Rtx 3080 stock question

Archii · 26 Jan 2021 at 20:05

Hi all

Big apologies for such a noob question but please humour me and try not to make me feel too dumb

I've seen Gibbo's post that OC are expecting more RTX 30 series cards later this week which is great.

My question is how can I ensure that I get one? Am I able to reserve or pre-order one? Or will I have to be on my toes, waiting for the notification and spam the buy button before a scalper?

Sorry in advance, just quite frustrated

Thanks,
Archii

turbot1984 · 26 Jan 2021 at 20:14

More likely 3070/90 at the moment. Gibbo posts ahead of 'live sales' at given time, like 3070s the other day. Good luck.

percept · 26 Jan 2021 at 20:17

If I had to guess, 3080's probably won't be available until the summer - unless thousands arrive in spring, which I doubt.

BlueInf · 26 Jan 2021 at 20:22

percept said:
If I had to guess, 3080's probably won't be available until the summer - unless thousands arrive in spring, which I doubt.

Damn, I really wanted a white 3080

FlyingFish · 26 Jan 2021 at 20:35

I'd imagine any 3080's that come in, go straight to the enormous list of preorder people.

BlueInf · 26 Jan 2021 at 20:39

FlyingFish said:
I'd imagine any 3080's that come in, go straight to the enormous list of preorder people.

But you can’t put a pre-order at the moment.

percept · 26 Jan 2021 at 20:41

Here's the list of backorders for 3080 from a few days ago. It's over 5k cards. A couple of thousand of these ordered on the 17th of September (including me).

3080

Asus 3080 TUF - 1379 back orders (152 shipped so far)
Asus 3080 TUF OC - 625 back orders (513 shipped so far)
Asus 3080 Strix - 312 back orders - 8 overdue (7 shipped so far)
Asus 3080 Strix OC - 860 back orders (131 shipped so far)

EVGA 3080 XC3 Black - 158 back orders (0 shipped so far)
EVGA 3080 XC3 Gaming - 14 back orders (0 shipped so far)
EVGA 3080 XC3 Ultra Gaming - 14 back orders (21 shipped so far)
EVGA 3080 FTW3 Gaming - 6 back orders (0 shipped so far)
EVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra Gaming - 1 Back order (35 shipped so far)

Gigabyte 3080 Eagle OC - 618 back orders (186 shipped so far)
Gigabyte 3080 Gaming OC - 177 back orders - 10 overdue (236 shipped so far)
Gigabyte 3080 Master - 36 back orders - 8 overdue (137 shipped so far)
Gigabyte 3080 Extreme - 80 back orders - 4 overdue (57 shipped so far)

Inno3D 3080 Twin X2 OC - 47 back orders (41 shipped so far)
Inno3D 3080 iChill X3 - 21 back orders (33 shipped so far)
Inno3D 3080 iChill X4 - 42 back orders (15 shipped so far)

MSI 3080 Ventus 3X - 577 back orders (157 shipped so far)
MSI 3080 Gaming Trio - 761 back orders (307 shipped so far)

Palit 3080 Gaming Pro - 216 back orders (187 shipped so far)
Palit 3080 Gaming Pro OC - 44 back orders (66 shipped so far)

PNY 3080 - 12 back orders (13 shipped so far)

Zotac 3080 Trinity - 65 back orders (38 shipped so far)
Zotac 3080 Trinity OC - 66 back orders (175 shipped so far)
Zotac 3080 AMP HOLO - 2 back orders (106 shipped so far)
Zotac 3080 AMP HOLO EXTREME - 9 back orders (0 shipped so far)

Archii · 26 Jan 2021 at 20:43

So none of the cards coming into OC stock will go up for sale on the website?

Damn

percept · 26 Jan 2021 at 20:47

Archii said:
So none of the cards coming into OC stock will go up for sale on the website?

Damn

As far as I know, when certain models clear their queue, any new ones will be used to sidegrade/upgrade similar cards in other queues. Even a summer prediction relies on OCUK (sorry OCGB) getting way more 3080's than they've got since September.

Flack88 · 26 Jan 2021 at 20:52

percept said:
Here's the list of backorders for 3080 from a few days ago. It's over 5k cards. A couple of thousand of these ordered on the 17th of September (including me).

3080

Asus 3080 TUF - 1379 back orders (152 shipped so far)
Asus 3080 TUF OC - 625 back orders (513 shipped so far)
Asus 3080 Strix - 312 back orders - 8 overdue (7 shipped so far)
Asus 3080 Strix OC - 860 back orders (131 shipped so far)

EVGA 3080 XC3 Black - 158 back orders (0 shipped so far)
EVGA 3080 XC3 Gaming - 14 back orders (0 shipped so far)
EVGA 3080 XC3 Ultra Gaming - 14 back orders (21 shipped so far)
EVGA 3080 FTW3 Gaming - 6 back orders (0 shipped so far)
EVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra Gaming - 1 Back order (35 shipped so far)

Gigabyte 3080 Eagle OC - 618 back orders (186 shipped so far)
Gigabyte 3080 Gaming OC - 177 back orders - 10 overdue (236 shipped so far)
Gigabyte 3080 Master - 36 back orders - 8 overdue (137 shipped so far)
Gigabyte 3080 Extreme - 80 back orders - 4 overdue (57 shipped so far)

Inno3D 3080 Twin X2 OC - 47 back orders (41 shipped so far)
Inno3D 3080 iChill X3 - 21 back orders (33 shipped so far)
Inno3D 3080 iChill X4 - 42 back orders (15 shipped so far)

MSI 3080 Ventus 3X - 577 back orders (157 shipped so far)
MSI 3080 Gaming Trio - 761 back orders (307 shipped so far)

Palit 3080 Gaming Pro - 216 back orders (187 shipped so far)
Palit 3080 Gaming Pro OC - 44 back orders (66 shipped so far)

PNY 3080 - 12 back orders (13 shipped so far)

Zotac 3080 Trinity - 65 back orders (38 shipped so far)
Zotac 3080 Trinity OC - 66 back orders (175 shipped so far)
Zotac 3080 AMP HOLO - 2 back orders (106 shipped so far)
Zotac 3080 AMP HOLO EXTREME - 9 back orders (0 shipped so far)

WOW I knew it was bad, just not that bad. Some of you guys are going to be waiting a looooonnngggg time. :eek:

Gerard · 26 Jan 2021 at 20:59

Flack88 said:
WOW I knew it was bad, just not that bad. Some of you guys are going to be waiting a looooonnngggg time.

Fe is a crapshoot but the best option currently as they actually show up as in stock now and again.

BlueInf · 26 Jan 2021 at 21:04

Gerard said:
Fe is a crapshoot but the best option currently as they actually show up as in stock now and again.

They are not bad value as well for the price/performance ratio as well, isn’t it?

FlyingFish · 26 Jan 2021 at 21:08

percept said:
Here's the list of backorders for 3080 from a few days ago. It's over 5k cards. A couple of thousand of these ordered on the 17th of September (including me).

3080

Asus 3080 TUF - 1379 back orders (152 shipped so far)
Asus 3080 TUF OC - 625 back orders (513 shipped so far)
Asus 3080 Strix - 312 back orders - 8 overdue (7 shipped so far)
Asus 3080 Strix OC - 860 back orders (131 shipped so far)

EVGA 3080 XC3 Black - 158 back orders (0 shipped so far)
EVGA 3080 XC3 Gaming - 14 back orders (0 shipped so far)
EVGA 3080 XC3 Ultra Gaming - 14 back orders (21 shipped so far)
EVGA 3080 FTW3 Gaming - 6 back orders (0 shipped so far)
EVGA 3080 FTW3 Ultra Gaming - 1 Back order (35 shipped so far)

Gigabyte 3080 Eagle OC - 618 back orders (186 shipped so far)
Gigabyte 3080 Gaming OC - 177 back orders - 10 overdue (236 shipped so far)
Gigabyte 3080 Master - 36 back orders - 8 overdue (137 shipped so far)
Gigabyte 3080 Extreme - 80 back orders - 4 overdue (57 shipped so far)

Inno3D 3080 Twin X2 OC - 47 back orders (41 shipped so far)
Inno3D 3080 iChill X3 - 21 back orders (33 shipped so far)
Inno3D 3080 iChill X4 - 42 back orders (15 shipped so far)

MSI 3080 Ventus 3X - 577 back orders (157 shipped so far)
MSI 3080 Gaming Trio - 761 back orders (307 shipped so far)

Palit 3080 Gaming Pro - 216 back orders (187 shipped so far)
Palit 3080 Gaming Pro OC - 44 back orders (66 shipped so far)

PNY 3080 - 12 back orders (13 shipped so far)

Zotac 3080 Trinity - 65 back orders (38 shipped so far)
Zotac 3080 Trinity OC - 66 back orders (175 shipped so far)
Zotac 3080 AMP HOLO - 2 back orders (106 shipped so far)
Zotac 3080 AMP HOLO EXTREME - 9 back orders (0 shipped so far)

That is astounding! And the EVGA shipping list is shocking :eek:

I got a TUF a few days after release from OCUK, feel like I've been a lottery winner!

percept · 26 Jan 2021 at 21:19

BlueInf said:
They are not bad value as well for the price/performance ratio as well, isn’t it?

The FE's are the only cards that don't come with a heavy dose of buyers remorse right now. I picked up a 3070fe before xmas to use while I wait on my 3080, and it's really good. Even the 3090FE at msrp is starting to look good compared to the £1100 Suprims that sold out in seconds today at a competitor.

Gerard · 26 Jan 2021 at 21:22

BlueInf said:
They are not bad value as well for the price/performance ratio as well, isn’t it?

The build quality is worth the price of ownership alone, makes a lot of the third party cards look like cheaply made crap, which in reality they are.

BlueInf · 26 Jan 2021 at 21:37

Is there a way to get notified when the FE is in stock again?

percept · 26 Jan 2021 at 22:13

BlueInf said:
Is there a way to get notified when the FE is in stock again?

Discord. I'm not sure what the rules are about naming alert services so I'll not name them, but one particular discord is good for FE's. I'm sure you'll find it if you google - pretty sure they are on twitter too.

Gtiracer · 26 Jan 2021 at 22:31

Gerard said:
The build quality is worth the price of ownership alone, makes a lot of the third party cards look like cheaply made crap, which in reality they are.

A touch extreme no? I quite like some of the aftermarket card with coolers, especially with a more regular PCIe plug placement is far more practical for my needs than just in the middle of the card somewhere with a strange new connector. I do agree that some do not look that great, for me the gigabyte ones are not that nice but I wouldn't personally say cheaply made crap

BUDFORCE · 26 Jan 2021 at 22:37

Flack88 said:
WOW I knew it was bad, just not that bad. Some of you guys are going to be waiting a looooonnngggg time.

It's FUBAR.

Gerard · 26 Jan 2021 at 22:47

Gtiracer said:
A touch extreme no?

Nope, comparing my 3070FE to my vega 64 strix there's no comparison, the fe is much smaller but has a very solid feel to it and a surprising weight. There's been a few on here got the aorus master and said it just feels cheaply put together.

Takes you to have in fe in your hand to get a sense of how premium it feels as pics really can't convey that part, the weight really catches you out as you expect it to be much lighter as it's smaller than a vega 64 strix but probably similar in terms of weight. The power connector is very dumb but the overall quality is really top notch.

Ask anyone on here that got an FE and they'd probably say along similar lines, it really does feel like a quality piece of kit.