back orders since day one and first hour of launch!

The blame is not OcUK or any other reseller it purely on the manufacturer to produce more and focus on back orders.

The fact we have not even manage to ship backorders yet from the first hour of launch just shows how bad the situation is.

A free upgrade yes, a paid upgrade would be a good idea tho, ocuk could split the back orders in two per card

Well no such product exist yet but if such a new product does come then it is something we can consider to see if it’s possible to find the resources to start calling customers and offering paid for upgrades or we just blanket cancel and refund all the orders, the latter of course we would rather not do as we get charged for taking money and then get charged again for giving it back (merchant fees) it gets very expensive on thousands of orders and is why we won’t take pre orders any more as it has simply caused a real nightmare of a situation due to the supply issue.

I know the strain the company is under as the demand is relentless across all product areas so not one member of staff has time to relax or take a break it’s simply none stop as their has being no slow down since September and supply is getting even worse with Brexit issues and courier issues now surfacing so it will probably get worse before it gets better.

The feeling is the supply between now and Chinese New Year on all component sectors is gonna be tight and price increases will happen across the board and the hope is after Chinese New Year things might hopefully improve but with another year of Covid and BTC booming things don’t look great for supply right now.

If new products come we will review and have some management meetings how best to proceed but we believe if something new is gonna come it won’t surface until March / April time so all this discussion now anything being implemented and a actioned is months away.

Thanks @Gibbo for responding, I am gutted to have cancelled my order but pleased for the community that OcUK will look at prioritising customers with existing orders.

As for whether there will be an Ampere refresh, that’s no longer in doubt and the 3080ti or whatever will be launched in February and most likely announced on the 12th January at nVidia’s CES virtual event.

 

[ScottiB]

If you chat with them tell them to pull their fingers out of their backsides and start responding to their customers. Also it doesn't exactly look great when they're launching new 3080 card variants but can't meet supply of orders from the first hours of launch of the existing cards.

I think you'll find that the reason why brands are doing this at the moment is because it's other components rather than GPU which are dictating what they can build. There's shortages on PCBs, specific ICs and a load of other random parts and since there's very few parts on the Ventus which would also be found on something like the Suprim for example, they can build one but not the other.

It's also the most likely reason why Asus seemed able to make TUF but not Strix. There will be something on the Strix that is in short supply.

 

[Cloud33]

Where has stock? I’d suggest you order one.
I suspect it’s an OC version which OcUK has received and shipped 100’s on if out of every 100 we get a competitor gets 20 with no backorders that is bound to happen.

Gigabyte have confirmed we have had more stock in U.K. on these cards as have sold more but at same time they still need to give some smaller amounts of stock to competitors to keep things fair.

Good to hear that from Gigabyte. It was CCL that had stock.
From twitter, on the 31st of Dec, queue position #7 got their order for the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 Eagle OC - would be great to get a bit more clarity on the queue position emails to help understand orders going out vs cancellations

 

[Bailey Newman]

Anyone know the que positions for the 3070 dual non OC, I’m not sure if I got the upgrade to the OC model yet, thank you.

the top 40 in the queue have been upgraded so far and gibbo said he has 50 more OC models coming and those will be used to upgrade more of the non OC models. if youre in the top 40 youll probably get a shipping email soon

 

[Sean McManus]

@Gibbo, with regards to MSI, from what I've read they're only really turning out 3080 x trio's for retail? Would it be at all possible to do (as 3080 Ventus oc are suffering) a paid "upgrade" to another card which has a higher incoming stock rate, for example the 3080 x trio in the future? As a more general thing for low incoming stock cards, just to give people options?

 

[Gibbo]

Good to hear that from Gigabyte. It was CCL that had stock.
From twitter, on the 31st of Dec, queue position #7 got their order for the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3080 Eagle OC - would be great to get a bit more clarity on the queue position emails to help understand orders going out vs cancellations

Queue positions should go out today, we’re not getting many cancellations these days most people realise their is a real worldwide shortage and are happy to wait and essentially hope their number comes up.

 

[Gibbo]

@Gibbo, with regards to MSI, from what I've read they're only really turning out 3080 x trio's for retail? Would it be at all possible to do (as 3080 Ventus oc are suffering) a paid "upgrade" to another card which has a higher incoming stock rate, for example the 3080 x trio in the future? As a more general thing for low incoming stock cards, just to give people options?

We can’t do upgrades because we still have 900 plus back orders on for the Trio once those are cleared then backorders would be possible.

It seems for every 100pc Trio 3080 we get, we also get around 10pc Ventus for retail whereas SI gets a lot more Ventus which ScottiB has helped you guys out by releasing some of that stock in the past but on the flip side SI gets pretty much zero on the Trio cards.

We’re expecting another shipment from both Gigabyte and MSI today from local suppliers which will be given to us later today.

Shortages are very real at moment, GPU, memory, LCDs and components are extremely short as worldwide demand has gone beyond manufacturing capability.

 

[klemix12]

Did anyone heard any news from Asus? Did they confirm discontinuing 3080 non oc?

 

[Gibbo]

Did anyone heard any news from Asus? Did they confirm discontinuing 3080 non oc?

Ive asked them this and awaiting a response both Zotac and Gigabyte have confirmed they have not discontinued the none OC parts.

 

[hobib_ali]

has anyone received any Strix cards or the OC strix cards?, seems non existent, like everywhere...

 

[Goosy]

Ive asked them this and awaiting a response both Zotac and Gigabyte have confirmed they have not discontinued the none OC parts.

That's good news at least.

 

[BillyOrchard]

Gigabyte responded just the 3080 Eagle None OC is NOT end of life and still available, just zero stock! They admit they tend to put focus on OC parts allocation wise but will still be allocating none OC parts but the bigger issue is the lack of 3080 GPU they are getting, yields must be low.

3080 eagle non OC? I didnt even see that listed on your website. I am a day 1 hour 1 orderer of the 3080 eagle OC and that was the FE priced card. Does that mean they've since released a non OC version? I'm confused on what the MSRP of that card could have even been? Just looked to confirm and I am "supposedly" in the queue for the OC version but im confused because admittedly i only clicked this one because it was the same retail price as the founders edition but that must mean the Non OC was cheaper than the FE? And again I have never recalled a Non OC version being available on your website, especially at launch because im pretty sure I'd remember a card being cheaper than an FE.

 

[Psamiad]

Been lurking for a while on here.

Ordered MSI 3080 ventus in first 2 hours of sale. Currently something like 25 in the queue. Not moved in about 2 months I think. Have kept queue position as managed to get initial RRP, which felt a lot at the time, but absolute steal now.

I've used Discord stock-updates to snag a 3070 (for only a shade less than I'm paying for the Ventus), which has now shipped. Just couldn't wait any longer! Upgrading from a 980ti. I will sell the 3070 once my 3080 arrives (who knows when!!!).

For those wondering, it wasn't easy getting the 3070. I'd click on an update 5 seconds after receiving it, and stock would be gone. It took patience.

 

[Bailey Newman]

anyone know when the upgraded 3070 cards will be shipped out or had any emails for theirs being shipped??

 

[cryptj]

Ive asked them this and awaiting a response both Zotac and Gigabyte have confirmed they have not discontinued the none OC parts.

What would happen to the orders if the cards become discontinued? will orders be cancelled or will they be changed to the OC or another variant of the 3080

 

[Sean McManus]

We can’t do upgrades because we still have 900 plus back orders on for the Trio once those are cleared then backorders would be possible.

It seems for every 100pc Trio 3080 we get, we also get around 10pc Ventus for retail whereas SI gets a lot more Ventus which ScottiB has helped you guys out by releasing some of that stock in the past but on the flip side SI gets pretty much zero on the Trio cards.

We’re expecting another shipment from both Gigabyte and MSI today from local suppliers which will be given to us later today.

Shortages are very real at moment, GPU, memory, LCDs and components are extremely short as worldwide demand has gone beyond manufacturing capability.

That makes a lot more sense @Gibbo, thank you . Insane to think they're going to be releasing new a versions of the 30 series whilst there's an insane lack of GPU components already.

Perhaps (in hopefully the near future) when a larger range of cards have had their back orders cleared, it might be possible to give cards with massive ques with a slow clear rate the option to change their card selection, in a distributive manner, to a select few options of those who've had their back orders cleared. I understand that would also probably have to be cleared through IT first.

as a side note, thank you for all the help and support you've given everyone here as I understand its been an incredibly stressful time.

 

[Odin]

Any updates @Gibbo on the 6800xt and 6900xt cards?

 

[Gfbf02]

@Gibbo I haven’t heard anything about the 3070 Epic-X from PNY and have been under 10 in the queue since ordering on the 29th of October. It seems you have received less than 10 since the release. Are there any updates?

 

[Tom Morgan]

We can’t do upgrades because we still have 900 plus back orders on for the Trio once those are cleared then backorders would be possible.

It seems for every 100pc Trio 3080 we get, we also get around 10pc Ventus for retail whereas SI gets a lot more Ventus which ScottiB has helped you guys out by releasing some of that stock in the past but on the flip side SI gets pretty much zero on the Trio cards.

We’re expecting another shipment from both Gigabyte and MSI today from local suppliers which will be given to us later today.

Shortages are very real at moment, GPU, memory, LCDs and components are extremely short as worldwide demand has gone beyond manufacturing capability.

Ooo is this my time, @Gibbo is their any chance of 50-60 Ventus 2x 3070’s to be on that shipment?