Yes, that's what I meant - just got the point over badly.
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The RTX 3080 FE is still being sold in the UK, after all (edited)
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Yes, that's what I meant - just got the point over badly.
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Wonder if they would swap a Ti for my FE3080 lol
You can just change the billing address on the website I think. I have a TransferWise card (it's a Mastercard) that can be used for payments in any country, would they still check the billing address for this?
Oh yes! Of course - I forgot about the hash rate limiters on the later cards.
Its making me wonder if trading in my 3808 FE for a 3080ti FE for £260 would be worth it?
I tried changing the billing address and my card issuer declined the transaction as it didn't match. You literally need a new card, I don't think billing address is checked by the retailer but could be wrong.
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Given the 'value' of the FE3080 is more than the FE3080Ti I'm sure someone would, personally I'd prefer the extra RAM/Cores for actual gaming rather than mining as the mining side was simply a way to absorb some of the cost of the card and not my primary driver for purchasing said card..
I have zero interest in mining. Just wondering if the in game performance increase of the ti would be worth the trade in +£260. I was lucky enough to get my 3080FE at RRP in the summer. I notice the said retailer include a 24 month warranty, so swapping my from new card with one of their used cards should be relatively low risk.
£260 for a 5-8fps increase in most games. Only you can decide if £260 is worth that.
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Dont get me wrong, the 3080 was always the card I wanted, but ended up with an FE3060Ti when they launched as I kept missing the 3080, then the rules were changed, so I ended up getting the FE3080 through a mate who I was building a PC, I don't expect I'll need more than a 3080 will give me, given my card before the 3060Ti was an RX580 and an R9-270x before that, yeah I've upgraded monitor as well this year but 3080 was always where I wanted to be £££/performance, however, if I can find someone who has a 3080Ti LHR and wants an FE3080 then I'm good with the extra 2Gb RAM and few extra cores...
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71 days and counting for the 3080 and 3090FE does look like they're winding down production. There have been continental drops but who knows if these were the last lot.
I wonder how long the 2000 series founders lasted? In any case the real reason is probably the upcoming Super series cards with an RRP that will cut out lots of middle men.
The UK Founders Edition retailer is pretty strict and the billing and postal address have to match. I do wonder how the scalpers get round it and sell them on the that market place. Probably using mail forwarding services and fresh cards.
I wonder how long the 2000 series founders lasted? In any case the real reason is probably the upcoming Super series cards with an RRP that will cut out lots of middle men.
The UK Founders Edition retailer is pretty strict and the billing and postal address have to match. I do wonder how the scalpers get round it and sell them on the that market place. Probably using mail forwarding services and fresh cards.
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Lots of friends willing to trust people with card details for a slice of the profit..
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Yes 
On sale right now.
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lol love being wrong...
never seen them on sale in the evening!
never seen them on sale in the evening!
If you have ever bought an FE and had one delivered to your address, that address is blacklisted from buying FEs. They don't care if you have multiple computers or people living at that address who might want one.
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